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	The World-Maker Parable (Adjacent Monsters, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 2020 — 12 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
	Vultures (Shadow Twins, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2019 — 12 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 Cup of Tea at the Mouth of Hell 4.53 avg rating — 76 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
	The World-Breaker Requiem (Adjacent Monsters #2) 4.35 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Liminal Monster 4.45 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	Dark Ends: A Dark Fantasy Anthology by Luke Tarzian (Goodreads Author), Angela Boord (Goodreads Author), Krystle Matar (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Sanitarium #6 by Barry Skelhorn (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Luke Tarzian (Goodreads Author), Jamie Kinn 4.62 avg rating — 13 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
	House of Muir (Shadow Twins, #2) 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	The Laughing Heart 4.43 avg rating — 7 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
	Adjacent Monsters: A Duology of Nightmares 4.33 avg rating — 3 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

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Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)

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Ember and Steel (Breitho Chronicles, #1)

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Luke Tarzian is on page 283 of 725 of Empire of the Vampire: About to go buy books 2 and 3 before I even finish this one. Last time a book hooked me this easily was Words of Radiance like 13 years ago. Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1) by Jay Kristoff (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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