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Julia is usually stuck in traffic in Silicon Valley. By day she is a trial lawyer. By night, she writes stories about heroes, monsters, and heroic monsters.

Also, eats a lot of dumplings.

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	Ebony Gate (Phoenix Hoard, #1) by Julia Vee (Goodreads Author), Ken Bebelle (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 1,735 ratings — published 2023	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
	Blood Jade (Phoenix Hoard, #2) by Julia Vee (Goodreads Author), Ken Bebelle (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 654 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Pearl City (The Phoenix Hoard, #3) by Julia Vee (Goodreads Author), Ken Bebelle (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 330 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
	Stakes and Bones (Seattle Slayers, #1) by Ken Bebelle (Goodreads Author), Julia Vee (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 323 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Bricks and Murder (Seattle Slayers, #2) by Ken Bebelle (Goodreads Author), Julia Vee (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 199 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Blood and Blades (Seattle Slayers, #3) by Ken Bebelle (Goodreads Author), Julia Vee (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Breaker's Dawn: An Urban Fantasy Action Adventure Novel in the Veil by Julia Vee (Goodreads Author), Ken Bebelle (Goodreads Author) 4.75 avg rating — 4 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
	Girl on the Kraken by Julia Vee (Goodreads Author), Ken Bebelle (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 4 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
	Sneak Peek for Ebony Gate by Julia Vee (Goodreads Author), Ken Bebelle (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2023	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
	Stakes and Bones - EXPANDED EDITION by Julia Vee (Goodreads Author), Ken Bebelle (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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The Making of a Special Edition Book

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Back in early 2023, our friend group grew wildly enthusiastic about the Strange Horizons special edition submissions call for Wuxia stories. We also knew that SH would only take a few stories. Where could the rest of our stories go

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Lightfall (The Everlands Trilogy, #1)

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Of Jade and Dragons (Fall of the Dragon, #1)

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Julia Vee liked Samantha's review of Ebony Gate (The Phoenix Hoard #1): "4.5/5 ⭐ Based on the cover and synopsis, I was expecting this to be really dark and serious, and was very pleasantly surprised at how often it made me laugh. I knocked off half a star because of some repetitive phrases that mildly annoyed me, as well " Read more of this review »
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Julia Vee liked Kristin's review of Ebony Gate (Phoenix Hoard, #1): "3.5⭐️ FANTASTIC premise, great world building, interesting magic system, and a FMC you really want to root for. However, the pacing felt super uneven on this, and I was not super keen on whatever was going on with the potential love interest / love tr" Read more of this review »
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Julia Vee liked Erica's review of Ebony Gate (Phoenix Hoard, #1): "3.5 ⭐ This world has lots of potential and so do the characters. Great magic system. The story didn't get to all the plot points/conclusions I was hoping for, so fingers crossed the series delivers more in the next book. Love Natalie Naudus as narrat" Read more of this review »
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Julia Vee rated a book it was amazing Seven Recipes for Revolution (What We Eat, #1) by Ryan Rose	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
Food is power. Welcome to the world of kaiju-sized magical cattle, and the butcher Paprick who learns how to cook them at chef school. Is this a dark academy? Yes, but more like a blood-soaked chef school. Rose writes with intensity and whimsy. Fanta ...more
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Julia Vee and 2 other people liked Sean's review of Ebony Gate (Phoenix Hoard, #1): "Take equal parts swords, Asian history/myth/legend, the Dresden Files, the Hollows series, and the Mercy Thompson series. Stick them in a blender, hit start, then pour the result into a book - this is what you would get. Excellent book; stayed up all" Read more of this review »
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Julia Vee answered Priya's question: Are there plans for more stories set in the world of the Phoenix Hoard? Yes, we are in production for the prequel anthology Phoenix Daughter! Yesterday I just got the concept art for the cover. Kickstarter will drop Fall 2026.
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Grim dark epic fantasy at its finest. Tao's lyrical prose tackles dark subjects with compassion. ...more
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