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Wendy L. Anderson

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Wendy L. Anderson is a writer of passionately charged fantasy. Breaking the barriers of typical fantasy themes, she created the Kingdom of Jior epic fantasy series. A lusty and poetic five-book series that will have you wanting more in her Legends of Everclearing spinoff series. Inspired by authors such as Robert E. Howard and Morgan Llywelyn, Wendy went on to write three other stand-alone works; A Cut Twice as Deep, Ulrik, and Rapunzel's Tower. These fantasy works break free from the usual boundaries of fantasy genres.
A Colorado native and mother of two; she has decided it is time to write down the fantasies from her mind. Writing about everything from fantastical worlds to the stuff of her dreams she takes her stories along interesting p
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Wendy L. Anderson The best thing I like about being a writer is that I feel like I am working to accomplish a life-time goal. I've wanted to be a full-time writer since…moreThe best thing I like about being a writer is that I feel like I am working to accomplish a life-time goal. I've wanted to be a full-time writer since I was 10 years old. While I can't do it full-time right now, that is what I am working towards.
I love to escape in my stories and I love to see what my characters are going to do next. Most of my writing feels like dictation as I watch the story unfold in my imagination and it just comes to me easily as if they were actually talking to me.(less)
Wendy L. Anderson Having started the Kingdom of Jior series with "Of Demon Kind" and continued the adventure in "Redemption of the Fallen" I am working on book three, "…moreHaving started the Kingdom of Jior series with "Of Demon Kind" and continued the adventure in "Redemption of the Fallen" I am working on book three, "Heirs of Jior." It is at the publisher now and is in the throws of being born on paper and eBook. It should be out in early 2019.
Additionally, I am perfecting book four and have begun writing book five.(less)
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The Dragon Thief's Heart by Wendy L. Anderson
"I was stunned by the structure of The Dragon Thief's Heart for its simple setup, something which can be usually for a Fantasy story. It focuses on a small cast initially, consisting of Keiran, Una (the baby dragon) and the mother dragon, who we stick" Read more of this review »
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Very Interesting Book

I’m not sure how to rate this book. I’d say somewhere between 3.5-stars and 4-stars. I’ll try and explain why without giving away spoilers.
The Archive Beneath the Skin was a very complicated story, so you really have to pay atten
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I’m not sure how to rate this book. I’d say somewhere between 3.5-stars and 4-stars. I’ll try and explain why without giving away spoilers.

The Archive Beneath the Skin was a very complicated story, so you really have to pay attention. I like the writ
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Sweet and clean

This is the second book in this series that I have read and I liked it. I think I should have read book 2 first, then this one as it was referenced a lot and I think I missed a bunch of the backstory to this book 3. I may go back and r
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Sweet and clean

This is the second book in this series that I have read and I liked it. I think I should have read book 2 first, then this one as it was referenced a lot and I think I missed a bunch of the backstory to this book 3. I may go back and r
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Arianne the Mistress by Wendy L. Anderson
"This book was gifted to me for an honest review. I've read every single book so far by Wendy L. Anderson and I just can't get enough. Her talent continues to astound me.
Arianne the Mistress is the second book in the Legends of Everclearing series and" Read more of this review »
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"This is the first book that I’ve read from Wendy L. Anderson and I’m surprised in a very positive way! So much that I’ll look up more of her books to read in the future!

That being said, what I want to say about this story:

The world building is outs" Read more of this review »
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“Rising to her feet, she decided to make her own way
and no gods, goddesses, or men would tell her what to do.”
Wendy L. Anderson, Solstice Child: A Norse Mythology Romance

“We can never be gods, after all--but we can become something less than human with frightening ease.”
N.K. Jemisin, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

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