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Tim McKay is an author, editor, and part-time writing professor from Ottawa, Canada. A lifelong pursuer of meaning and joy through the written word — with a small helping of thrills and adventure on the side.

He has degrees in history and public policy, along with a diploma in professional writing, but likes nothing more than hiking in the woods, running along the Rideau Canal, and connecting with the people he loves.

Oh, and reading a good book.

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	The Fall of Selvandrea (The Draemeir Chronicle #1) by T.J. McKay, Tim McKay (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 69 ratings — 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
	Skyfold (The Archon Saga) by T.J. McKay, Tim McKay (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 49 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
	The Father of Shadow and Death by T.J. McKay, Tim McKay (Goodreads Author) 4.73 avg rating — 26 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
	Rise of Dresca 4.19 avg rating — 27 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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Riven Earth (The Book of Astea, #1)

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Tim McKay is on page 16 of 404 of Riven Earth: Holy hell, that was one stellar prologue. Buckle up, gents; this is gonna be good. Riven Earth (The Book of Astea, #1) by Zammar Ahmer (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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This is a tough one. Up front, I'll say that it's a great tribute to the Silent Hill games and really does read like one. And minus the occasional blip (forgivable), it's pretty well polished, too. Caveat: Sometimes people say, "It reads like a video ...more
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Tim McKay rated a book it was amazing Dying Daylights: Eight stories of soulful horror by Tyler Fincher	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
Absolutely loved this collection. If you're a horror fan, I highly recommend Dying Daylights. Tyler gets super fun and twisty in here and I'm all about it. You won't regret it. Super well-written and a total blast to read. ...more
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Tim McKay made a comment on their status in Sacred Valley: Betrayal (The Boatman Saga Book 1) " TheBookLounge wrote: "I have to get to this!!" It's not perfect, but it very much lives up to the Silent Hill promise, and I'm genuinely liking these l ...more "
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Tim McKay rated a book it was amazing Weak in the Head (Hartmouth Horrors) by Jan Miklaszewicz (Goodreads Author)	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
Mmmm, that's more like it ;) Mmmm, that's more like it ;) ...more
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Tim McKay and 1 other person liked Seraphia Bunny's review of The Light of Mezzara (Dark Flintlock): "The drama continues in The Light of Mezzara! The darkness is waking up. A dragon god is breaking free and preparing to unleash its wrath upon the world. The city of light has fallen, and the heroes that you met in book one have been scattered. Now, t" Read more of this review »
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