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Shannon Phillips

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in Bremen, Indiana, The United States

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I'm a writer and mom living in Oakland, where I keep three sons, two cats, and a husband in a vine-shrouded bungalow. I like old things, wild places, tall tales, and the people who tell them. ...more

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	Fae by Rhonda Parrish (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sidney Blaylock Jr. (Goodreads Author), Amanda Block 4.19 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Love Hurts: A Speculative Fiction Anthology by Tricia Reeks (Editor), Jeff Vandermeer (Goodreads Author), Hugh Howey (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2015 — 4 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 Millennial Sword 3.84 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Journey by Shannon Phillips (Goodreads Author), German Yanovsky 3.92 avg rating — 12 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
	Speculative Story Bites by Sarena Ulibarri (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Rebecca Roland (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Larry Hodges (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2016	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 Lady of Roch Shan liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013 — 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 Big Booger Bubble by Shannon Phillips (Goodreads Author), Ingrid Steblea (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 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
	Gail Murphy and the Piskies by Shannon Phillips (Goodreads Author), Ingrid Steblea (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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I’m super excited to announce that my latest novel, co-written with my friend German, will be available at the end of the month. The quick pitch for Journey is “Black Sails” meets “The Expanse”: it’s hard sci-fi, realistically gritty with a cyberpunk edge. The e-book will be $2.99 and is available for pre-order now; the paperback will be $15.99 and available on May 28th. The amazing cover art is b

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Pushing Ice

by Alastair Reynolds

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The Mythic Dream

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Even Greater Mistakes

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This was my favorite book of the year (and it was a good year for books!) Reminded me of Ursula K. Le Guin's "Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight," which is perhaps my all time favorite novella. Both feature Southwestern mythic landscapes, vivid ...more
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“Everything has an older meaning. All words have their secrets. Spells and gods are buried in the thicket of language.”
― Shannon Phillips, The Millennial Sword

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“People who deny the existence of dragons are often eaten by dragons. From within.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader and the Imagination

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