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in York, PA, The United States

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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fiction

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M. J. Lau is an English teacher by day and an author by night... or rather, a teacher day and night, and an author whenever he gets a free minute in between. His first novel, The Buried Few, is a work of near-future speculative fiction influenced in equal parts by dystopian classics, fatherhood, and Wired Magazine.

Lau is currently working on his video game fantasy series, The Virtual Realms. The first installment, Locked In, was released in March 2018, and the sequel, RIP, came out in December of 2018. ...more

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	Locked In (Virtual Realms #1) 4.19 avg rating — 37 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
	The Buried Few 4.14 avg rating — 21 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
	RIP: A Gamelit Fantasy (The Virtual Realms Series Book 2) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 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
	Realms At War (The Virtual Realms #3) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 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
	Unburnt: The Firebrand Chronicles: Book 1 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	The Borrowed Daughter: A Children's Fantasy Novel (Stella and the Seven Kingdoms Book 1) by M.J. Lau (Goodreads Author), Fiona Lau it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Children's Serial Vol. 1: The Borrowed Daughter 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
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