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Jackson Simiana

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Born

Sydney, Australia

Genre

Fantasy, Horror, Poetry

Influences

George RR Martin
Joe Abercrombie
Brandon Sanderson
Andrzej Sapkowski

Member Since

June 2021

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Jackson Simiana is an Australian self-published grimdark fantasy author and poet, with a visceral and character-driven writing style akin to Abercrombie, Martin, and Sanderson.

Reviewers have called him "a master at crafting realistic and revolting violence of such brutality that we are taken aback and start questioning if fighting is ever worth it," with stories that are "emotional, engrossing, gripping" and "filled with gut-wrenching moments, betrayals and twists that leave you gasping." ...more

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Average rating: 4.26 · 105 ratings · 25 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	Starfall (The Fables of Chaos #1) 4.26 avg rating — 35 ratings — 5 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
	Empire of the Dead: A Grimdark Medieval Zombie Horror Novel 4.04 avg rating — 23 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
	Little Sparrow (The Fables of Chaos Book 2) 4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings — 6 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
	Vengeance Waits (The Fables of Chaos, #4) 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — 4 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
	Tears of the Moon Part 1: Nest of Vipers (The Fables of Chaos Book 3) 4.44 avg rating — 9 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
	Electric Blue Butterfly: A Poetry Collection 4.67 avg rating — 6 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
	Tears of the Moon Part 2: Thrones of Ash (The Fables of Chaos Book 5) 3.67 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
	Space Aliens & UFOs: A Poetry Collection it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 5 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
	parallel skies: A Poetry Collection it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 4 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
	ego death: A Poetry Collection 3.50 avg rating — 2 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

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