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Laura Gilfillan writes magic and nature fantasy books for young adults and the young at heart. So far she has written five novels including Marinian Pearls, The Fairy King, and Magic Thieves. Don’t worry, the list doesn’t end there, and she’s adding to it as fast as she can. One book at a time, one word at a time. She loves magic and nature, obviously, and spends all the time she can in the great outdoors. As for magic, well, it’s there if you know how to look for it. Or at least she likes to imagine so.

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Average rating: 4.68 · 69 ratings · 27 reviews · 6 distinct works

	Marinian Pearls 4.39 avg rating — 23 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
	The Fairy King 4.65 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2013 — 5 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
	Magic Thieves it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2005 — 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
	If A Princess Wishes it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	Magic Thieves (Terra Book 1) 4.75 avg rating — 4 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
	Magic Guardians it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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 Children Are Noisy

I'd like to share a poem I wrote recently:

The children are noisy,
the husband complained
Yes they are,
the wife agreed with a smile

In time the children grew and went their way

Our home is quiet and peaceful,
the husband said
Yes it is,
the wife agreed with a tear

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Going Postal (Discworld, #33; Moist von Lipwig, #1)

by Terry Pratchett

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Laura Gilfillan said: " Moist von Lipwig, con artist and fraud, is offered a new life by Vetinari to be the postmaster of Ankh-Morpork's ailing postal service. His parole officer is a golem, and his main competitor is the Grand Trunk Semaphore Company. He has to defy death ...more "

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Birds of the Photo Ark

by Noah Strycker

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Modern Spanish Prose: With a Selection of Poetry

by Gustave W. Andrian

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Another story with Rincewind ending up being the hero despite how fervently he tries to avoid doing so. A sourcerer is born, magic is unleashed, and the world learns anew why it's best if wizards don't get too good at magic. ...more
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An island pops up in the midst of the ocean, and nations threaten to go to war over it. Vimes gets involved in his never-ending quest to enforce the law, wherever it may lead, which in this case lands him pretty squarely in the midst of political tur ...more
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Laura Gilfillan rated a book really liked it The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan (Goodreads Author)	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
Amy Tan has discovered a love of feeding birds in her backyard, and she proceeds at it with gusto and extravagance. She has used this new found hobby to build her skills as a bird watcher, and has shared some of her observations and sketches from her ...more
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Medieval story full of chivalry and heroic deeds, betrayal, grudges, and bitter revenge.
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The auditors think Death has too much personality, so they decide to have him replaced. So now for the first time, Death is faced with death. He gets a taste of mortality, and goes to spend his final days working as a farm hand for Miss Flitworth. Bu ...more
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Fanny goes to live with her wealthy aunt's family. She is bewildered and lost at first, and her cousin Edmund is her only ally. Just as she is about old enough to enter society, the Crawford's arrive in the neighborhood, and things are never quite th ...more
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Parody of MacBeth, featuring the three witches, a murdered king, and a misplaced heir, and some traveling actors. I think this is one of his funniest, and it has some real laugh out loud moments.
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