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Author of hard-to-put-down, action-packed dystopian and fantasy. Also known as Simone DeBlasio Stier.

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Average rating: 3.95 · 2,672 ratings · 471 reviews · 32 distinct works • Similar authors

	The City Center (The New Agenda, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 758 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
	Sacred Light (Armor of Magic #1) 3.62 avg rating — 309 ratings — 8 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 New Agenda (The New Agenda, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 217 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
	Rising Light (Armor of Magic #2) 4.12 avg rating — 154 ratings — 8 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
	Hidden Sight (Coastview Prophecies #1) 3.80 avg rating — 157 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 Mainframe (The New Agenda, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 132 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
	Edge of Light (Armor of Magic #3) 4.22 avg rating — 129 ratings — 8 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
	Exodus of Magic (The Mysterium Chronicles #1) 3.87 avg rating — 131 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 Torrent (The New Agenda, #4) 4.15 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Beyond Sight (Coastview Prophecies #2) 4.32 avg rating — 53 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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“I haven’t been this high-functioning since last century.” - Chief Morray, The City Center”
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“There is a time for everything… a time to be born and a time to die… a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance… a time for war and a time for peace.”
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“If writing a book were easy everyone would be doing it. Oh, wait, everyone is.”
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