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Trae Stratton

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in New York, The United States

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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult

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Trae was born and raised in New York City. As a boy his storytelling gene was awakened by Star Wars, and subsequently raised through comic books. Then he found Dungeons and Dragons, and as a Dungeon Master learned more about Plot, Dialogue, Pacing and Turning Point than he ever could in grammar in school. However, it was in high-school and college that he learned there was a mysterious blueprint behind all the words on paper called Craft, and ever since then, he has continued to study and refine his writer's toolbox in an effort to create the same kinds of stories he likes to read: fast paced and character driven. By combining heartwarming family perspective and the deft use of flashbacks in his debut novel, To Have and To Hold, Trae utiliz ...more

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	Thunder Peak (Tamm Chronicles #1) 4.44 avg rating — 32 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
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	Dungeon #43: Adventures for TSR Role-Playing Games by Barbara G. Young (Editor), Wolfgang Baur (Editor), Roger E. Moore (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1993	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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Death

by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)

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Dark Canyon by Louis L'Amour Paperback 1988

by Louis L'Amour

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Conan: The Thief, The Conqueror, The King: The Collected Adventures of the World's Greatest Barbarian (Illustrated Edition)

by Robert E. Howard

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I wasn’t familiar with the original story so that was no doubt a plus. Naturally every good story requires characterization, but this one drags a bit with a heavy helping of internal wrangling and worrying over uncertain outcomes. Still, the traits a ...more
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Featuring the Classic Russian Roulette Story. Frank Miller wraps up his run on the Daredevil title (168-191) on the highest possible note- crafting a remarkable soul searching story and enhancing it with every panel in his inimitable spartan style- an ...more
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Wonderful Immortal and the Everyman type story. The passage of time and its foundation on friendship is just done so well.
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The classic Wolverine Has A Girlfriend issue. Just so many quintessential X-Men moments and one liners in this.
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“The problem with doing nothing is not knowing when you are finished.”
― Nelson De Mille

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“Every life has death and every light has shadow. Be content to stand in the light and let the shadow fall where it will.”
― Mary Stewart, The Hollow Hills

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