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J.C. Rycroft

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Fantasy, Gay and Lesbian

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JC Rycroft is a queer fantasy author living and writing on unceded Wadawurrung land in Australia. Their work draws on high and epic fantasy tropes, mixed with a dollop of queer romance, humour and wit, flawed but fabulous feminist heroes and diverse-in-all-the-ways characters, liberally sprinkled with philosophical concepts brought to life. She loves bringing together the apparent contradictions: high theory and silly humour, profound theoretical concerns with a rollicking good story, and ordinary people with unexpected demands to heroism that somehow only they can answer.

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Average rating: 4.17 · 1,606 ratings · 450 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Blood-Born Dragon (The Everlands Cycle, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 831 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	The Timeless Legion (The Everlands Cycle, #2) 4.39 avg rating — 288 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	A Hired Blade (The Everlands Cycle, #0.5) 4.05 avg rating — 240 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
	The Fires of Longest Night 3.99 avg rating — 184 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 Player and the Prince (The Everlands Cycle, #0.6) 4.40 avg rating — 63 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

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J.C. Rycroft liked Nicole \| bookishhygienist's review of A Hired Blade (The Everlands Cycle, #0.5): "I think the issue with starting a series with a prequel novella—especially a fantasy world—is it’s real hard to connect to any of the characters before it’s just over. Devastating ending that likely will be the cause of this characters trauma but I j" Read more of this review »
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J.C. Rycroft liked Shula McCann's review of The Fires of Longest Night: "This is my first story by this author, and I did enjoy their writing style, and the humor that was in the background a lot of the time. This read like a story where I am supposed to have more background knowledge than I had as a newbie going into it " Read more of this review »
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J.C. Rycroft liked Elizabeth's review of The Fires of Longest Night: "Honestly? Of all the books in the series, I liked this one the least. It feels like you've been invited to a party where everyone knows each other and you're an outsider. There was a lot of confusion, heroes, and conflict, but I didn't feel it at all" Read more of this review »
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J.C. Rycroft and 1 other person liked cleoྀི ˚⊹'s review of The Blood-Born Dragon (The Everlands Cycle, #1): "2.75⭐ so I had high hopes for this one bc it has a lot of good reviews but it started off so slow and I was okayyy this is gonna deliver but I just didn't connect with liv? ik that's she's complex or whatever but the fact she slept with others while b" Read more of this review »
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J.C. Rycroft made a comment on Jay’s review of The Fires of Longest Night " Jay, I know I’m such a terrible tease! The Era of Storms will explore the crazed dragons in more detail (hopefully Book 1 will release next year?) tho ...more "
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What a sumptuous little feast of a story! Ready yourself for a sapphic fairytale, with curses and murders, and the chance that maybe, just maybe, love might win out in the end. I so enjoyed spending time with Kolfrosta and Dalla, especially the fairy ...more
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