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	Nophek Gloss 3.58 avg rating — 2,027 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Azura Ghost 4.10 avg rating — 559 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
	Ethera Grave (The Graven, 3) 3.98 avg rating — 261 ratings — published 2023 — 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 Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January/February 2020 (F&SF, #747) by C.C. Finlay (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alexander C. Irvine, Essa Hansen (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Casthen Gain: A novella of The Graven 3.96 avg rating — 50 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
	Grimdark Magazine, Issue 25, January 2021 by Adrian Collins (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Nicholas Eames (Goodreads Author), Kaaron Warren (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Grimdark Magazine, Issue 33, January 2023 by Beth Tabler (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sarah Chorn (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 18 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
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	Casthen Gain it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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“Deep down, Caiden, we all just want to be seen, without others’ context pressed on us.”
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“Bad things can make good people. Good people can make bad things.”
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“Revenge was the best revenge.”
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