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S.E. Zell

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in Alexandria, VA, The United States

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https://sezell.com/

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Genre

Fantasy, Young Adult, Crime

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November 2011

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Average rating: 4.6 · 43 ratings · 22 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Ransom & Ruin 4.69 avg rating — 16 ratings — 6 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
	Echoes of Blood & Bone: Book 1 of the Broken Barrier Legacy 4.67 avg rating — 12 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
	Memory & Mutiny: Jesimae Book II 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — 6 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
	Jesimae (Jesimae, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 8 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
	In Ruins (Jesimae, #2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Deceit & Devastation: Jesimae Book 3 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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Finally, the day has arrived–Book 1’s official cover and title are finally here! AND the rest of the character portraits have been released as well. As always, follow @sezellauthor on Instagram for the most up-to-date notifications and releases.

PREORDERS open October 1st!

Final release on October 31st!

Artwork by @brosedesignz

Character portraits by @hmmr.art

Series by S.E. Zell

Jesimae (2 books)
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S.E. Zell made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Please delete two of my books topic " Hello, I rewrote the following two books and would like these removed to prevent confusion. Thank you! Jesimae In Ruins ...more "
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S.E.’s Quotes

“Someday I must read this scholar Everyone. He seems to have written so much--all of it wrong.”
― Tamora Pierce, Emperor Mage

tags: everyone, humor, scholar

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“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
― Stephen King

tags: reading, writing

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“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.”
― Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad / Roughing It

tags: travel

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