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K. R. Shepard

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Genre

Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction

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Andrzej Sapkowski Stephen King Robin Hobb Brandon Sanderson ...more

Member Since

May 2023

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An aspiring fantasy author who admires syntax, semantics, coffee, and toasted corn.

But what truly fuels the passion of the Craft are immersive worlds full of lovable characters (and ones not so lovable), well-crafted but comically-absurd plot lines, thrilling action sequences, and variegated dialogue.

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Balancing Art & Life

With everything that affects us - including our jobs, hobbies, chores, family life, social life, and a lot of impromptu things - it's sometimes hard to achieve a balance where things falls into place and we're fully satisfied with the time we have left behind us. Even so, we try, for Art (be it writing, music, painting, or any other form of Art) is the most important food for the soul.

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K. R. Shepard’s books

Average rating: 4.74 · 47 ratings · 42 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Where the Stars Scream for Mercy (Dragonveil, #1) 4.83 avg rating — 18 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 Crystal of Farstead (The Big Beyond Novelette Series, #3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 9 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 Butcher of Allasar (The Big Beyond Novelette Series, #2) 4.89 avg rating — 9 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 Stone of Brimisvallir (The Big Beyond Novelette Series, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 9 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 Light of Silver it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Waning Whispers of the Deep Blue (Dragonveil, #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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K. R. Shepard is currently reading

The Slavic Myths

by Noah Charney (Goodreads Author)

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K. R. Shepard liked Ben Southworth's review of Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders, #1): "Nobody writes suffering for their characters like Robin Hobb; Wintrow, in particular, goes through some true misery in this book, and coupled with the abject villainy of his father, it makes for some really memorable scenes. The other characters here" Read more of this review »
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K. R. Shepard liked Nicholas Perez's status update Nicholas Perez is on page 129 of 409 of Cytonic: Maybe because it's been a while since I read the last books, but something feels off about Spensa's narration. Like, it doesn't feel the same.
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Quotes by K. R. Shepard (?)

“Actually, there is a piece of advice I have for you.” He pointed at the platter. “Get rid of it. It smells like absolute arse in here.”
― K. R. Shepard, The Butcher of Allasar

tags: humour

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“Justice had to be an ultimatum, otherwise it was just a
moral compromise. And moral compromises weren’t conducted under circumstances like these. Circumstances involving evil.”
― K. R. Shepard, The Light of Silver

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“Life before Death.
Strength before Weakness.
Journey before Destination.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

tags: inspirational, motto

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“Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.”
― Stephen King

tags: books

9098 likes

“Thinking is not always...comforting. It is always good, but not always comforting.”
― Robin Hobb, Royal Assassin

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