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M. H. Ayinde is the Sunday Times bestselling author of epic fantasy novel A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST (Orbit UK/Saga Press). Her short fiction has appeared in FIYAH Literary Magazine, F&SF, Fantasy Magazine, and elsewhere, and she was the 2021 winner of the Future Worlds Prize. She is a runner, a lapsed martial artist, and a screen time enthusiast. She lives in London with three generations of her family and their Studio Ghibli obsession.
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	A Song of Legends Lost (Invoker Trilogy, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 1,829 ratings — published 2025 — 14 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 Dance of Burning Blades (Invoker Trilogy, #2) 4.48 avg rating — 52 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 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
	The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Vol. 144, Nos. 3 & 4, March/April 2023 by Sheree Renée Thomas (Editor), Eleanor Arnason, Peter S. Beagle (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2023	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 Best of World SF: Volume 3 by Lavie Tidhar (Editor, Introduction), Diana Rahim (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Daniela Tomova (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.85 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, Issue #17: Winter 2021 by DaVaun Sanders (Goodreads Author) (Editor), M.H. Ayinde (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Kalynn Bayron (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.27 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2021	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
	FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, Issue #26, Spring 2023 by DaVaun Sanders (Goodreads Author) (Editor), M.H. Ayinde (Goodreads Author), S.J. Powell really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2023	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
	Fantasy Magazine, Issue 82, August 2022 by Christie Yant (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Arley Sorg (Editor), Mary Soon Lee (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Shoreline of Infinity, Issue 33, Winter 2022/23 by Noel Chidwick (Goodreads Author) (Editor), T.L. Huchu, Lucy Zhang (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 5 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
	Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #376 by Scott H. Andrews (Editor), M.H. Ayinde (Goodreads Author), Kelsey Hutton 3.40 avg rating — 5 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
	Ab Terra 2022: A Science Fiction Anthology by Yen Ooi (Goodreads Author), M.H. Ayinde (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Dawn Ostlund (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 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

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This is just a quick post to say that I'll be mostly staying off Goodreads. I'll try to log on occasionally (like... very occasionally!) to pick up any questions, but the best place to keep track of what I'm up to and any book news will be my newsletter or my social media profiles, both of which can be found on my website (I'm @mhayinde almost everywhere!)

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