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K.A. Silva

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January 06

Website

https://reluctantwendigo.blogspot.com/

Twitter

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Genre

Fantasy, Romance, Horror

Influences

Neil Gaiman, Ray Bradbury, Sue London, Ambrose Bierce

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K.A. Silva has always loved Halloween and all things dark and spooky, and this comes through in every book of theirs, whether it's about scarecrows and witches or a nerdy cryptid of the northwoods. They love blending genres, particularly urban fantasy, romance, and at least a touch of horror. A happy transplant to the Upper Midwest, they enjoy having 4 actual seasons, especially autumn and, yes, winter. Inspirations include Ray Bradbury, Neil Gaiman, and Ambrose Bierce. Nonbinary/transmasc, pronouns they/he. ...more

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Average rating: 4.58 · 26 ratings · 8 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Wendigogo 4.57 avg rating — 14 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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