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Shannon McDermott

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Shannon McDermott is an author of science fiction and has been occupied for years with constructing scenarios of the colonization of Mars. The Time Door, the first book in the Eternities Series, was released by Enclave Publishing in October 2024. Shannon reviews speculative fiction as a staff writer with Lorehaven.

Shannon lives in the great Midwest, where she does her best to avoid icy weather, sweltering heat, and tornadoes, according to the season. Her interests include history, classic literature, and lattes.

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	The Time Door (The Eternities, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 90 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
	The Valley of Decision 4.04 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
	Singularity (The Eternities, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 21 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 Last Heir 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Inspection (Adventures of Christian Holmes #1) 4.13 avg rating — 8 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
	Sweet Green Paper (Adventures of Christian Holmes #2) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2013	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 Beauty of the Lilies 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 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
	Summer Leaves 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013	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 Sunrise Windows by Shannon McDermott (Goodreads Author), Meghan McDermott (Illustrator) 3.67 avg rating — 3 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
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The Most Dangerous Words

The most dangerous words are the ones that you think you understand. This is a trap of old books, where familiar words often hold strange meanings. Sometimes it is not the word, but its definition, that becomes archaic; the definition is discarded, the word acquires new meaning and endures.

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“When have I rebelled?"
"When have you ever obeyed?”
― Shannon McDermott, The Valley of Decision

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“They were the truth, so far as I can see."
"But you cannot see very far, and what you do see you do not understand. You do not know the truth.”
― Shannon McDermott, The Valley of Decision

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“As long as I find my brother, I'll take any trouble with it."
"I suppose that's love.”
― Shannon McDermott, The Time Door

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“Much of life must go by without comment.”
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“The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.”
― Horace Walpole

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“That’s what being alive is, Thing! It’s being badly prepared for everything! Because you only get one chance, Thing!”
― Terry Pratchett, Diggers

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“All the world's a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed.”
― Seán O'Casey

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“If nothing is self-evident, nothing can be proved. Similarly if nothing is obligatory for its own sake, nothing is obligatory at all.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man

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