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Belle Manuel

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Born

in Lake Charles, The United States

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https://www.linktr.ee/bellemanuel

Genre

Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult

Influences

Sarah J Maas, Leigh Bardugo, Holly Black, Amelie Wen Zhao

Member Since

May 2015

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Raised in the Deep South, Manuel is an author who revels in creating new worlds. As a general book addict and wordsmith, Manuel often finds herself lost in daydreams and plot trees. She's also an editor for other fantasy writers, so her whole world is books, books, books!

The Firenian universe now spans six books—the Twisted Fates trilogy, completed in 2022, and the ongoing Soul Stealer Saga.

Flames Like Darkness is a new series co-authored with the incomparable Angelina J. Steffort. The third and final installment is expected late 2025.

The Broken Court, the second book in the Shyal Chronicles trilogy, was released in late 2024 to eager readers. ...more

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Average rating: 3.9 · 1,436 ratings · 352 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Faerie Throne (Shyal Chronicles, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 799 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
	The Broken Court 3.88 avg rating — 152 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
	Of Blades and Shadows 3.33 avg rating — 141 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
	Flames Like Darkness (Flames Like Darkness, #1) by Belle Manuel (Goodreads Author), Angelina J. Steffort (Goodreads Author) 4.48 avg rating — 85 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
	Death Like Shadows (Flames Like Darkness, #2) by Belle Manuel (Goodreads Author), Angelina J. Steffort (Goodreads Author) 4.62 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Of Shadows and Ruin (Soul Stealer Saga, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 47 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 Fate So Twisted 3.90 avg rating — 50 ratings — 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
	Of Ruin and Wings (Soul Stealer Saga #3) 4.23 avg rating — 43 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 Reign So Wicked (Twisted Fates #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 31 ratings — 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
	A King So Darkened 3.21 avg rating — 24 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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Series by Belle Manuel

Soul Stealer Saga (4 books)
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Belle Manuel (Goodreads Author)

3.68 avg rating — 234 ratings

Flames Like Darkness (2 books)
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Belle Manuel (Goodreads Author),

Angelina J. Steffort (Goodreads Author)

4.53 avg rating — 130 ratings

Twisted Fates Trilogy (3 books)
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Belle Manuel (Goodreads Author)

3.77 avg rating — 105 ratings

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