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Greetings and salutations! I am M.A. Carlson, author of three series, all available now. Check where my writing journey began with World Tree Online: The Curse of Hurlig Ridge, The Duchess of Hammers, The Mountain Valley War, The Endless Savanna, the Order of Epic Grinders. My second series is Planet Hero: Civilian and Sidekick. And I just released my newest novel and third series, The Devil's Game: Purgatory. I hope you enjoy the adventure and the fantastic journey that is the World Tree Online, Planet Hero, and The Devil's Game.

More about me, I love writing. I love being entertained by a good story. I wrote my first original novel a few years ago now and I can't see myself stopping writing any time soon, it's what I plan to do for the res ...more

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	The Curse of Hurlig Ridge: 1st Dive (World Tree Online, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 550 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
	The Duchess of Hammers: 2nd Dive (World Tree Online, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 427 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
	The Mountain Valley War: 2nd Dive Concludes (World Tree Online, #3) 4.50 avg rating — 303 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 Endless Savanna: 3rd Dive (World Tree Online #4) 4.53 avg rating — 233 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	The Order of Epic Grinders: 4th Dive (World Tree Online #5) 4.60 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Planet Hero: Civilian (Planet Hero, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Purgatory (The Devil's Game #1) 4.41 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Planet Hero: Sidekick (Planet Hero #2) 4.54 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Shadow Agency (Shadow Agency #1) by M.A. Carlson (Goodreads Author), Joshua Swayne (Editor) 4.68 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Shadow Blade (Shadow Agency #2) 4.81 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2024	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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“In the end, you will realize that it changes nothing, whether this world is real or a game the way you interact with it remains the same,” the Goddess Issara said wisely.”
― M.A. Carlson, The Duchess of Hammers: 2nd Dive

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“Buff up, everyone,” ordered Icyhot. The cacophony of spells bouncing around us was exciting”
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“Did you know, enchanting creates an energy matrix that loops and builds upon itself and the more loops you can complete, the more powerful the enchantment will be? By the same token, if you can find a way to break one of the loops it will weaken the enchantment. There also a nexus of energy that feeds the enchantment and if you can find a way to destabilize it, the enchantment will fail completely and often the cascading failure causes explosive results.”
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