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Leanbh Pearson

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Australia

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@LeanbhPearson

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Horror, Fantasy, Paranormal

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March 2012

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Leanbh Pearson (Any) lives on Ngunnawal Country in Canberra, Australia. An award-winning LGBTQI and disability author of horror and dark fantasy inspired by folklore, fairytales, myth, history and climate. Leanbh’s judged numerous awards, an invited panelist and avid book reviewer. Leanbh has been awarded ASA, AHWA and HWA mentorships and 2023 HWA Diversity Grant. Leanbh’s alter-ego is an academic in archaeology, evolution and prehistory. A museum devotee, insomniac and photography enthusiast, Leanbh is always aided by canine assistants | https://linktr.ee/leanbhpearson ...more

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	Dark Christmas: Quick Bites Chapbook #1 (Quick Bites Chapbooks) 3.38 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Ragnarok: A Witch’s Curse 3.33 avg rating — 15 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
	Dark Gothic (Quick Bites Chapbook, #3) 3.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — 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
	The Devil and the Loch Ard Gorge (Hell Hare House Short Reads Book 6) 4.44 avg rating — 9 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
	Dark Halloween (Quick Bites, #5) (Quick Bites Chapbooks) 3.78 avg rating — 9 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
	Bluebells (In The Devil’s Garden, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	Bluebells (Dystopia Book 6) 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — 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
	Black Fox & Bitterbind 3.57 avg rating — 7 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
	Dark Fairytales: Quick Bites Chapbook (#2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2023 — 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
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Battle Ground (The Dresden Files, #17)

by Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)

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Fairylore: A Compendium of the Fae Folk

by Brittany Warman (Goodreads Author)

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Countess

by Suzan Palumbo (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, bipoc, dark-fantasy, dark-fiction, dystopian, gothic, mystery, novellas, queer-fiction, sci-fi

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A wonderful research companion piece when writing anything about witchcraft or the occult practices. This is a richly illustrated book spanning grimoires and spell books from all over the world and throughout history. If interested in the history and ...more
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Leanbh Pearson rated a book it was amazing The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures: The Ultimate A-Z of Fantastic Beings from Myth and Magic by John Matthews	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 solid encyclopaedia of all manner of mythological, legendary, folkloric and historical creatures from around the world. Very nicely detailed and presented
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A stunningly illustrated and richly depicted study of witchcraft from myth and fairy tales to modern aesthetics and Wiccan groups. A fascinating research book covering the history and themes of witchcraft (use, tools and techniques) while being detai ...more
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“...lightning forked toward the dry earth, the white light streaking across the sky as if bony fingers reached into the purpling cloud. Thunder shuddered through the early night, the vibrations of it rolling through the cracked soil.”
― Alannah K. Pearson, Bone Arrow

tags: climate, description-of-nature, fantasy, landscape, lightning, thunderstorm, weather

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“Istagunga sought for the magic that ran beneath the soil like a network, each thread connecting all living things together. It was this immense power that held Iktomi's Web together...”
― Alannah K. Pearson, Bone Arrow

tags: fantasy, goddess, healing, life-force, magic, native-american, shaman, spider-web

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“Fear still haunted Sunktokeca as he recalled the pair of blue eyes in a face of bleached bone.”
― Alannah K. Pearson, Bone Arrow

tags: blue-eyes, evil-spirit, fantasy, fear, magic, native-american

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“You were once wild here. Don’t let them tame you.”
― Isadora Duncan, Isadora Speaks: Uncollected Writings and Speeches of Isadora Duncan

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“Pay heed to the tales of old wives. It may well be that they alone keep in memory what it was once needful for the wise to know.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

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“Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope. They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only Beauty. There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

tags: books, morality, reading, writing

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“Truly, there is magic in fairy tales.
For it takes but a simply-uttered 'Once upon a time...' to allure and spellbind an audience.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

tags: fairy-tales, fairytale, imagination, magic, richelle, richelle-goodrich, spellbind, story, storytelling

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“But he who dares not grasp the thorn
Should never crave the rose.”
― Anne Bronte