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Mark Dame

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Mark’s love of horror and sci-fi began at an early age watching movies with his mother. Classics like The Wolf Man, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and The Day The Earth Stood Still were a standard part of his pre-bedtime ritual. His mother also passed on her passion for books, and by the third-grade, he was reading novels like Jaws and The Island of Dr. Moreau. Today Mark enjoys a wide variety of genres, from techno-thrillers by writers like Tom Clancy and Michael Crichton to the humorous writings of Douglas Adams. His main writing influences, however, are Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, and Lee Child.

Mark’s passion for writing began in junior high school. Encouraged by his teachers, including now best-selling author Sharon Draper, his eighth ...more

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Average rating: 4.04 · 53 ratings · 16 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dark Ties 4.11 avg rating — 28 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 Andor: Book One of the Legends of Tirmar 3.81 avg rating — 16 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
	The Militiaman of Garthset: A Legends of Tirmar Novella 4.13 avg rating — 8 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
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Here’s the cover for the new version of Legends of Tirmar Book One, Two Without Fate! Coming soon in digital and print! About Two Without Fate Flyn and Kel grew up thinking orcs and ogres and dwarves and elves were make-believe, stories told to frighten children. But when a freak storm destroys their boat and […]

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“Do not dwell on what brought you to a place. The past can serve to warn and to teach, but it makes a poor place to live.

Mark Dame. The Andor (Kindle Locations 1718-1719). FutureLine Press. Kindle Edition.”
― Mark Dame, The Andor: Book One of the Legends of Tirmar

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