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Toni Duarte

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Science Fiction, Fantasy, Gay and Lesbian

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Toni Duarte writes stories about queer characters navigating unraveled worlds. Originally from Illinois, she now calls the Irish countryside home. When she’s not dreaming up new stories, she can be found spending time with her family or questing through video games. She loves D&D, books, and all things zombie-related.

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Average rating: 4.06 · 517 ratings · 182 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Bioluminescence (Bioluminescence Trilogy, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 341 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Virulence (Bioluminescence Trilogy, #2) 4.46 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 2025 — 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 Hollow Dark 4.23 avg rating — 78 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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Bioluminescence Trilogy (2 books)
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Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)

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“Georgie frowned. “Are you sure she was infected?” “Of course, I’m sure. I don’t think mushroom eyes are a common occurrence.”
― Toni Duarte, Virulence: Book Two of the Bioluminescence Trilogy

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“I’m the only thing in this fucked up world I have some sort of control over, and sometimes I’m terrified I’m messing it up.”
― Toni Duarte, Bioluminescence

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“Careful. You’ll hurt yourself using your whole vocabulary in one sentence like that.”
― Toni Duarte, Bioluminescence

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