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R.D. Pires

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RD Pires has found there's always a story to tell, and so he spends his time writing them down. A writing project is always on his mind, even when there aren't enough hours in a day to work on them.

Author of many genres, he has a special place in his heart for queer fiction. His latest works have been part of The Tides That Reign series with book 1, Design of Darkness out last summer, and book 2, Sparrows Sing of Dying just released!

He lives in California with his husband and their daughter. ...more

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	Design of Darkness: The Tides That Reign Book One 4.51 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2024 — 8 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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	A Vast, Untethered Ocean 4.25 avg rating — 24 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
	Of Chaos and Eternal Night: A Coming-Of-Age Fantasy 4.55 avg rating — 22 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
	Sparrows Sing of Dying (The Tides That Reign, #2) 4.82 avg rating — 11 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
	A Sky Littered with Stories 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2018 — 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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“Sometimes, we carry our troubles so plainly that everyone can see them.”
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“Now there was a sense of liberation, a feeling of finality. It's in the spinning of the wheels beneath him, the miles of road he has traveled, and the miles of road he has yet to travel. Why had leaving ever seemed so difficult?”
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“Now there was a sense of liberation, a feeling of finality. It's in the spinning of the wheels beneath him, the miles of road he has traveled, and the miles of road he has yet to travel. When had leaving ever seemed so difficult?”
― R.D. Pires, A Vast, Untethered Ocean

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“Now there was a sense of liberation, a feeling of finality. It's in the spinning of the wheels beneath him, the miles of road he has traveled, and the miles of road he has yet to travel. When had leaving ever seemed so difficult?”
― R.D. Pires, A Vast, Untethered Ocean

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“Sometimes, we carry our troubles so plainly that everyone can see them.”
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“Grief can be a kind of exhaustion, after all.”
― Noah Medlock, A Botanical Daughter

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“Simon, what do you understand to be the nature of a soul?" he said suddenly.

Simon was staring darkly into the endless distance. He didn't refocus his gaze to reply.

"That part of us which cannot be destroyed.”
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“He had tried sculpting in other materials - in clay, marble, wood, and bronze - but corpses were the only medium that really sang under his fingers.”
― Noah Medlock, A Botanical Daughter