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C.W. Briar writes dark fantasy stories that fuse the suspense and creepiness of horror with the senses of wonder and adventure from fantasy. His first book, Wrath and Ruin, is a collection of haunting short stories from a variety of genres. His next book, Whispers from the Depths, is coming January 2019.

Briar is a graduate of Binghamton University and works as an engineer on trains and aircraft. His lives near Binghamton, NY with his wife, kids, and corgis.

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	Places We Fear to Tread by John Brhel (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Joe Sullivan (Editor), Chad Lutzke (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Other Voices, Other Tombs by John Brhel (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Joseph Sullivan (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kealan Burke 3.87 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Whispers from the Depths 4.23 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Alternate Peace by Steven H. Silver (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Joshua Palmatier (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Elektra Hammond (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.80 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Wrath and Ruin: A Chilling Anthology 4.27 avg rating — 26 ratings — 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
	A Kind of Death by Bethany A. Jennings (Goodreads Author), Kristina Mahr (Goodreads Author), C.W. Briar (Goodreads Author) 4.59 avg rating — 22 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
	Sticks and Stones: Tales of Childhood Horror by C.W. Briar (Goodreads Author), Kevin Lucia (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.60 avg rating — 20 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
	Mythic Orbits Volume 2 by Travis Perry (Editor), Kat Heckenbach (Goodreads Author), Steve Rzasa (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 11 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
	Beatitudes and Woes: A Speculative Fiction Anthology by Travis Perry (Editor), C.W. Briar (Goodreads Author), Parker J. Cole (Goodreads Author) 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Artificial by C.W. Briar (Goodreads Author), Angela Watts (editor), Lily Wasielewski 4.83 avg rating — 6 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

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