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Linnea Hartsuyker

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I am a full time writer of historical fiction with an MFA in Creative Writing from NYU and a BS in Material Science and Engineering from Cornell University. I live and work in New Hampshire.

I am also an avid knitter, Crossfitter, traveler, and cook, and a reader of all genres of fiction and non-fiction.

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Average rating: 3.89 · 8,727 ratings · 1,246 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Half-Drowned King (The Half-Drowned King, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 5,471 ratings — published 2017 — 34 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 Sea Queen (The Half-Drowned King #2) 4.11 avg rating — 1,982 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	The Golden Wolf (The Half-Drowned King, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 1,279 ratings — published 2019 — 14 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 Golden Wolf Saga: The Half-Drowned King; The Sea Queen; The Golden Wolf 4.33 avg rating — 18 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

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The Golden Wolf Cover reveal! (And some end-of-year news)

I have turned in The Golden Wolf for copy editing, and I can also now reveal the US cover, by Patrick Arrasmith. It is coming out in hardcover, digital, and audiobook, on August 13, 2019.

Sequels don’t often make year-end best-of lists, which makes me extra happy to see The Sea Queen appear on Book and Film Globe’s.

I’ve been continuing to blog at Amazing Stories, and recently wrote a

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2666, Part 2: The Part About Amalfitano

by Roberto Bolaño

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Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (Neapolitan Novels, #3)

by Elena Ferrante

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