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David Rae

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David Rae lives in the West of Scotland. He lives in a world of his own; a world of wonder, a world where hoards of workers spill out of factories, a world were fog and smoke shroud all kinds of creatures, a world where ruined castles, factories and houses were haunted by ghosts, gangs and memories. He lives in world where witches have been burned at the cross and martyrs have been hung on the Gallowgreen. He writes poetry and short stories and reads every trashy novel, every children's book and every comic that comes his way. ...more

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Average rating: 4.38 · 52 ratings · 37 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Crowman 4.15 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	CROWTOWER (Book two of THE SUN THIEF) 4.67 avg rating — 12 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
	Crowbait (The Sun Thief, #3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 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
	MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF NAUGHTY AND NICE AND OTHER STORIES: An Anthology of humorous Short Stories and Tall Tales 4.25 avg rating — 4 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
	RUTH AND JOHN GETTING TO KNOW YOU : parts 1 to 12 4.33 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
	Living Collection really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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David Rae's Blog: Whispers from the Cupboard

CROWBAIT LAUNCH PARTY ONLINE

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The final part of the Sun Thief Trilogy is lunching in March. Come along to my online launch party on the 17th 7pm UK time.
We will have Q&A, Readings and discussions but mostly we will have fun!

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The Sun Thief (2 books)
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CROWTOWER (Book two of THE SUN THIEF)

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David Rae said: " The priests of Vatu are locked in an endless cycle of life, death, and rebirth. Their constant reincarnations are defined by service to the dark spirit, hatred for each other, and ruling the world of eternal night in which they live, broken only by a ...more "

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David Rae wants to read Yay! They're Here! by Helen E Davis	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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A great premise and starts well. A fairy tail retelling of Blue Beard. but kind of tailed off towards the end and the gothic touches are just that. Embellishments to the story rather than key features
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David Rae finished reading If Flies Could Fart by Justin Boote (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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David Rae rated a book it was amazing Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro (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
This is not the easiest read. Kazuo is brilliant writes, but expects you to be a brilliant reader. Try it. Work on it and it will reward you. If writing is about stimulating thoughts and ideas then then this is doing that and more. Written from the p ...more
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David Rae made a comment in the group Into the Forest — Clerics & Druids topic " Gene wolfe's long sun series would fit here Litany of the Long Sun ...more "
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David Rae rated a book it was amazing Hedgehogs by Iseult Murphy (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
Hedgehogs by Iseult Murphy AKA the queen of comic horror. Keeps up the high standard of all her work. It is on the face of it a fast moving story aimed at the 12-16 market which feels like a mash up of World War Z and the Animals of Farthing wood. Th ...more
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“I had deceived myself. I will not deceive myself again. I have worn many masks and will wear them no more.”
― David Rae, Crowman

tags: enlightenment, illusion, self-deception

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