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Clare Rhoden started making up stories early and never stopped. She writes sci-fi, fantasy and historical fiction with loveable characters, adventurous plots and awesome world building.
Clare loves books, books, books, dogs, cats, craft and gardening.
Oh, and her husband - forever.
Clare is a writer, editor and reviewer from Melbourne Australia.

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	The Stars in the Night 4.30 avg rating — 43 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
	The Pale 4.44 avg rating — 34 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
	How to Survive Your Magical Family 4.03 avg rating — 29 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
	Broad Plain Darkening 4.47 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
	The Ruined Land 4.43 avg rating — 14 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
	Where the Weird Things Are (Where the Weird Things Are, #1) by Clare Rhoden (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Austin P. Sheehan (Goodreads Author) (Editor), E.H. Alger (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 12 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
	Where the Weird Things Are Volume 2 (Where the Weird Things Are, #2) by Clare Rhoden (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Austin P. Sheehan (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dane Divine 4.17 avg rating — 6 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
	From the Waste Land by Clare Rhoden (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Grace Chan (Goodreads Author), Leanbh Pearson (Goodreads Author) 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2022	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
	Fromelles Anniversary eBook Bundle: Contains The Stars in the Night, Golgotha, and Nursing Fox by Clare Rhoden (Goodreads Author), Phil Hore (Goodreads Author), Jim Ditchfield it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Studying science at university: everything you need to know by Clare Rhoden (Goodreads Author), Robyn Starkey it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1998	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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A very clever and entertaining combination of magical mystery and police detection. Think Jasper Fforde's Thursday next series, combined with Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London series, crossed with Laura Laakso's Wild Investigations, and channelling ...more
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