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E.D.E. Bell

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in Cleveland, OH, The United States

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Fantasy, Fiction, Philosophy

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E.D.E. Bell (she/her or e/em) loves fantasy fiction, and enjoys blending classic and modern elements. A passionate vegan and earnest progressive, she feels strongly about issues related to equality and compassion. Her works often explore conceptions of identity and community, including themes of friendship, family, and connection. She lives in Ferndale, Michigan, where she writes stories and revels in garlic. You can follow her adventures at edebell.com.

Bell was born in the year of the fire dragon during a Cleveland blizzard. After a youth in the Mitten, an MSE in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, three wonderful children, and nearly two decades in Northern Virginia and Southwest Ohio developing technical intelligence ...more

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Average rating: 4.17 · 656 ratings · 303 reviews · 36 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Banished Craft (Shkode, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 114 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
	Spireseeker 4.17 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	As Told by Things by E.D.E. Bell (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Z. Ahmad (Goodreads Author), Kella Campbell (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Five Minutes at Hotel Stormcove by E.D.E. Bell (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Marriah Allen Pina, Joshua Amodeo 4.22 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2019 — 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 Fettered Flame (Shkode, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Community of Magic Pens by E.D.E. Bell (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Z. Ahmad (Goodreads Author), J.S. Bailey (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 38 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
	Night Ivy 3.95 avg rating — 39 ratings — 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 Scattered Bond (Shkode, #3) 4.61 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Escape (Diamondsong, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 25 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
	Lord's Dome 4.39 avg rating — 18 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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E.D.E. Bell rated a book it was amazing A Small Light in the Darkness by Christiane Knight (Goodreads Author)	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
This is a vitally current, and vitally timeless story, and I really don't ever say such things lightly. This tech romance mystery with a fresh spin on the batman rich explores trust and consent and humanity in a thoughtful and thought-encouraging way. ...more
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I loved this book, which speaks poetically to the concealment of traumatic experiences. Myself often in the speculative and exploratory realms, I was fascinated by this book being somewhat the reverse of much of what I've been reading. Instead of taki ...more
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An angry and joyfully present collection of authenticity, intentional visibility, whimsy, and timeless defiance. As rhythmic and plain as it is richly complex. Understanding that there are many layers I'm not seeing, and I walked through for the exper ...more
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The ancestors surely bless this collection from the heart of every Ukrainian woman of past, present, and future. An intensely readable series of odes to various men (each chillingly specific and/or composite, either way) - a collection where the title ...more
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E.D.E. Bell rated a book it was amazing The Second Stop Is Jupiter (Title Not in Series) by upfromsumdirt	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
I did this book a slight injustice by just reading it. So I'll try to do it a little more justice by telling you why that is. I already knew, from my first glimpse at the front matter, what sort of a book this would be, what sort of a writer puts this ...more
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E.D.E. Bell rated a book it was amazing The Night Sweeps the Mountains Away by Tanvir Ahmed	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
There is violence in this text. Blood. Desecration. But it is a violence so layered, so right, that it felt necessary. This is a story for those who love vampirical tales and those who think they never would. This is a story for those who have looked l ...more
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This book wasn't what I was expecting, and in so many wonderful ways. I expected art, yes, but I thought more cautionary tales, more rallying calls. I didn't realize the premise was to pair social science and speculative writing, to connect writers a ...more
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I very much enjoyed this book of stories that read in print like they're being read aloud by a storyteller. These stories are a tribute to the land and Black people of Southern Georgia, neither of which I am much familiar with. But the stories bring ...more
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Absolutely brilliant collection of stories. Layered, colorful, sensory - I was entranced from start to finish, and I think this is the first anthology I've ever read that I immediately thought - I will need to read this again. Brilliant, tremendous w ...more
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