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Joshua Walker is a fantasy author currently living in Sydney, Australia. He works as a primary school English teacher, and likes to read, brew beer, and hang out with his wife and BFD (Big Fluffy Dog) in his free time.

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	The Rest to the Gods (The Song of the Sleepers, #0.5) 4.14 avg rating — 98 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
	An Exile of Water & Gold (The Song of the Sleepers, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 86 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 Child of the Greenwood (The Song of the Sleepers, #1.5) 4.54 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 Celestial Tears of Dying Light (The Song of the Sleepers, #2.5) it was amazing 5.00 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
	An Empire of Dirt & Lies (The Song of the Sleepers, #2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2025	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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Copper Skin, Oaken Lungs (Copper & Ash, #1)

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An Unsuitable Job For A Woman (Cordelia Gray, #1)

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Joshua Walker made a comment on his review of An Exile of Water & Gold (The Song of the Sleepers, #1) " Ellie wrote: "Can this work as a standalone please?" Hi Ellie, it probably could, however, you won't get closure to the full story. I hope you give it ...more "
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“One must not put trust in novelists, Beth; they create worlds to fit their own needs and drive their characters mad in doing it.”
― Mary Robinette Kowal, Shades of Milk and Honey

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“Music is the universal language of mankind.”
― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
― Neil Gaiman, Coraline

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“There is a joy to be found down every path, Nischia. The teachings I was raised on do not give me belief. But the quest for joy in this life of ours does. One cannot exist without the other.”
― Joshua Walker

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“Was this what it meant to drift? To move along the water’s current without control, without say?”
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