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Russell S. Newquist

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Russell graduated from the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2000 with a BA in Philosophy. Naturally, he began a career as a computer programmer. Later, he went on to earn a MS in Computer Science. Somewhere along the way he earned a black belt, and then added a few stripes to it and opened his own dojo. Thinking that he didn't have enough hats to wear, he started publishing company Silver Empire and has written some stories and might write some more.

He lives in north Alabama with his wife, three kids and three dogs in a house that still manages to have more computing devices than living beings where he attends a Roman Catholic church, continues to run his dojo, and works for a small software company. ...more

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	War Demons 4.14 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 2017 — 4 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
	Secret Stairs: A Tribute to Urban Legend by Russell S. Newquist (Goodreads Author), Declan Finn (Goodreads Author), Daniel Humphreys (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 2018 — 4 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
	Vigil: An Urban Fantasy Thriller 4.35 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Who's Afraid of the Dark? 4.46 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2016	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
	Make Death Proud to Take Us by Russell S. Newquist (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Morgon Newquist (Goodreads Author), K. Bethany Sawyer (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Between the Wall and the Fire by Russell S. Newquist (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ray Blank (Contributor), Verne Luvall (Contributor) 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Ghost of the Frost Giant King: An Adventure in Thrudheim (Thrudheim Campaign Setting) (Volume 1) by Morgon Newquist (Goodreads Author), Russell S. Newquist (Goodreads Author), Daniel Lyons (Contributor) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2015	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
	Lyonesse, Volume 1: Spring 2017 by Russell S. Newquist (Goodreads Author), Morgon Newquist (Goodreads Author), S.D. McPhail (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 6 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
	Knight of the Changeling (The Tales of Peter Bishop #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2017	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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DIY Animal Pillows: Handmade Pillows Ideas for Women

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