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S.X. Cummings

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Kismet's Gate 🔥🦊🫦🍑✨🍒💦😢⚔️⏳ has been chosen by BookClubs.com as a Great Indie Read for October 2025!

S.X. Cummings once tried to be normal but got bored halfway through and wandered off to write. He now lives somewhere between caffeine high and existential dread, occasionally surfacing to argue with his fictional characters or the neighborhood trash pandas.

When not weaving worlds out of thin air and sheer stubbornness, he can be found accidentally murdering houseplants, getting emotionally attached to side characters, and Googling things that almost certainly will land him on an FBI watchlist.

He writes because therapy is expensive, and fictional characters don’t charge by the hour. And working for “the man” would mean going back on his
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"I really enjoyed this great book. A real page turner. I quickly connected with the characters, who felt both authentic and engaging. The worldbuilding is immersive, with settings, creatures, and cultures that are not only vivid and creative but also " Read more of this review »
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"Think Fourth Wing with fewer dragons, more emotional depth, and characters who feel like they’ve lived a thousand lifetimes. The romance is real, and when it ignites, it scorches!"
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"This was a fun storyline set within an interesting fantasy world. It felt a little bit Throne of Glass, a little Golden Compass, but definitely unique. There are a decent amount of typos and punctuation errors that could use attention before addition" Read more of this review »
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“He had thought himself a master of discipline, but now, he felt like a man staring at the edge of a cliff, realizing he had never learned how to fall.”
S.X. Cummings, Kismet's Gate: The Scarred and the Chosen

“They used their religious texts as cudgels for their own righteousness, not as guidebooks for their lives.”
S.X. Cummings, Kismet's Gate: The Scarred and the Chosen

“She put down her sword, turned, and kissed him. It was a sloppy, blood-filled, iron-tasting kiss. Not of sex, but of love. Of grief. Of relief.”
S.X. Cummings, Kismet's Gate: The Scarred and the Chosen

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“Loose ends are dangerous. – Anara
Loose ends are people. – Jarek”
S.X. Cummings, Kismet's Gate: The Scarred and the Chosen

“He had thought himself a master of discipline, but now, he felt like a man staring at the edge of a cliff, realizing he had never learned how to fall.”
S.X. Cummings, Kismet's Gate: The Scarred and the Chosen

“She put down her sword, turned, and kissed him. It was a sloppy, blood-filled, iron-tasting kiss. Not of sex, but of love. Of grief. Of relief.”
S.X. Cummings, Kismet's Gate: The Scarred and the Chosen

“They used their religious texts as cudgels for their own righteousness, not as guidebooks for their lives.”
S.X. Cummings, Kismet's Gate: The Scarred and the Chosen

“Well, how was I supposed to warn him, Anara? I don’t actually speak out loud; you just hear it in your head. What am I supposed to do, mime it for him?”
S.X. Cummings, Kismet's Gate: The Scarred and the Chosen

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