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Brent’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Brent’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Brent Matley
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My new book - Dying Ember
I'm proud to present my next upcoming major book release:
Dying Ember
Sebastian Salvator is a man with the world on his shoulders.
The continent of Ember is dying – a mysterious affliction is sending its citizens hysterical, soon after… death awaits. There is no known cure. The Royal Kingdom of Ember sends Sebastian to the island of Nadine as one last hope. Legends of a cure lie deep within the isla Read more of this blog post »
Dying Ember
Sebastian Salvator is a man with the world on his shoulders.
The continent of Ember is dying – a mysterious affliction is sending its citizens hysterical, soon after… death awaits. There is no known cure. The Royal Kingdom of Ember sends Sebastian to the island of Nadine as one last hope. Legends of a cure lie deep within the isla Read more of this blog post »
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"Book 11 was absolutely amazing. It read way quicker than the others due to so much more action. Mat is a main focus and his storyline has become amazing and very exciting. Rand sadly seemed to fall away in this book which is kind of unfortunate, but "
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| Of the Past was a thoroughly enjoyable narrative poem book in which I enjoyed reading through every page. The story features two brothers; one down on his luck, and the other not so. The concept is reminiscent of the play Blood Brothers, in the fact ...more | |
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"When I started this one, it seemed a mere confection, a little trip back to Victorian era Britain with some basic philosophical discussions thrown into the mix. By the time I finished, I felt I’d waded into somewhat deeper waters. A lovely, gentle, a"
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"There's a lot going on here, so let's talk about it:
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| Emare is a modern retelling of the medieval poem of the same name. It was originally written in Middle English around the late 14th century. Emare tells the tale of a nobly born young woman who suffers a series of unjust persecutions, yet through pat ...more | |
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| A Story for Marie is a beautifully written short story in which it acts as a chronology/diary gifted to Marie. It's here we learn about how her mum and dad met, and the trials and tribulations that many families endure throughout their lifetimes. It ...more | |
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The Adventures of Sloane & Beldor: Volume One (Eversun tales Book 1)
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“Fiction is one of the few experiences where loneliness can be both confronted and relieved. Drugs, movies where stuff blows up, loud parties -- all these chase away loneliness by making me forget my name's Dave and I live in a one-by-one box of bone no other party can penetrate or know. Fiction, poetry, music, really deep serious sex, and, in various ways, religion -- these are the places (for me) where loneliness is countenanced, stared down, transfigured, treated.”
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“A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit.”
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“You cannot hope to sweep someone else away by the force of your writing until it has been done to you.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.”
― Macbeth
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.”
― Macbeth
“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
― Northanger Abbey
― Northanger Abbey
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