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My wife smiled at me from the other side of the bed. Strange, she was buried two years ago.
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A Touch of Death by Rebecca Crunden (The Outlands Pentalogy Book 1)
Rebecca Crunden is a new author to me, but lately I have heard nothing but good things about her, so I decided to check her (well, her stuff) out. This review is going to be a twofer, not just A Touch of Death but also the short story The Man and the Crow, so let’s start with that. A Man […]
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“A silence settled over the city, a silence that spoke of twenty thousand equally sad goodbyes: lover to lover, mother to son, and father to confused and frightened child. They promised to be careful. They promised to return. But a soldier cannot keep such promises. He can only hope that they come true.”
― Battle Mage
― Battle Mage
“The lesson of history is that no one learns.”
― Deadhouse Gates
― Deadhouse Gates
“Every decision you make can change the world. The best life is the one the gods don't notice. You want to live free, boy, live quietly."
"I want to be a soldier. A hero."
"You'll grow out of it.”
― Gardens of the Moon
"I want to be a soldier. A hero."
"You'll grow out of it.”
― Gardens of the Moon
“I admit, this sector is full of assholes,” Judith muttered. “Not just this sector. I’ve been to the others. They’re all full of assholes. Every last one of them.”
― Lucifer's Star
― Lucifer's Star
“Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.”
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