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Charlie N. Holmberg

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Fantasy, Romance, History

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Shōji Kawamori, Hayao Miyazaki, Brandon Sanderson

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Charlie N. Holmberg is a Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author of fantasy and romance fiction, including the Paper Magician series, the Spellbreaker series, and the Whimbrel House series, and writes contemporary romance under C. N. Holmberg. She is published in over twenty languages and is a Goodreads Choice Award, ALA, and RITA finalist. Born in Salt Lake City, Charlie was raised a Trekkie alongside three sisters who also have boy names. A BYU alumna, she discovered in her thirties that she’s actually a cat person. She lives with her family in Utah. Visit her at www.charlienholmberg.com.

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	The Paper Magician (The Paper Magician, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 90,814 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Keeper of Enchanted Rooms (Whimbrel House, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 57,987 ratings — published 2022 — 9 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 Glass Magician (The Paper Magician, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 49,956 ratings — published 2014	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 Master Magician (The Paper Magician, #3) 3.91 avg rating — 41,244 ratings — published 2015 — 25 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
	Spellbreaker (Spellbreaker Duology, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 37,399 ratings — published 2020 — 10 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
	Spellmaker (Spellbreaker Duology, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 22,312 ratings — published 2021	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
	Heir of Uncertain Magic (Whimbrel House, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 20,799 ratings — published 2023 — 9 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 Plastic Magician (The Paper Magician, #4) 4.07 avg rating — 19,132 ratings — published 2018 — 12 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 Hanging City 3.94 avg rating — 15,998 ratings — published 2023 — 12 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
	Smoke & Summons (Numina, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 15,240 ratings — published 2019 — 11 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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Charlie Holmberg and 1 other person liked Ms Zou's review of The Half-Hearted Queen (The Shattered King #2): "It felt so incredibly good to be back in this world and to spend more time with Nym and Renn. This book is so so good and such a good conclusion to this duology. I loved so much of this story. The vibes were immaculate and the plot kept me intrigued " Read more of this review »
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“Faith is a very personal thing, really. Just because you don’t meet with a group of people once a week who believe everything exactly the way you do doesn’t mean you don’t believe in something.”
― Charlie N. Holmberg, The Paper Magician

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“Everyone has a dark side! But it’s their choice whether or not they cultivate it.”
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“But she still had time. Surely she still had time. Stories like this one weren’t meant to end badly.”
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Which June New Release would you like to read in August?

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The Shadow Revolution (Crown & Key, #1) by Clay Griffith

The Shadow Revolution by Clay Griffith
(Crown & Key, #1)

6 votes, 33.3%

Shards of Hope (Psy-Changeling, #14) by Nalini Singh

Shards of Hope by Nalini Singh
(Psy-Changeling, #14)

4 votes, 22.2%

The Leveller (The Leveller, #1) by Julia Durango

The Leveller by Julia Durango
(The Leveller, #1)

2 votes, 11.1%

The Witch Hunter (The Witch Hunter, #1) by Virginia Boecker

The Witch Hunter by Virginia Boecker
(The Witch Hunter, #1)

1 vote, 5.6%

The Stars Never Rise (Untitled Series, #1) by Rachel Vincent

The Stars Never Rise by Rachel Vincent
(Untitled Series, #1)

1 vote, 5.6%

Dead Ice (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #24) by Laurell K. Hamilton

Dead Ice by Laurell K. Hamilton
(Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #24)

1 vote, 5.6%

The Master Magician (The Paper Magician Trilogy, #3) by Charlie N. Holmberg

The Master Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg
(The Paper Magician Trilogy, #3)

1 vote, 5.6%

Wicked Ride (Realm Enforcers, #1) by Rebecca Zanetti

Wicked Ride by Rebecca Zanetti
(Realm Enforcers, #1)

1 vote, 5.6%

A Sorceress of a his Own by Dianne Duvall [bookcover:A Sorceress of His Own|25154251] (write-in)

1 vote, 5.6%

Written in My Own Heart's Blood (Outlander, #8) by Diana Gabaldon

Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon
(Outlander, #8)

0 votes, 0.0%

Bengal's Quest (Breeds, #30) by Lora Leigh

Bengal's Quest by Lora Leigh
(Breeds, #30)

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“Cadoc sighed. “Someday, chief, I’ll avenge your sense of humor. I don’t know who murdered it, but it died before its time.”
― Caitlyn McFarland, Shadow of Flame

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“The world still has rules, we’ve just been playing with an incomplete set.”
― Caitlyn McFarland, Soul of Smoke

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“Wake her up,” she commanded Ashem.

The dark man folded his arms across his chest. “Politeness is the sinew that holds the wing together.”

Exasperated, Kai bared her teeth. “That is especially rich, coming from you. What is it, some kind of dragon proverb?”
― Caitlyn McFarland, Soul of Smoke

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“We don’t have that kind of magic anymore. This world—your world—you could call it our post-apocalypse.”
― Caitlyn McFarland, Soul of Smoke

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“Talking to Rhys was nothing like talking to Cadoc. With Cadoc, everything was a game. He smoldered because he meant to smolder. There was nothing calculated or put on about Rhys, and that made him more mesmerizing than Cadoc could ever hope be.”
― Caitlyn McFarland, Soul of Smoke