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David M. Echeandia

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New York, The United States

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http://www.avatarofcalderia.com

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Fantasy

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July 2013

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I was raised on the East Coast, enduring the freezing winters and loving New York pizza by the slice, the kind you fold in half and start eating. After serving in the Army, I put down roots in California. Now a psychologist, I live here in the sun with my family and a brawny Pekingese. I really don’t miss the snow and the cold, but I do still miss the pizza.

I have been enamored with science fiction/fantasy since I was (as my Georgia-born southern grandmother used to say) "knee-high to a grasshopper." My early loves were authors like Heinlein, Isaac, Herbert and Le Guin. More recent influences include Salvatore, Brooks, Eddings, Feist, Gabaldon and Carey, among many others.

I enjoy reading, RPG video games, canning preserves, old time radio, ...more

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Average rating: 4.19 · 27 ratings · 12 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Awakenings (The Avatar of Calderia, #1) by David M. Echeandia (Goodreads Author), Jared Blando (Illustrator) 3.75 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2013 — 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 Shining Stone (The Avatar of Calderia, #2) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015 — 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 Lost Mage (The Avatar of Calderia, #3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 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 AVATAR OF CALDERIA: BOOK 1: AWAKENINGS ] } Echeandia, MR David M ( AUTHOR ) Dec-06-2013 Paperback by David M. Echeandia (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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The Avatar of Calderia (3 books)
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Shadow and Flame (Ascendant Kingdoms, #4) (Blaine McFadden, #8)

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Making Connections: 1951. - THE AVATAR OF CALDERIA: Book 1: Awakenings by David M. Echeandia	7	15	Jan 04, 2014 07:30AM
Making Connections: 3746. THE SHINING STONE (The Avatar of Calderia, #2) by David M. Echeandia	1	6	Apr 17, 2015 09:49PM
Making Connections: 4367. - THE LOST MAGE (The Avatar of Calderia Trilogy, #3 ) by David M. Echeandia	2	18	Aug 16, 2016 02:33PM

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