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Janine A. Southard

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Janine A. Southard writes and edits speculative fiction in between working on videogame projects. She's attended more than the average number of universities, which she claims is a FEATURE not a bug. ("Oxford educated, but Californian at heart;" she's also lived and traveled in Europe, the United States, and Japan.)

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	Silk & Steel by Janine A. Southard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alison Tam (Contributor), Ellen Kushner (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.88 avg rating — 449 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Queen & Commander (Hive Queen Saga #1) 3.51 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2013 — 6 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
	Cracked! A Magic iPhone Story 3.76 avg rating — 38 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
	Hive & Heist (Hive Queen Saga #2) 3.81 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Untethered by Janine A. Southard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Rhiannon Held (Goodreads Author), Manny Frishberg really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 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
	These Convergent Stars 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Under an Enchanted Skyline: Eight Complete Stories of Magic, Adventure, and Mayhem in One Boxed Set 2.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2014 — 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 Robot Who Stole Herself 4.33 avg rating — 3 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 Hive Queen Saga: Three-Book Boxed Set really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	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
	Reign & Revolution (Hive Queen Saga, #3) 3.33 avg rating — 3 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

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Interview with a SFWA Fantasy Author

If you read my blog, you already know a lot about the inner workings of my mind. Today, you’ll get the inner workings of someone else’s! Let’s have a warm welcome for L. Rowyn, author of The Moon Etherium. ::digital applause ensues::

Rowyn and I are both involved in the SFWA fantasy Storybundle—available till the end of this month—which is how I learned about her books.

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Janine Southard is 75% done with Dungeon Crawler Carl: At almost 75% of the way, I can confirm that Princess Donut is the reason to read this book. I would love to know what happens for her on level nine (as foreshadowed), but we are not going to make it there in this volume sadly. Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1) by Matt Dinniman (Goodreads Author) progress:	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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Starts as a cute “historical cross dresser does project runway,” then that abruptly ends in favor of a road trip quest with a know-it-all who might be a love interest? The tonal shift away from the intrigue and competence around the project runway pa ...more
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message 5: by L

Apr 18, 2014 11:40PM

Dear Janine,
Thanks so much for acepting my friendship request! Your books look really good and so i cannot wait to read & discover your work.
Kind Regards
Lucinda x

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message 4: by Janine

Jul 04, 2012 09:18AM

agata wrote: "I'm still not sure about the Nantucket triology. Is there anything in particular you liked about it and would recommend?"

I like the viciousness, and the modern people's interactions with the older ones.

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message 3: by agata

Jul 04, 2012 01:37AM

Thanks for the friend request. I'm still not sure about the Nantucket triology. Is there anything in particular you liked about it and would recommend?

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message 2: by Janine

Jan 12, 2011 12:05PM

I had to start sometime, and today is a good day for it! I'm going through my blog from last year, when I was good about reviewing books, and trying to update my Goodreads library.

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message 1: by Flannery

Jan 12, 2011 12:00PM

Welcome, Janine!

If you have any questions about how the site works, let me know:) Also, I have Forever War on hold at the library. I'm sure I'll like it.

Happy reading!
Flann

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