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	To Bind Fire (Empire of Ash and Song #1) 4.14 avg rating — 745 ratings — 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
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	Magic and Majesty: A Midwestern Fantasy Sampler: 2026 by Justin Rose (Goodreads Author), J.D.L. Rosell (Goodreads Author), D.E. Carlson (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 12 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

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