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I am a fantasy author who lives in New Zealand within sight of the magnificent Southern Alps and surrounded by sheep, mountains and badly behaved rivers.

I was born in the UK, but have lived in Hong Kong, the UK and now New Zealand. I am very familiar with the Richter Scale.

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Average rating: 4.42 · 369 ratings · 60 reviews · 19 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Seventh Friend (The Sparrow and the Wolf, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 129 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
	The Pity Stone (The Sparrow and the Wolf, #3) 4.45 avg rating — 75 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
	The Bloodstained God (The Sparrow and the Wolf, #2) 4.46 avg rating — 74 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
	Shanakan (The Fourth Age of Shanakan, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 20 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
	The Lawkeeper of Samara (The Fourth Age of Shanakan, #2) 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2015 — 2 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
	Scar Felice (The Fourth Age of Shanakan, #3) 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 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
	Serpentine (The Beggar's Ride, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 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
	Nothing but Tombs (The Beggar's Ride, #2) 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — 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
	A Game of Three Hands (The Fourth Age of Shanakan, #4) 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 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 Fish King (Derakwa, #1) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 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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Elantris by Brandon Sanderson

A brief review. Sanderson’s first book and a good one. This is more or less what epic fantasy should be. It’s original, the characters are watchable, and the plot is good. I read this with more pleasure that some of his later work, but I have one small reservation. The number of unlikely escapes in the climax, the dei ex machina if you will, began to wear out my suspension of disbelief.

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A brief review. Sanderson's first book and a good one. This is more or less what epic fantasy should be. It's original, the characters are watchable, and the plot is good. I read this with more pleasure that some of his later work, but I have one sma ...more
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