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Liz Grzyb

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in Australia

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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Paranormal

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May 2010

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I'm a reader, librarian, teacher, bellydancer, traveller and champagne-addict. ...more

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Average rating: 4.09 · 333 ratings · 87 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	Ecopunk! - speculative tales of radical futures by Liz Grzyb (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Cat Sparks (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jason Nahrung (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.59 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Dreaming of Djinn by Liz Grzyb (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Marilag Angway (Goodreads Author), Cherith Baldry (Goodreads Author) 4.62 avg rating — 26 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 Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2011 by Liz Grzyb (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Talie Helene (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sara Douglass 4.64 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2012 — 6 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
	Damnation and Dames by Liz Grzyb (Goodreads Author) (editor), Amanda Pillar (Goodreads Author) (editor), Lisa L. Hannett (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Hear Me Roar by Liz Grzyb (Goodreads Author) (editor), Jenny Blackford (Goodreads Author), Faith Mudge (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2015 — 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 Year's Best Australian Fantasy & Horror 2010 by Liz Grzyb (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Talie Helene (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jason Fischer (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Scary Kisses by Liz Grzyb (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Nicole R. Murphy (Goodreads Author), Astrid Cooper (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2009	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 Scary Kisses by Liz Grzyb (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Roxanne Dent, Felicity Dowker 4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2011 — 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 Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2012 by Liz Grzyb (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Talie Helene (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jo Anderton (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 21 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 Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2015 by Liz Grzyb (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Talie Helene (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jo Anderton (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2017 — 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

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The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror (6 books)
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Liz Grzyb (Goodreads Author) (Editor),

Talie Helene (Goodreads Author) (Editor),

Jo Anderton (Goodreads Author),

Alan Baxter (Goodreads Author),

Deborah Biancotti (Goodreads Author),

Stephen Dedman (Goodreads Author),

Erol Engin,

Jason Fischer (Goodreads Author),

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Liz rated a book really liked it Kill All Wizards (The Barbaric Ledgers, #1) by Jedediah Berry (Goodreads Author)	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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Liz rated a book really liked it Yumi and the Nightmare Painter (Hoid's Travails, #2) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author)	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
4.5 stars A gentle, lovely story which pulls together for a climactic final 20%. I found myself wishing it moved a little faster at the beginning, but, looking back, it did really need that pacing. The characters were interesting - not too perfect - a ...more
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Liz rated a book liked it The Feywild Job (Dungeons & Dragons) by C.L. Polk (Goodreads Author)	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
3.5 stars I enjoyed a lot about this book - it's set in the D&D universe so there are places and characters and spells I recognise, and the concept of the adventuring party heist is a good one. The characters were engaging too, especially Saeldian, b ...more
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Liz wants to read Stranger at the Wedding (Windrose Chronicles #4) by Barbara Hambly (Goodreads Author)	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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Liz wants to read The Stardust Thief (The Sandsea Trilogy, #1) by Chelsea Abdullah (Goodreads Author)	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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Liz wants to read The Hungry Gods by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Goodreads Author)	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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Liz started reading Yumi and the Nightmare Painter (Hoid's Travails, #2) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author)	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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Liz wants to read The Dragon Has Some Complaints by John Wiswell (Goodreads Author)	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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Liz rated a book liked it Castle in the Air (Howl's Moving Castle, #2) by Diana Wynne Jones	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
3.5 stars. Very 'Arabian Nights' style of story to begin with, with a magic carpet, djinn etc. There's quite a bit of body-shaming here which makes it seem dated. Apart from that, an enjoyable story. ...more
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Liz rated a book really liked it Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2) by Matt Dinniman (Goodreads Author)	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
Fast paced and exciting storyline, continuing well from the first.
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Aussie Readers: List of Aussie Authors who are members of Goodreads	4	426	Nov 12, 2013 04:56PM
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Aussie Readers: * List of Aussie Authors who are members of Goodreads	5	151	Aug 27, 2019 10:09PM

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Liz’s Quotes

“By all means break the rules, and break them beautifully, deliberately and well.”
― Robert Bringhurst, The Elements of Typographic Style

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“Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life—and travel—leaves marks on you.”
― Anthony Bourdain

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message 3: by Liz

Feb 03, 2019 03:20PM

Vanda wrote: "Hi Liz
just looking at what you're currently reading and liked the titles of two of them so much I've added them to my Want to Read list :)"

Glad you're finding new things to read! :)

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message 2: by Vanda

Feb 03, 2019 07:41AM

Hi Liz
just looking at what you're currently reading and liked the titles of two of them so much I've added them to my Want to Read list :)

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message 1: by Vanda

Nov 27, 2018 08:21AM

Hi Liz
Just wondering if there are any Goodreads groups you would particularly recommend authors to join.

Thanks in advance

Vanda M Denton

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