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	We Are the Dead (The Last War, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 3,321 ratings — published 2019 — 9 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 Fool's Hope (The Last War, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 1,735 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Until the Last (The Last War, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 1,309 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
	A Lost Cause: A Tale of The Last War: A dark fantasy short story 4.47 avg rating — 19 ratings	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
	What Evil Lurks (The Witchfinder Chronicles, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	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
	Beware, Darkness Calls (The Witchfinder Chronicles, #2) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	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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Half the World (Shattered Sea, #2)

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Mike Shackle said: " My favourite of the Shattered Sea trilogy. A quest without hope, unrequited love, a girl touched by Mother War and a man who can lift a ship. "

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A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)

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