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K.M. Herkes

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Born

in Oak Park, Illinois, The United States

Website

https://kmherkes.com

Genre

Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance

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Lois McMaster Bujold, Sharon Lee & Steve Miller, Susan Dexter, Tanya H ...more

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October 2012

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I write, I grow things, I camp and hike, I pacify cats, and I do a lot of research online and off. If our assorted alphabet-soup national security agencies really do monitor citizens based on keyword searches, then I'm probably on all of the criminal watch lists in existence.

Otherwise, I am mostly quiet with a thirty-percent chance of loud, and the rest is subject to change without warning. Professional development has included classroom teaching, animal training, aquaculture, horticulture, retail management, inventory operations, and customer service. Personal development is ongoing.
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Average rating: 4.26 · 286 ratings · 109 reviews · 18 distinct works

	Controlled Descent 3.99 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Extraordinary (Rough Passages #1) 4.70 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flight Plan 4.24 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rough Passages: A Rollover Collection 4.35 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sharp Edge Of Yesterday: A Rollover novel 4.14 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Turning the Work 3.94 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Novices (Chronicles #1) 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lockdown (Rough Passages #4) 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nightmares (Rough Passages #3) 4.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Powerhouse (Rough Passages #2) 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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K.M. Herkes wrote a new blog post Nebula Awards Conference & etc. I could’ve also titled this post “I went to the Nebula Awards Conference and I survived.” That’s what was consuming most of my bandwidth the last 10 d Read more of this blog post »
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K.M. Herkes made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Combine author entries/add book to author page topic " My author page is https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... but my latest book is not on it & I can't add it myself due to an outdated quirk of data ent ...more "
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K.M. Herkes made a comment on Quiet Happy Weekend " "Seek grace over balance" I love that. Also -- NEW KNIVES OUT? WHAT!? ZOMG SQUEE That is exciting news, thanks for sharing. ...more "
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“No one writes to make money. Authors write stories to fill the world with imagination for those who have a hard time finding their own.”
― S.L. Perrine

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“~We struggle against the darkness, to forget the voices that compel us, and even the ones that do not. For we are witches, and our struggle is constant. ~”
― S.L. Perrine, Turning the Stone

tags: witch, witchcraft

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“I’ve told you that I’m a tricksy wight, and I am, my sweet. But there are those in the Seelie Court who would make me seem a very perfect knight.”
― Emma Bull, War for the Oaks

tags: faery, fantasy, fey

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