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Nicolin Odel

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in Humboldt, SK, Canada

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Fantasy, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian

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Nicolin Odel is an author from Saskatchewan, Canada. He now lives with his wife and two daughters in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada.

He writes action-adventure portal-hopping fantasy novels geared toward men in an alternate world called the Earste Lân and many more. He is diligently writing an epic-scaled fantasy series in this world.

His novels are inclusive, and some of the worlds that appear in his books are queer normative.

Nicolin identifies as bisexual.

You can connect with Nicolin here:
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	The Shepherds of the Sunstone (The Sunstone Saga, #1). 4.02 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Caste of the Mountain: Prequel One - Sunstone Saga 4.45 avg rating — 11 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
	The Children of Skaad (The Sunstone Saga, #2). 4.50 avg rating — 8 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 Wayfarers War: A Queer Dark Epic Fantasy Novel (The Sunstone Saga Book 3) 4.14 avg rating — 7 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 Storm of Sea and Sky: A Portal-Hopping Epic Fantasy (The Sunstone Saga Book 4) 4.50 avg rating — 4 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
	Jeld and the Beanstalk: An MM Comedy Fairy Tale Retelling Novelette by Nicolin Odel (Goodreads Author), Eric Kao really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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Jeld and the Beanstalk

I'm happy to announce that I'm working on a collaborative project with the brilliant author Eric Kao.

It's a fairy tale retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk with the comedic setup of The Emperor's New Groove.

Oh, and it's gay.

A young, pampered lord is ruling over his kingdom beneath the Beanstalk when acid rain begins to fall from above. Jeld, the great-great-great-grandson of Jack, is tasked with cl Read more of this blog post »

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NPCs (Spells, Swords, & Stealth, #1)

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Enjoyed this one more than the first! Glokta, you devil you!
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“Not all those who wander are lost.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

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“For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.”
― Neil deGrasse Tyson

tags: inspirational, values

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“If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door”
― Milton Berle

tags: change, opportunity, self-determination, wisdom

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“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

tags: books, magic, reading

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“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring