1382 ratings | 119 reviews | avg rating:3.80

E.M.’s Year In Books

E.M.’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at E.M.’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to E.M.’s 2025 Year in Books

E.M. Epps’s Followers (43)

E.M.’s Bookshelves

to-read (375)
currently-reading (10)
read (1392)
not-for-me (73)
read-next (0)
rec-by-readers (0)
1st-in-series (41)
pre-1700 (20)
1700s (5)
1800s (75)
See all bookshelves »

E.M.’s Friends (125)

David Partikian

367 books | 52 friends

Josephine

382 books | 47 friends

Marilyn Bordelon

1,131 books | 151 friends

Elizabeth

2,727 books | 13 friends

Kathy

5,997 books | 14 friends

Kelly

961 books | 16 friends

Alisa

1,313 books | 75 friends

Misha

3,658 books | 441 friends

More friends…

E.M. Epps

Goodreads Author

Born

Seattle, WA, The United States

Website

http://www.emepps.com

Twitter

Emepps

Genre

Science Fiction, Fantasy

Influences

Diane Duane, Neal Stephenson, Leo Tolstoy, Charles Dickens, Rick Riord ...more

Member Since

December 2009

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/emepps

edit data

By day, E. M. Epps is a bookseller in Seattle, WA. By night, she writes high fantasy with likable but pragmatic heroes, who are likely to be diplomats, warriors, sorcerers, or some combination of the above. To receive free stories and writing updates, sign up for her mailing list at www.emepps.com.

As a young writer, she was inspired by the action and heroism of C.S. Forester, the scope of Tolstoy, the scientific magic of Diane Duane, the romance of Catherine Asaro, the martial arts of Michelle Yeoh and Jackie Chan - and, above all, the diversity of human cultures featured in the anthropology textbooks she devoured in her teens.

She is the author of the court intrigue novel THE INTERPRETER'S TALE and the single-volume epic adventure COMPLETE ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask E.M. Epps questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
E.M. Epps’s books

Average rating: 4.3 · 184 ratings · 102 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Interpreter's Tale: A Word With Too Many Meanings (Clashing Courts, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	A Winter of Fish and Favor (A Heroine's Luck, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 27 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
	Cold Sandwiches and All 4.57 avg rating — 21 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
	A Song of Spring to Come (A Heroine's Luck, #2) 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	You Made My Heart a Hunter (Lhennuen's World, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Complete With Shipwreck (Sword & Scroll, #1) 4.09 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 Portrait of Géraldine Germaine 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014	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 Deniability of Danishes 4.38 avg rating — 8 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
	To Hell and Back Again...With a Little White Dog 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2013	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 Umbrella Battle (Sword & Scroll, #0.5) 4.13 avg rating — 8 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

More books by E.M. Epps…

73 posts
E.M. Epps's Blog

“Cold Sandwiches and All” Book Trailer

http://blog.emepps.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/epps-cold-sandwiches-trailer.mp4

The ever-magnificent Nina Post made this book trailer for my latest novel, Cold Sandwiches and All. I’m simply floored by how well it turned out. She must have spent hours and hours finding just the right pictures–not only are they perfect, but they’re quite witty, too! It is just utterly charming and well worth a wa

Series by E.M. Epps

World of Direnayu (7 books)
by

E.M. Epps (Goodreads Author)

4.27 avg rating — 119 ratings

A Heroine's Luck (2 books)
by

E.M. Epps (Goodreads Author)

4.38 avg rating — 42 ratings

Sword & Scroll (3 books)
by

E.M. Epps (Goodreads Author)

4.35 avg rating — 31 ratings

Clashing Courts (1 book)
by

E.M. Epps (Goodreads Author)

4.03 avg rating — 33 ratings

Lhennuen's World (1 book)
by

E.M. Epps (Goodreads Author)

