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Derek Bailey

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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Ebooks

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Derek Bailey is a graduate of Southern New Hampshire University’s Game Design and Development Program (BA) where he also completed minor in Creative Writing. He has a passion for storytelling in all forms and across a number of genres. He spends his days happily employed as a Digital Product Owner, but enjoys writing on the side as a means of expressing himself and sharing his thoughts on life whenever he can. His first novel, Digitarum, was self-published in 2015 via Amazon’s Kindle Direct Program.

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Average rating: 3.78 · 46 ratings · 26 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Digitarum by Derek Bailey (Goodreads Author), Robin Bailey (Editor) 3.81 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Umbrage by Derek Bailey (Goodreads Author), Nathaniel Mellor (Editor) 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — 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
	The Manor of My Dreams (The Voidwalker Novellas, #1) 2.80 avg rating — 5 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 Voidwalker Collection (The Voidwalker Novellas, #1-8) 3.67 avg rating — 3 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
	Paradise's Vexation (The Voidwalker Novellas, #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	A Deadly Crescendo (The Voidwalker Novellas, #4) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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 Voidwalker Novellas: Haunted (The Voidwalker Novellas, #5) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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 Voidwalker Novellas: The Fate of a Soul (The Voidwalker Novellas, #8) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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Voidwalker Novellas (8 books)
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Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life

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The Threadlight Trilogy

by Zack Argyle (Goodreads Author)

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Derek Bailey liked Kimberley King's review of The Voidwalker Novellas: The Fate of a Soul (The Voidwalker Novellas, #8): "great book Absolutely loved the whole series, very provocative and hate that it hard to end! I would highly suggest this read, it will make you think of your own life."
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This is another really wholesome and heartfelt story by Albom. Though it didn't leave quite the impact I was hoping it would, I still found it to be an enjoyable read nonetheless. CONTENT The basic setup for this story is quite simple. Albom is approa ...more
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Derek Bailey is 99% done with Ambessa: RTC - A fun read that gives a lot more insight into who Ambessa is as a character and even provides a little more context for who Mel is as well. It's definitely a better written and more compelling story than Ruination, but it also lacks focus at times and certainly doesn't quite live up to the show it's based on. Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf by C.L. Clark (Goodreads Author) progress:	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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