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L. Briar

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Author L. Briar is a reader, engineer, and foam swordfighter. She is the author of the Uncommon Universe Series and winner of the 2024 Sidewise Alt-history for her short story “A Brother’s Oath”.

When not writing, Briar enjoys hiking, playing board games with friends, and singing karaoke. Today, she is the author of more than 42 short stories, and her debut novel and 535% overfunded Kickstarter hit, Gambling on Common Sense: Rationality, Romance, and the Space Between—is now available.

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No Returns: Colorado’s Accursed Antholoy has creeped into Spooktober!

Colorado was built on the promise of gold, Wild West adventure, and the bones of forgotten beasts. People dream of these promises, but not all are fulfilled. When a promise is broken, a curse takes its place.

Idealized statues turn into blue nightmares.

Life-preserving devices drag victims into cold depths.

Beautiful music clouds the mind of the listener.

This book is a collection of short stories com

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	Gambling on Common Sense: Rationality, Romance, and The Space Between 4.95 avg rating — 20 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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	Love, Loss, and Robots: Better to have loved and lost an arm than never to have loved at all... by L. Briar (Goodreads Author), David Hankins (Editor) 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
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“Because noir isn’t really a new thing at all. It’s just a fairy tale with guns. Your hardscrabble detective is nothing more than a noble knight with a cigarette and a disease where his heart should be. He talks prettier, that’s all. He’s no less idealistic—there’re good women and bad women, good jobs and bad jobs. Justice and truth are always worth seeking. He pulls his fedora down like the visor on a suit of armour. He serves his lord faithfully whether he wants to or not. And he is in thrall to the idea of a woman. It’s just that in detective stories, women are usually dead before the curtain goes up. In fairy tales, they’re usually alive.”
― Catherynne M. Valente, Radiance

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