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	Voice of War (Threadlight, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 2,090 ratings — published 2020 — 10 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
	Stones of Light (Threadlight, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 1,168 ratings — published 2021 — 6 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
	Bonds of Chaos (Threadlight, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 939 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	The Advent of Winter by Dom McDermott (Goodreads Author), Thiago Abdalla (Goodreads Author), Kian N. Ardalan (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 253 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
	Five Silver Rings 4.13 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 2022	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 Threadlight Trilogy 4.18 avg rating — 124 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
	Grimoire: Tales from Dragonsteel Nexus 2024 by Shawn Speakman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), J.A. Andrews (Goodreads Author), Zack Argyle (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Grimoire: A Grim Oak Press Anthology For Dragonsteel Nexus 2025 by Shawn Speakman (Goodreads Author), Christopher Paolini (Goodreads Author), Matt Dinniman (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 22 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
	Unavowed: New Tales by Masters of Fantasy by Shawn Speakman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Michael J. Sullivan (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), M.L. Wang (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.31 avg rating — 16 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
	Grimoire: A Grim Oak Press Anthology For Seattle Worldcon 2025 by Shawn Speakman (Goodreads Author), Matt Dinniman (Goodreads Author), Martha Wells (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 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

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Zack Argyle rated a book it was amazing Songs of the Dead (The Strata Wars, #1) by Brandon Sanderson (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
I think I figured it out! Okay, hear me out. The entire time reading this, I was trying to figure out the best way to pitch it. There are parts that reminded me of books like Dresden Files and Dante's Inferno. TV Shows like Grimm and The Bondsman. But ...more
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Zack Argyle and 1 other person liked PICARDAT Franck's review of Grimoire: A Grim Oak Press Anthology For Seattle Worldcon 2025 (The Shadow Tower of Grimoires): "6/5 stars Timely - Megan Lindholm 5/5 stars The Snake Star - Jason Denzel Dreaming of the New World to Come - Scott Edelman The Bane of Ixmu - Zack Argyle Insert Disk Two - Seanan McGuire A Bird Alone - Patrick Swenson To Dance Across the Sky - Andy Peloquin" Read more of this review »
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Zack Argyle wants to read Grimoire: A Grim Oak Press Anthology For Emerald City Comic Con 2026 by Shawn Speakman (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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Zack Argyle made a comment on his review of Grimoire: A Grim Oak Press Anthology For Dragonsteel Nexus 2025 " Glad you enjoyed it, Megan! There are really some great stories in this collection! "
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Zack Argyle rated a book it was amazing Brigands & Breadknives (Legends & Lattes, #2) by Travis Baldree (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
Throw away your expectations. Like Legends & Lattes, this book is full of heart. It's brimming with character growth. And topped with a healthy dose of the realities of life and change. As soon as I stopped wanting Viv and a cinnamon roll, I realized ...more
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Zack Argyle has read Isles of the Emberdark by Brandon Sanderson (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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Zack Argyle rated a book it was amazing Brigands & Breadknives (Legends & Lattes, #2) by Travis Baldree (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
Throw away your expectations. Like Legends & Lattes, this book is full of heart. It's brimming with character growth. And topped with a healthy dose of the realities of life and change. As soon as I stopped wanting Viv and a cinnamon roll, I realized ...more
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Zack Argyle and 4 other people liked Daria's review of The Advent of Winter: "The Patchskin Woman - Cal Black 8/10 Rite of the Tundra - Jim Wilbourne 6/10 Innocence Lost - H.C. Newell 6/10 Frosted Embers - L.L. MacRae 7/10 Frozen Hell - Karim Soliman 5/10 Soulshard - Thiago Abdalla 8/10 Blood Fire - Palmer Pickering 8/10 Cold Silver " Read more of this review »
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Zack Argyle rated a book it was amazing Grimoire: A Grim Oak Press Anthology For Dragonsteel Nexus 2025 by Shawn Speakman (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
Yes, I am one of the authors. No, I don't usually get to reading the full anthology before it is released. This time, I did! There are some really delightful stories here. I particularly love the range of styles and worlds represented. You might go from ...more
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“Self-betterment is the rarest form of ambition.”
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“Wishing. Hoping. They are dangerous words. If you hope for something to be true and it is not, that realization can break you. But until then, while that belief runs warm in your blood, it can drive you to do amazing things.”
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“It doesn’t matter how beautiful the wall is if the garden inside is dying. No one can live like that forever.”
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“With two strokes of a pen, any man can change torture into fortune.”
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“Better to be naked and mad than dead.”
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“Have you heard the metaphor of the sticks?” Jurius’ eyes grew colder. “Grab a stick at both ends, you bend it, and it breaks. Gather a bundle of sticks together, grab it at the ends, and you cannot break them. The problem is that sometimes there are stubborn sticks that refuse to break, even on their own. No matter how hard you twist and bend, it refuses to snap. I have an eye for identifying those sticks. When I find one, I don’t waste my time on it. I grab another from the same tree and make the stubborn stick watch as I break its brother.”
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“It doesn’t matter how beautiful the wall is if the garden inside is dying. No one can live like that forever.”
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“We all lie, Laurel. The world would be worse if we didn’t, but it’s also more brittle because we do.”
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