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Maryel Stone

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Maryel Stone is a native Pittsburgher and retired High School English and Literature teacher. She is the author of The Heir of Time Series, a fantasy, YA series written in the style of classic epic fantasies like the Belgariad and the Shannara books. Set in an alt-history Ancient Middle East, Matthias, Heir of Order, must survive long enough to lead his world onto a path beyond the strict divisions drawn by his ancestors and the meddling saints of heaven. Her newest book, Christmas In Other Words, is a collection of Christmas stories written to be read aloud in church.

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Average rating: 4.7 · 10 ratings · 4 reviews · 9 distinct works

	Journey of Brothers (The Heir of Time Book 2) 4.67 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
	Child of the Scales: Both sides have awaited the birth of the Heir - for very different reasons. Now the struggle begins. (The Heir of Time Book 1) 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
	Christmas In Other Words: Christmas Stories to Read Aloud 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
	The War of Heaven (The Heir of Time Book 3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Christmas In Other Words it was amazing 5.00 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
	Steam Ahead!: A Write by the Rails Anthology by Write by the Rails, Maryel Stone (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Brian Donnell James (Editor) liked it 3.00 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
	Child of the Scales (The Heir of Time #1) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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	A Glint of Light: A Write by the Rails Anthology 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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This is the year that I put away any book with a female MC whose main characteristic is her stupidity. I don't care if the author is famous, or highly regarded, I cannot read another book where the MC is so attracted to a man's looks that she brushes off his psycho/stalkerish/misogynistic behavior.

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The Space Trilogy: Three books in One : Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra and That Hideous Strength

by C.S. Lewis

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A Flicker in the Dark

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Complete Ghost Stories

by M.R. James

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Good but slow A great retelling of Sleeping Beauty with fully formed characters the reader loves. I love that the animals largely steal the show and defeat the evil fairy. However, the slower than molasses plot and the extra verbiage nearly drown the ...more
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A science text book with lovable characters If you love reading pages and pages of science this is for you. Not for me. I ended up skimming - and skipping - dozens of pages just to get to the end. I'm sure science nerds love it. ...more
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So wordy Outside of Three Pines, Gamache is slow. Less a detective and more a philosopher. The monk killer is obvious, and the overarching villainy of the boss is ridiculous. Its almost as if the writer fell in love with the chants and didn't really c ...more
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Lender's early days A not compelling story of Pens days serving Princess Lewyn. Rather uninteresting with very low stakes. I liked seeing the princess again but otherwise lackluster side characters. ...more
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