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Anna Kashina is a critically acclaimed award-winning author of “The Majat Code” series, featuring adventure, swordplay, intrigue, and romance in a historical fantasy setting. She is the author of the official novelization of Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, a bestselling video game by Nihon Falcom Co.

Awards: 2015 Prism Award (Fantasy, and "Best of the Best" grand prize), Locus Award Nominee, 2013 ForeWord Book of the Year (IndieFab) Award, 2014 Independent Publishers Book Award (IPPY). ...more

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	Blades of the Old Empire (Majat Code #1) by Anna Kashina (Goodreads Author), Alejandro Colucci (Illustrator) 3.49 avg rating — 638 ratings — published 2014 — 17 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
	Once Upon a Curse by Anna Kashina (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Patricia C. Wrede (Goodreads Author), Peter S. Beagle (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 390 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
	The Guild of Assassins (Majat Code #2) by Anna Kashina (Goodreads Author), Alejandro Colucci (Illustrator) 3.96 avg rating — 296 ratings — published 2014 — 10 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 Princess of Dhagabad (The Spirits of the Ancient Sands, #1) 3.47 avg rating — 297 ratings — published 2000 — 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
	Shadowblade 3.62 avg rating — 206 ratings — published 2019 — 10 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
	Mistress of the Solstice 3.65 avg rating — 195 ratings — published 2005 — 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
	Assassin Queen (Majat Code, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 137 ratings — published 2016 — 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 Majat Testing (The Majat Code, #0.5) 3.70 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	The Goddess of Dance (The Spirits of the Ancient Sands #2) 3.71 avg rating — 75 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
	Lacrimosa of Dana (Official Novelization of Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana) 3.74 avg rating — 65 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

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“stories are always warnings. It is to remind you that there is good and evil in the world, and that things are not always what they seem.”
― Anna Kashina, Once Upon a Curse: Stories and Fairy Tales for Adult Readers

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“Laxia swallowed. “That monster—it might be a Primordial.”
― Anna Kashina, Lacrimosa of Dana

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