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J. Kirsch

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Chicago, IL, The United States

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J. Kirsch is an avid writer, traveler, and dog lover. He grew up near Chicago raised by two librarians with a love for storytelling, and his adventures have taken him to Japan, China, Scotland, New Zealand, and beyond. He has published 3 different series and more than 35 titles overall, including a variety of novels, novellas, and short stories.

J. Kirsch is a Jacksonville Public Library ‘Author of the Year’ award winner and a longtime contributor to the Hugo Award-Winning project, Archive of Our Own. He has been featured in Morgan Hazelwood’s ‘Author Spotlight,’ as well as The Book Cave, and received praise from a Black Orchid Award winner. His works have reached the ‘New Adult’ bestseller lists for both Amazon and Smashwords. His 2026 nove ...more

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	Siblings of the Universe 4.85 avg rating — 26 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
	Wolfborn the Complete Trilogy 4.88 avg rating — 24 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 Princess Who Defied Kings (Princess Who Defied Kings #1) 4.38 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	A Reckoning and Rebirth it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 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 Journey it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 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
	The Journey: Dark and Bloody Ground it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 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 Princess Who Wouldn't Die (Princess Who Defied Kings #0.5) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014	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
	Rebel Girl of Mars 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	From Heartwarming to Scary: Holiday Inspired Stories from Every Season by J. Kirsch (Goodreads Author), K.G. McAbee (Goodreads Author), Charlotte Henley Babb (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Starbase Sanctuary by J. Kirsch (Goodreads Author), K.G. McAbee (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 2 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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All new writers, whether they realize it or not, are about to embark on a journey. No, I’m not talking about simply traveling from point A to point B. I’m talking about something much more profound. Something elusive. Something far more powerful.

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Dark Moon Defender (Twelve Houses, #3)

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“He imagined then that the shifting clouds contained thousands of years, and that he had seen the same tree in two different times. What if every moment of that tree's existence, the whole of its past and its future, existed at once, here in this blank and infinite cloud? An eerie suggestion of his own insubstantiality pulled at him. He, too, was inside the void.”
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