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	Big Red 4.39 avg rating — 56 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
	Blood Red Sand 4.67 avg rating — 36 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
	Sky Breaker: Tales of the Wanderer by Lee C. Conley (Goodreads Author), H.L.Tinsley (Goodreads Author), C.F. Welburn (Goodreads Author) 4.69 avg rating — 32 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
	Lizard Skin and Sharpened Steel 4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Blood Red Steel 4.91 avg rating — 11 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
	Motherland Climax by Vlad Puting: A Satirical Alternative History Novel it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 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
	Children of the dying (Embers of an Empire Book 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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Damien Larkin rated a book it was amazing Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen (Goodreads Author)	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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Damien Larkin wants to read On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace by Dave Grossman	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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Damien Larkin rated a book it was amazing Awakener Dawning: Life and Limb (The Awakener Series Book 1) by Nova Linwood	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
Life and Limb is the first book in the Awakener series and an excellent introduction to fascinating characters and an intriguing world. Gem's life is utterly spiralling out of control after falling in with the wrong crowd. A devastating accident force ...more
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Damien Larkin wants to read Persian Fire: The First World Empire, Battle for the West - 'Magisterial' Books of the Year, Independent by Tom Holland	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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Damien Larkin liked C.D. Gallant King's blog post: February, month of despair, / with a skewered heart in the centre. (#IWSG February 2026) "I will try to keep this month's post a bit lighter than last month's mid-life/existential crisis. No promises, but I'll try.I'm still writing - I came up with a project for myself and gave myself a deadline, that always seems to help me get motiva..." Read more of this blog post »
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Damien Larkin and 1 other person liked Thomas Perkins's review of The Terror: "An epic in every sense of the word, The Terror is incredibly atmospheric, dreary, and haunting. Based off a real expedition to find the Northwest Passage in the 1840s, it follows the men trapped on the ice and the monster that hunts them - there's th" Read more of this review »
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