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John Bierce

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John Bierce is a fantasy novelist, history and science buff, SFF fan, and general all-around dork. He currently lives in Lisbon, Portugal.

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“No matter how complex or advanced magical warfare grew, rocks moving at high speed would always be relevant.”
John Bierce, The Siege of Skyhold

“Dragons keep their money in banks like everyone else,” Avah said. “Hoards don’t accrue interest.”
John Bierce, Jewel of the Endless Erg

“Most people who knew of Alustin’s vendetta assumed he had some grand master plan, but there was nothing of the sort. Alustin preferred a far more improvisatory approach— it was best, so far as he was concerned, to have tools to react to any sort of situation, rather than relying on a more fleshed-out plan. That isn’t to say he didn’t have plans at all, of course. Plans were fine so long as you remembered that they were just tools, not goals in and of themselves. People tended to get over-attached to plans, to the point where they would fail to achieve their objective rather than abandoning the plan they’d put so much time and effort into.”
John Bierce, The Lost City of Ithos

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