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Eric N. Lard

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Eric's base camp is at the foot of the oft-smoldering Sierra Nevada in NorCal where he enjoys, surfing, snowboarding, and mountain biking with his wife and three adult sons. His work primarily appears on the galactic interweb as bits of static between other, more important stuff. ...more

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Average rating: 4.62 · 76 ratings · 61 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Arcfire of Antiquity (Incursion Chronicles Book 1) 4.61 avg rating — 28 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
	Dawn of the Construct (Soul Machine Saga, #1) 4.55 avg rating — 20 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
	The Renegade Bodie Nine (The Chronicles of Bodie Nine Book 1) 4.69 avg rating — 13 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
	Exile of the Pan Arcanum (Incursion Chronicles Book 2) 4.64 avg rating — 11 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
	The Harbinger Broken (The Waysmith Chronicles Book 1) 4.75 avg rating — 4 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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Arcfire of Antiquity set for release 10/21

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So excited to announce that Arcfire of Antiquity, Book 1 of the Incursion Chronicles, and prequel to Dawn of the Construct, is set for release 10/21. ARC available for review here: https://booksprout.co/reviewer/review...
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Eric Lard rated a book it was amazing The Strength of the Few (Hierarchy, #2) by James Islington (Goodreads Author)	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
I haven't been this excited to read a big release in a very long time. I wasn't disappointed. The same detailed world-building, the same propulsive narrative, and ever-increasing stakes. The same believable/likeable/hateable characters and plenty mor ...more
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I started off not expecting to like this story. Maybe I've been jaded by prior big releases, but this one continued to pull me in. Like many coming-of-age stories, there's plenty of hardship, a relentlessly resilient protagonist, and a world seemingl ...more
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Pros: Military Sci-Fi flavor. Slick, technical action. Relentless pacing. Ever-increasing stakes. Broken protagonist with believable relationship drama and a satisfying arc. Cons: Really not too many; the occasional convenient plot element (that can b ...more
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