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A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)

by George R.R. Martin

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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) by Pierce Brown

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I was forged in the bowels of this hard world. Sharpened by hate. Strengthened by love.

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“If your joy is derived from what society thinks of you, you're always going to be disappointed.”
― Madonna

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“The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

tags: fantasy, humor, scifi

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“The library is inhabited by spirits that come out of the pages at night.”
― Isabel Allende

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“Too many women
in too many countries
speak the same language,
of silence...”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, Living History

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“For to know a man's library is, in some measure, to know his mind.”
― Geraldine Brooks, March

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RED RISING is my debut novel. If you have questions. If you have comments. If you have loads of concerns. I have the time.

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