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Izabela Raittila

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Born

Warsaw, Poland

Website

https://izaforestspritstories.com/

Genre

Fantasy, Horror

Influences

JRR. Tolkien, Andrzej Sapkowski

Member Since

March 2021

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Izabela "Iza" Raittila was born in Poland but raised in the United Kingdom. She's a been fan of fantasy, mythology and folklore ever since she was a child. She read J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion' during the coronavirus pandemic, which inspired her to write her debut book, the short stories anthology 'The Stories They Told Their Children'. She is currently editing her first Gothic horror novel ‘Reign in Hell: A Gothic Romance’ inspired by various myths, Dante’s ‘The Divine Comedy’ and the TV show ‘Hazbin Hotel’.

In addition to writing, she also enjoys reading fantasy, Viking era historical fiction and Gothic horror. Her other hobbies include cycling, listening heavy metal music. She lives in Finland with her husband and two children. ...more

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Average rating: 4.62 · 21 ratings · 17 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Tiriyanin's Riddles by Izabela Raittila (Goodreads Author), Edward Hargreaves (editor), Rose Goga (illustrator) 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings	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 Stories They told Their Children 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings	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
	Tiriyanin's Riddles: The Emperor, the Orchid and the Rose by Izabela Raittila (Goodreads Author), Edward Hargreaves (editor), Rose Goga (illustrator) 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
	Fantasy World: Naropa Anthology Vol 2 by J Clair, Daisy Shell (Goodreads Author), Izabela Raittila (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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The opening lines of ‘ A War of Blood, Mountains and Sand’.

I’m revising my other fantasy project set in Gragiyan Empire universe- ‘A War of Blood, Mountains and Sand’ the prequel novel to ‘Tiriyanin’s Riddles’. ‘A War of Blood, Mountains and Sand’ is an epic fantasy set thirty years before ‘Tiriyanin’s Riddles’. This book is about the adventures of Tiriyan’s father Emperor Vecatian II, an Arhian girl named Kiia and a Misoan slave called Rea during Gragiya

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The Secret Commonwealth (The Book of Dust, #2)

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