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Laura Anne (née Engelhardt)

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Fantasy, History

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An avid fantasy reader, Laura writes the kinds of books she loves to read: richly imagined worlds populated by complex, memorable characters. She began writing this series under the last name Engelhardt but changed her name in 2025 to honor her mother. Laura’s writing career began in college when she wrote her first play. After graduating, she moved to Germany and continued writing while teaching ESL to business executives. Back in the United States, she taught ballroom dance and worked in retail but eventually decided that living in her parents’ attic was not sustainable and went to law school. After seventeen years as a lawyer and compliance officer in New York City, she left Wall Street to become a mediator and arbitrator. Laura now live ...more

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Average rating: 3.98 · 181 ratings · 85 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	Sirens Unbound (Fifth Mage War #1) 3.73 avg rating — 85 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
	Tumbled Tales by Marisca Pichette (Goodreads Author), Laura Anne (née Engelhardt) (Goodreads Author), Richard Zwicker (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Mages Unbound (Fifth Mage War #2) 4.14 avg rating — 28 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
	Mississippi Missing (Fifth Mage War #3) 4.26 avg rating — 19 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
	Songs of the Suffragists: Lyrics of American Feminism from 1850 to 2020 by League of Women Voters Berkely Heights, New Providence & Summit, Laura Anne (née Engelhardt) (Goodreads Author), Stephanie Lioudis it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
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Fifth Mage War (3 books)
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What A Dragon Should Know (Dragon Kin, #3)

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Astray (The Adventures of a Xeno-Archaeologist, #1)

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The Wonder Engine (Clocktaur War, #2)

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