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Franz S. McLaren

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in Lancaster, The United States

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Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction

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Terry Goodkind, Jim Butcher, J.R.R. Tolkien, George R.R. Martin, Merce ...more

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Franz McLaren was sucked into the world of fantasy at ten-years-old when he read Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. After that, he dived headfirst into the stories of Dr. Seuss, and from then on, the stories of J. R. R. Tolkien, Terry Goodkind, Holly Lisle, J. K. Rowling, and many others that have grown to be a significant part of his life.

Throughout his life, Franz McLaren has traveled extensively, living in forty-eight of the fifty United States, England, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Zimbabwe, and vacationed in a host of other nations. After experiencing the fantasies his travels had to offer, Franz has now settled down into manifesting fantasies of his own. He uses his books to share these worlds an ...more

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Average rating: 4.08 · 414 ratings · 35 reviews · 12 distinct works

	Home Lost (Clarion of Destiny #1) 4.05 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	To Save Elderon (Clarion of Destiny, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Beyond the Horizon (Clarion of Destiny, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Welcome to Kalder (Clarion of Destiny, #4) 4.08 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Journey's End (Clarion of Destiny, #8) 4.19 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Into The Demon Realm (Clarion of Destiny, #5) 3.97 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Sire Demon (Clarion of Destiny, #6) 3.97 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Return To Allivan (Clarion of Destiny, #7) 4.22 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Trial In Lavondel 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Demon Drift 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2010 — 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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I have to thank Elyse Draper for nominating me for this tour, you can find her site listed at the bottom of this blog article, as well as in my Links Section!. Besides being devastatingly beautiful, she is one of the most talented writers I know. Her words have the power to chill the heart […]

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“Life without a Kindle is like life without a library nearby.”
― Franz McLaren, Home Lost

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“We will meet; and there we may rehearse most
obscenely and courageously.

Shakespeare, Midsummer Night's Dream. Spoken by Bottom, Act I Sc. 2”
― William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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message 5: by Franz

Sep 11, 2011 04:30PM

Cassandra (The Book & Movie Dimension blogger) wrote: "Thanks Franx for the friend add."

Thanks for the invite.

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message 4: by Cassandra (last edited Sep 11, 2011 07:27PM)

Sep 11, 2011 02:17PM

Thanks Franz for the friend add.

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message 3: by Franz

Aug 07, 2011 02:15PM

Jolene wrote: "hey there! I just started Demon Drift... The Clarion of Destiny series was awesome. Thank you for the good reads."

Thank you for your kind words. I hope you like Demon Drift as well.

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message 2: by Jolene

Aug 07, 2011 11:40AM

hey there! I just started Demon Drift... The Clarion of Destiny series was awesome. Thank you for the good reads.

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message 1: by Ivan

Jun 15, 2011 12:17PM

Hi! Thanks for the add! Great page, books, will be glad to exchange some tips, opinions etc in the future! Best wishes! Let the wonderful noise of the sea always sounds in your ears! (a greeting of the water dragons' hunters - my Tale Of The Rock Pieces).

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