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Shannon Phillips

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in Bremen, Indiana, The United States

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Science Fiction & Fantasy

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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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The Leper of Saint Giles (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #5)

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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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