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Ilia Epifanov

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Ilia Epifanov is an American science fiction and supernatural thriller author. He has written over thirty short stories, books, and comics, and his works take readers to curious and uncanny worlds to grapple with intimacy and loss.

Crescent Earth, the first book of Ilia’s latest sci-fi series, kicks off his most ambitious mystery yet. Through a time traveling spaceship, readers are transported across a rich interstellar landscape to solve the murder of Frankie Mason.

In his spare time, Ilia is a developmental editor who reads crime fiction and comic books while taking his two Pomeranians to the park. He gets his inspiration from long walks with his family and through his travels. He was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and currently lives in L ...more

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The End of the World: and Other Catastrophes

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