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Mary Soon Lee was born and raised in London, but has lived in Pittsburgh for thirty years. She is a Grand Master of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association, and three-time winner of both the AnLab Readers’ Award and the Rhysling Award. Her latest books are from opposite shores of the poetry ocean: How to Navigate Our Universe containing 128 astronomy poems, and The Sign of the Dragon, a novel-length epic fantasy told in poetry. She hides her online presence with a cryptically named website (marysoonlee.com) and an equally cryptic BlueSky account (@marysoonlee.bsky.social).
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	Sword and Sorceress XIV by Marion Zimmer Bradley (Editor / Contributor), Rachel E. Holmen (Editor), Laura J. Underwood (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.07 avg rating — 491 ratings — published 1997 — 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
	Elemental Haiku: Poems to Honor the Periodic Table Three Lines at a Time 4.24 avg rating — 257 ratings — published 2019 — 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 Sign of the Dragon 4.54 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Crowned: The Sign of The Dragon Book 1 by Mary Soon Lee (Goodreads Author), M. Wayne Miller (Illustrator) 4.48 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2015 — 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 Navigate Our Universe 4.82 avg rating — 11 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
	Ebb Tides and Other Tales 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2002 — 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
	Winter Shadows & Other Tales 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2001	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
	1-800-Clone-Me 2.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2003	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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The Smallest of Bones

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Sing the Four Quarters (Quarters #1)

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Il leone, la strega e l'armadio. Le cronache di Narnia vol.2

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Mary Soon Lee rated a book really liked it Carpe Diem (Liaden Universe, #10) by Sharon Lee	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
This novel takes place within the authors' Liaden Universe. It is a direct sequel to "Agent of Change," as well as featuring characters from "Conflict of Honors." The characters and warmth of the story are very appealing to me. The good guys get into ...more
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This is a mostly-mainstream/literary poetry collection, though it contains several works that would fit comfortably in a speculative poetry publication, such as the excellent long poem "Another Achilles," about an alternate path Achilles's life could ...more
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