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Scott Austin Tirrell

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in Monson, Massachusetts, The United States

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Fantasy, Horror, Historical Fiction

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Clive Barker, Frank Herbert, George R. R. Martin, Joe Abercrombie, Ste ...more

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April 2020

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Scott Austin Tirrell writes dark fantasy because apparently the real world doesn't contain enough dead people, ruined faiths, and gods with questionable motives.

Most of his stories take place in Lucardia, a world with a long memory and a rather serious problem with its dead. Its people have been taught many comforting things about history, religion, power, and what happens when the reaper’s sickle swings. Unfortunately, much of it is wrong.

Scott is less interested in heroes than in complicated people who stumble into mysteries they probably should have left alone—and then have to live with what they find.

When he isn’t writing, Scott wanders old cemeteries in search of character names and thinks about fictional people as though they have per ...more

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Average rating: 4.35 · 49 ratings · 24 reviews · 29 distinct works • Similar authors

	Island of Stone 4.30 avg rating — 10 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
	Dawn of the Lightbearer 4.30 avg rating — 10 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
	The Mourning Son: Journey to Dis - An Epic Dark Fantasy (Absolution of the Morning Star Book 2) 4.33 avg rating — 6 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
	Jezelle: Thief of Forks - An Adult Grimdark Fantasy Novel (Blood and Banners Book 4) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 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
	The Slaying of the Bull really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 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
	Noonday in the North 4.67 avg rating — 3 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
	Koen: Quills from the Raven's Nest 4.33 avg rating — 3 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
	The Novice of Thanatos: An Epic Dark Academia Fantasy it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Destiny of the Daystar: Shattered Circles- An Epic Dark Fantasy (Absolution of the Morning Star Book 4) 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
	Duke Rhime of the Spire: A Gothic Dark Fantasy 3.50 avg rating — 2 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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Scott Tirrell liked Freya Pickard's review of Jezelle: Thief of Forks - An Adult Grimdark Fantasy Novel (Blood and Banners Book 4): "Jezelle - Thief of Forks by Scott A Tirrell 6/5 Jezelle isn’t just a backstory; it’s a biography of survival. Young Jez finds she isn’t just being used by common humans, but by priests and prophecies of old. This tale fills in Jezelle’s history, explain" Read more of this review »
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Scott Tirrell liked Jenny T's review of Duke Rhime of the Spire: A Gothic Dark Fantasy (Absolution of the Morning Star): "In order to settle her family’s debt, Evaline is betrothed to the infamous Duke Rhime of House Battenborne. The Duke’s rumored to be involved in dark and forbidden magic at his fortress of Eldenspire. Meanwhile, unrest is brewing in the land ruled by" Read more of this review »
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