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Nicole Luiken wrote her first book at 13 and was published at 16. She writes SF and fantasy for both adults and teens. She lives with her family in Edmonton. It is impossible for her to go more than three days in a row without writing.

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Average rating: 3.89 · 2,802 ratings · 258 reviews · 20 distinct works • Similar authors

	Violet Eyes (Violet Eyes, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 1,463 ratings — published 2001 — 8 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
	Silver Eyes (Violet Eyes, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 700 ratings — published 2001 — 7 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
	Angel Eyes (Violet Eyes, #3) 4.03 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 2013 — 5 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
	Frost 3.77 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 2007	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
	Feral 4.13 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Through Fire & Sea (Otherselves, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 75 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
	Gate to Kandrith (Kandrith, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 69 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
	Golden Eyes (Violet Eyes, #4) 4.14 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Soul of Kandrith (Kandrith, #2) 3.69 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Amid Wind & Stone (Otherselves, #2) 3.83 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2016 — 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

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My Bookish Year (2024)

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My biggest and most exciting news of last year is, of course, that I signed with an agent, Rebecca Lawrence, of the Booker Albert Literary Agency. Still chuffed. We're shopping The Redemption of Prince Charming (a Cinderella retelling) so cross your fingers for me!

In 2024, I finished the first draft of Little Mansion in the Jurassic, which came in at a whopping 140K. Most of my focus during Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Nicole Luiken

Violet Eyes (4 books)
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Nicole Luiken (Goodreads Author)

3.92 avg rating — 2,318 ratings

Otherselves (3 books)
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Nicole Luiken (Goodreads Author)

3.69 avg rating — 119 ratings

Kandrith (2 books)
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3.73 avg rating — 104 ratings

Dreamfire (2 books)
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Nicole Luiken (Goodreads Author)

3.26 avg rating — 19 ratings

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Nicole Luiken rated a book really liked it Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher	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
I liked the illustrator pov where she was always thinking about what color to use to paint something she saw. A claustrophobic setting with the characters trapped in a house where they don't want to be and ugh, parasitic insects, ugh. So glad I live ...more
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Charming adventure with two older ladies coming out of retirement to help others. I loved the knitting magic and the cat dialogue.
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Nicole Luiken rated a book really liked it I Punched an Alien and Now We're in Couples Therapy by Kimberly Lemming (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
This made me wheeze with laughter. Hysterical.
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Nicole Luiken rated a book it was amazing The Ivory Tomb (Rooks and Ruin, #3) by Melissa Caruso (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
Strong ending to an excellent series. Always something going wrong and yet time for a small romantic subplot too.
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Nicole Luiken rated a book it was amazing The Quicksilver Court (Rooks and Ruin, #2) by Melissa Caruso (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
Welp, I went straight onto book two, read it and am now reading book three so yes, really enjoying this world and characters. The plot is fast-moving and the tension keeps cranking higher.
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Nicole Luiken rated a book really liked it The Obsidian Tower (Rooks and Ruin, #1) by Melissa Caruso (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
I'm impressed by how the stakes and pressure on the heroine kept escalating all throughout the book. I also liked how Ryx's broken magic was often a liability, almost a curse, which made her a more interesting character. Looking forward to the rest o ...more
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If you liked Jennifer Lynn-Barnes's Inheritance games, give this one a try. Ordinary girl turned heiress heroine, elite prep school setting and a mystery (or two) with plenty of twists. ...more
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Read in an evening. I loved the premise of a long-lived wizard who is in fact an anthropologist at a remote outpost who's been in suspended sleep. I liked how Nyr's depression and loneliness were handled and the limits of the translator, especially t ...more
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Good world-building and I liked the robots. This is cozy SF with a slower-moving plot.
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Dark academia indeed. I love the premise of an old woman heroine, a retired Kindness, kicking ass. There's always a danger with past and future double plot lines that one will be more engaging than the other, but these were pretty equal. Some nice tw ...more
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“I wondered what he would have thought if he'd known that I'd gleaned most of my information from reading historical romance novels.”
― Nicole Luiken, Violet Eyes

tags: historical-romance, humor, wit

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“Don't go."
"I have to." A regretful sigh. "And it's best if you don't remember any mermen." He tucked a strand of wet hair behind her ear. His voice stroked her skin like velvet. "Forget me."
And she did.”
― Nicole Luiken, Through Fire & Sea

tags: mermen

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“He’d stepped off the straight path for her. More clearly than words, the act told Holly that Ryan loved her.”
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