Melissa A. Joy
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From the Deep
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2021
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2 editions
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Keys of the Origin (The Scions of Balance, #1)
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Endeavours of the Unsung (Tales from Aeldynn, #1)
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2018
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8 editions
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The Gateway to Aeldynn Lore
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2015
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3 editions
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"Reading The Gateway to Aeldynn Lore felt like watching two completely different worlds collide and realizing they belong together. Zehn, the mercenary with a moral compass, and Larkh, the roguish pirate, are polar opposites in every way. Their banter"
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Keys of the Origin (The Scions of Balance, #1):
"This was a great high fantasy experience with everything I love from pirates to dragons, to banter and tension. Some aspects of the back and forth between the povs were hard to grasp but other than that I am eagerly awaiting the next book! "
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“You see things; you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?”
― Back to Methuselah
― Back to Methuselah
“Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings.”
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“I think I’m greedy, but I’m not greedy for money - I think that can be a burden - I’m greedy for an exciting life.”
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“Nobody gets everything in this life. You decide your priorities and you make your choices. I'd decided long ago that any cake I had would be eaten.”
― Two Much
― Two Much
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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! I submitted a story to the From the Deep anthology by Fiction Atlas Press, and am both extremely grateful and proud to say I have been accepted. 



