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Axel Martens
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To quote a character of my debut novel: “How could I be so foolish to believe I would succeed? In the stories, the daring highwayman always got the bounty and sometimes even won the girl. Stories—am I a child? I’m (almost) a man grown and still as stupid as a bairn in swaddling clothes. ... Now what?”
Growing up as the fourth of five siblings, I enjoyed the privilege of listening to fantastic stories from as long as I can remember. My sibling took their annoying little brother along on make-believe adventures with pirates, dragons, cannibals, and Sinbad’s wonders of the world. Often, they’d let me watch scary movies way beyond my age.
In some sense, I never had to grow up as I traded my bedtime stories for audiobooks during my commute to NYC. ...more
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Kingmaker – The Raven’s Bloody Crown
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"I really liked the character building and world building in this story. I have grown to love the characters but there was some sad moments that made me cry but I’m glad Mae got her HEA "
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