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Melissa Slager

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An award-winning journalist, I now turn my love of research and writing to works of fiction. My debut work, Contests of Strength, is a historical novel about the PNW tsunami of 1700, set in traditional Makah lands. linktr.ee/writerslager ...more

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New Book List!

I've added a new list to my Goodreads profile. It's drawn from a blog post I did over on my website (melissaslager.com/blog), which in turn was drawn from a fun social media reel. These are all the books I've read at least twice (and in a few cases more than twice!). If you read like me (i.e., a little bit of everything), you might find some good book recommendations here! Read more of this blog post »

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Published on June 15, 2026 19:36 • Tags: book-list

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Contests of Strength

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The Complete Liveship Traders Trilogy: Ship of Magic, The Mad Ship, Ship of Destiny

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