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Jayden Jelso

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Young Adult, Science Fiction, Thriller

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Jayden Jelso is an author, screenwriter, and filmmaker. His love of storytelling first stemmed from an obsession with the Star Wars franchise, The Lord of the Rings series, and all eight Harry Potter films. He began making short films at eight-years-old, and still has a passion for it. He started writing his debut novel, Talon, when he was only sixteen and published it at eighteen.
Outside of writing, you may be able to spot him making a film, watching The Office, laughing at inside jokes, or posting about his current work in progress on his Instagram feed @authorjaydenjelso.

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	Talon (The Falcon's Nest Trilogy, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 433 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
	Magistrate (The Falcon's Nest Trilogy, #2) 3.79 avg rating — 58 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
	Untitled (The Falcon's Nest Trilogy, #3) 3.14 avg rating — 14 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

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The Phantom of the Opera

by Gaston Leroux

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The Tempest

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Les Misérables

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“I thought I knew what I wanted... I wanted answers. But when they came, I didn't know what to do with them.”
― Jayden Jelso, Talon

tags: dystopian, sci-fi, ya

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“For so long, he’d tried to achieve happiness, to obtain it without anyone else. But what if happiness wasn’t an achievement? What if it wasn’t obtained?
What if it was a choice?”
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tags: dystopian, science-fiction

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“He gripped the little book tightly, staring at its dark blue cover, its silver designs, and its ribbon bookmark. Imprinted on the front
in gold lettering was the Greek word μπλεβιβλιο. Bluebook.”
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