4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings

More series by E.M. Epps…

E.M. is Currently Reading

E.M. Epps is currently reading

Phoenix Extravagant

by Yoon Ha Lee

bookshelves: currently-reading

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

Oct 03, 2025 12:14AM

E.M. Epps is currently reading

Illusion

by Paula Volsky

bookshelves: 1990s, fantasy, own, currently-reading

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

Jun 22, 2025 10:10PM

E.M. Epps is currently reading

The Epic Women of Homer: Exploring Women's Roles in the Iliad and Odyssey

by Eirene S. Allen

bookshelves: 2020s, nonfiction, own, history, currently-reading

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

May 28, 2025 09:52PM

rss
E.M.’s Recent Updates

E.M. Epps is now friends with Michelle Coon
Jan 16, 2026 08:38AM · like
Jan 08, 2026 02:49PM
Jan 07, 2026 02:54PM · 1 like · like · view books
E.M. Epps made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Duplicate author profile topic " EDIT: Corrected author link Hello! This is my canonical author profile: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... However, every time I publish a book, GR ...more "
Jan 03, 2026 04:39PM
E.M. Epps is now following Everina Maxwell Author of Winter’s Orbit
Dec 04, 2025 02:08PM · like
E.M. Epps made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Move books to correct author profile topic " Bump? "
Nov 06, 2025 05:37PM
E.M. Epps is now following Laney and Gemma Wells
Jul 12, 2025 06:26PM
E.M. Epps and 1 other person liked Josephine's review of A Werewolf’s Guide to Seducing a Vampire (Glimmer Falls, #3): "okay this was actually really cute. best one of the three <3 although the french accent was extremely cringe ngl"
May 28, 2025 03:48PM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of A Werewolf’s Guide to Seducing a Vampire by Sarah Hawley. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — A Werewolf’s Guide to Seducing a Vampire by Sarah Hawley <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
E.M. Epps and 2 other people liked Sophie McLeod's review of Paradise Logic: "Truly the strangest book I’ve ever read (complimentary)"
Mar 29, 2025 02:40PM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Paradise Logic by Sophie Kemp. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Paradise Logic by Sophie Kemp <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">

More of E.M.'s books…

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Goodreads Librari...: Creation of series and subseries	4	35	May 20, 2024 12:47PM

recent posts
E.M.’s Groups

Goodreads Librarians Group — 311516 members — last activity 0 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Haaave Ya Met... — 1174 members — last activity May 20, 2025 12:03AM
Networking for authors, beta readers, editors, reviewers, and book bloggers.

Review Group — 5647 members — last activity 7 hours, 42 min ago
Reviews are very important for Self-Published (SP), and Indie authors, just as they are for others. Unfortunately, though, many SP/Indie books don't g ...more

Genre Specific Review Groups — 1679 members — last activity Jan 30, 2026 12:37PM
Following the example of fellow Goodreads group, "Review Group", this group believes support for our Indie authors is extremely important. Many of the ...more

Goodreads Reviewers' Group — 13341 members — last activity 26 minutes ago
This group helps to bring Reviewers and Authors together! Reviewers can make their own thread to post their reviews in, or post their reviews in the r ...more

Authors, readers, bloggers, reviewers, publisher group — 698 members — last activity Mar 13, 2025 01:25AM
Hey everyone! I’ve created a new group called Booktok & Bookstagram for book lovers who enjoy talking about books, sharing recommendations, and making ...more

Advanced Copies for Review & Book Giveaways — 16036 members — last activity 18 hours, 39 min ago
A place to help authors and reviewers come together to get the word out about new books as well as a group for anyone to post or enter listings for bo ...more

Authors & Reviewers — 10992 members — last activity 16 minutes ago
A&R is about helping authors promote their books. If you are a reviewer or a blogger, and you don't mind writing a honest review, then come and join u ...more

Addicted to Book Reviews! — 405 members — last activity Feb 05, 2026 09:43AM
Check our bookshelf with the available books for review! Reviewers: If you're interested in reading books in exchange for providing thoughtful review ...more

THE Group for Authors! — 12980 members — last activity Feb 04, 2026 03:32AM
This is a group for authors to discuss their craft, as well as publishing and book marketing.

More of E.M.’s groups…