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A.M. Rycroft

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in Pittsburgh, PA, The United States

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http://www.writinginadarkroom.com

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Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction

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Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, George R.R. Martin,
Peter Straub, Elizabeth ...more

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A.M. Rycroft is the award-winning author of multiple dark fantasy series and horror short stories. She was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, so she naturally bleeds black and gold whenever she gets a paper cut. Her hobbies include binge watching hockey and football, ignoring her inbox as much as possible, and adding to her superhero bobblehead collection.

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Average rating: 4.1 · 211 ratings · 94 reviews · 12 distinct works

	Corruption of Honor: Part 1: The Burning of Riverend 4.06 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2017 — 9 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
	Into the Darkness 3.92 avg rating — 52 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
	The Taming 4.03 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2016 — 7 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
	Corruption of Honor, Pt. 2: The Crow and The Butterfly 4.08 avg rating — 24 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
	The Joy Thief 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Corruption of Honor, Pt. 3: The Divide (The Fall of Kingdoms #3) 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2018 — 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 Fall of Tynan Selvantyr (Cathell #0.5) 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Shadowboxer: The Gathering Dark Pt. 1 (Cathell #4) 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2018	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
	Corruption of Honor, Pt. III: The Divide (The Fall of Kingdoms Series I Book 3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	The Clearing really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 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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Not reading enough is the kiss of death for a writer, because it’s very easy to get out of touch with what readers in your genre of choice want to read. My number one tip to other authors has always been not just to read, read, read, but do it in your genre with books that have been published within the last five to ten years. That way, you’re not pounding away at your keyboard on a story that’s b

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Cathell (3 books)
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