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Elyse Hoffman is an award-winning author who strives to tell historical tales with new twists. Having studied WWII since the age of thirteen and with interests in fantasy and Jewish folklore, she loves to combine them in her writing. Elyse started writing novels at fourteen and finished her first historical fiction work at fifteen. She has published eight books: five in a series called The Barracks of the Holocaust, and three novels, including The Book of Uriel, Where David Threw Stones, and Fracture. In her spare time, she loves to read, work on pretty keyboards, and hang out with her co-authors - her Goldendoodle Ari and her ex-feral cat, Echo.

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	Black Fox One (Project 613 #3) 4.15 avg rating — 872 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Barrack Five (Barracks #1) 4.38 avg rating — 480 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 Book of Uriel: A Novel of WWII 4.47 avg rating — 433 ratings — published 2021 — 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 Vengeance of Samuel Val (Project 613 #2) 4.19 avg rating — 382 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	A Cat at Dachau (Project 613 #1.5) 4.24 avg rating — 332 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Fracture (Project 613 #1) 3.92 avg rating — 353 ratings — published 2022 — 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 Barracks of the Holocaust: The Complete Series (Project 613) 4.44 avg rating — 286 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
	Adiel and the Führer (Project 613 #4) 4.13 avg rating — 281 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
	Where David Threw Stones: A Haunting WW2 Tale of Courage, Love, and Redemption (Project 613) 4.20 avg rating — 263 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
	Barrack Four: A Holocaust Story 4.51 avg rating — 128 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

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Barrack One Edit

Found a small typo in Barrack One. Will update, fix both ebook and paperback editions ASAP. :)
I have editors, but things slip by sometimes. If you find an error in one of my books, don't hesitate to shoot me a PM and I'll fix it up

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Series by Elyse Hoffman

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At the Mind's Limits: Contemplations by a Survivor on Auschwitz and Its Realities

by Jean Améry

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In the Hell of Auschwitz: The Wartime Memoirs of Judith Sternberg Newman

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Hitler's Last Day: Minute by Minute

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Elyse Hoffman liked Jake's review of The God of Nazi-Land Part I: The Führer’s Master (Project 613): "Thank you to the author and Net Galley for providing this ARC. I read the majority of this book on a train journey from Hell. It was quite apt really. What better backdrop than to immerse myself in the Zone of Hell dedicated to the most significant a" Read more of this review »
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Elyse Hoffman liked Donna's review of The God of Nazi-Land Part I: The Führer’s Master (Project 613): "Historically anchored, morally complex, and emotionally powerful. Hoffman’s newest WWII‑adjacent speculative novel brings mercy into Hell through a seven‑year‑old Jewish Master. Heavy themes, nuanced character arcs, and a Part 1 ending that leaves yo" Read more of this review »
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“God forgets nothing,” he declared. “Uriel, you were made perfectly.”
― Elyse Hoffman, The Book of Uriel: A Novel of WWII

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“They destroyed Lidice as part of their revenge, but only part. They also deported hundreds of Jews, including me.”
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“For even a soul blackened with sin has a pinprick of light, and I shall never lose faith in the power of that light.”
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