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TRAVIS M. RIDDLE lives with his girlfriend in Austin, TX, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in English Writing & Rhetoric at St. Edward’s University. His work has been published in award-winning literary journal the Sorin Oak Review. His novels "Flesh Eater," "On Lavender Tides," and "Spit & Song" were all semi-finalists in Mark Lawrence's SPFBO. ...more

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Travis M. Riddle Luckily there are many different starting points depending on your tastes!

On Lavenders Tides for a found family adventure inspired by Pokemon, startin…more
Luckily there are many different starting points depending on your tastes!

On Lavenders Tides for a found family adventure inspired by Pokemon, starting out with low stakes that gradually increase as the story opens up, about how governmental/corporate institutions fail us and what we owe each other as a community ~

Flesh Eater for my off-kilter version of a quest fantasy, about a group of misfits in a fascistic state and unwieldy magic, with a dash of queer romance ~

The Narrows or Baby Bird for some gnarly but emotionally rich horror ~

And Carapace for surreal, absurd body horror satire about toxic relationships and capitalism ~(less)
Travis M. Riddle That idea has definitely rattled around in my head! A full bestiary would be super cool, although also a very expensive endeavor, haha. I'm just glad …moreThat idea has definitely rattled around in my head! A full bestiary would be super cool, although also a very expensive endeavor, haha. I'm just glad I got the entries that are in the back of each Jekua book, at least! So it's not in the cards right now but never say never...(less)
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On Lavender Tides (Jekua, #1)

3.75 avg rating — 491 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions
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Balam, Spring (Ustlian Tale...

3.82 avg rating — 246 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions
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The Narrows

3.85 avg rating — 240 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions
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A Fracture in the Qwisdeep ...

4.01 avg rating — 205 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions
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Love Shots

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Flesh Eater (Houndstooth, #1)

3.95 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions
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Makanuele Rumble (Jekua, #3)

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Spit and Song (Ustlian Tale...

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Wondrous

3.93 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions
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"I absolutely LOVED this!! Couldn’t put it down until I was done, and now I’m going to have to get more copies to make my friends read it as well! I loved (some of) the characters and how invested I got into all their stories. I had so much fun readin" Read more of this review »
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An interesting dual character study of two deeply hurt individuals. There's a lot here about using pain, either inflicted on yourself or others, to process trauma, but I'll need to reflect on it a bit more to figure out what I think about it; the nov ...more
Love Shots by Travis M. Riddle
"The first half of this book felt like I was watching a real Love Island episode, which was entertaining since I just finished the latest season and was looking for some entertainment before the next season started. About 30% of the way in, the true h" Read more of this review »
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I love my fantasy weird, and this definitely fits the bill. I enjoyed the strange salt- and fortune-based worldbuilding, and the dual timeline POVs kept the intrigue going throughout the book. I've seen the author compare this to both Dune and Elden ...more
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A truly thrilling book that is chock-full of Williams's signature intricate worldbuilding and impeccable character voice. The story plucks along at breakneck speed, but not without allowing us ample time to get to know this cast of characters. There ...more
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A truly harrowing tale that is sprinkled with enough of Marlon James's style of (oftentimes dark) humor to prevent the overall experience from being a hugely depressing slog, which also emphasizes the characters' humanity a
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Public Access Afterworld by Jane Schoenbrun
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Much like Schoenbrun's films (which I love), there is an extra layer here that I don't know if I am fully grasping, but it doesn't stop me from feeling these emotions and being fully captivated by the narrative and its sprawling cast of characters.

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“Fuck y’all,” Sophia grimaced. “I’m leaving.”
Travis M. Riddle, The Narrows

“It would be a hell of an advantage if he could make the other Summoner shit their pants right at the start of a battle. Talk about a distraction.”
Travis M. Riddle, A Fracture in the Qwisdeep

“When he got angry, or nervous, or regretful, or—the list went on—Oliver would imagine conversations in his head with people. He’d go through what he wanted to say to them but probably never would, or how he wished he’d handled something in retrospect. Over the past two years, he held a significant number of these conversations with Noah. He’d lay in bed at night, tossing and turning, thinking about what he wanted to say to his friend. The more he thought about it, the more it seemed like a need than a want. But he never said those things, and now he was never going to say those things. They would remain boiling frustrations in his head, bubbling over, threatening to spill out.”
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