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S.E. Martens

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S.E. Martens is a Canadian indie author. They grew up in Northern Ontario, with the moose, bears and serious amounts of snow. A library and information technician by training, they have enjoyed more than a decade working in the world of public libraries.

They are drawn to all things weird and spooky, but also superheroes, science fiction and fantasy. Their work blends genre with surreal, dreamlike imagery.

Their poetry has appeared in Strange Horizons, The Literary Hatchet, Star*Line, and more.

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An overdue update . . .

More than a year ago (January 2025) I was full-steam ahead on re-releasing a second edition of BLUE REVOLUTION with a shiny new cover and some additional edits. I had high hopes that the second book, BLUE ODYSSEY, would follow quickly after. Unfortunately, 2025 proved to be an extremely difficult year for me. I lost my cat and my mother within 1 week of each other. In these last several months, co Read more of this blog post »

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	Skull Moss: Poems 4.18 avg rating — 11 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
	Blue Revolution (The Blue Sequence, #1) 4.50 avg rating — 6 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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Don't Let the Forest In (Don't Let The Forest In, #1)

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