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Tom Mock is a North Carolina based fantasy and horror author. He received an English degree from East Carolina University, where he was selected as an outstanding undergraduate creative writer, and a Masters in English from North Carolina State University.

His debut urban fantasy novel The Long Nights is a SPFBO8 Semi-Finalist and won the 2021 Indies Today Awards: Runner-up in Horror, and his short fiction has been selected as a finalist in the Press 53 awards and nominated for a pushcart prize. He writes about outsiders and ghosts and magic.

He loves dogs and cats, and is forever helping his parents with their small horse farm.

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Average rating: 4.22 · 69 ratings · 32 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Long Nights 4.15 avg rating — 52 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
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	Moon Song & Other Stories by Tom Mock (Goodreads Author), Christina DeProspero (Illustrator), Katie Pegram (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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
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