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Thomas Clark Schecter

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Tom Schecter is an educator, musician, and history enthusiast from New York City.

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Average rating: 4.94 · 36 ratings · 33 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Shieldbreaker, Book One: The Last of the Etela 4.93 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 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
	The Shieldbreaker, Book Two: Holiest of Cities it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 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

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Thomas Schecter answered Alex Shifman's question: This question contains spoilers… (view spoiler) Oh, yes. I wasn’t entirely sure how we were getting there but I knew I needed to make sure I ratcheted the stakes up high enough before we got there so that it didn’t feel forced.
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Thomas Schecter and 3 other people liked Ian Barr's review of The Pale: "First things first. I know essentially nothing about Russian history. Hell, before I read this book I didn’t even know what the Pale of Settlement was. However, this in no way impeded my ability to enjoy this novel. And such a novel it is! I suppose o" Read more of this review »
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Thomas Schecter and 4 other people liked Ian Patterson's review of The Pale: "I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review. The Pale is like if the witcher were played by Don Quixote and written by Mel Brooks. This is an excellent fantasy novel, full of voice and heart, and definitely unique. Set in The Pa" Read more of this review »
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Thomas Schecter and 1 other person liked Ian Barr's review of The Shieldbreaker, Book Two: Holiest of Cities: "Received an ARC copy of this book but had to wait until Mr. Schecter uploaded Holiest of Cities onto Goodreads for you all to hear about. (Unless you read my in-depth post celebrating the world of Shieldbreaker over on Substack). Anyways. Let's get t" Read more of this review »
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