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Francesca McMahon

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Gay and Lesbian, Young Adult, Fantasy

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Francesca McMahon was born in Oxford, England, to a Scottish father and an Essex mother. They gained a B.A. in Creative Writing at Edge Hill University and was shortlisted for the university’s Dame Janet Suzman Playwriting Award in 2019. Since graduating, Francesca went onto gain a Masters in the same subject and has continued to work on their writing of fantasy, horror and romance fiction, as well as various tabletop RPGs and screenplays. As a queer person, their work is dedicated to the LGBTQIA+ community, and they hope that they will all find a home in their imaginary worlds.

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	The Spiral of Life (Eilean in the Otherworld, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 100 ratings — 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
	Tales of Cthulhu Invictus - Britannia: Thirteen Stories of Battling the Cthulhu Myths in Ancient Roman Britain by Brian M. Sammons (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Andi Newton, William Meikle (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Home to the Wild (Into the Wild, #1) 4.37 avg rating — 30 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
	Echoes of the Past (Into the Wild #0.5) by Francesca McMahon (Goodreads Author), Ranpakoka (Illustrator) 4.93 avg rating — 14 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 Green Man Falls 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Way of the Wild (Into the Wild, #2) 4.69 avg rating — 13 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
	Before I Go (Into the Wild #1.5) by Francesca McMahon (Goodreads Author), Ranpakoka (Illustrator) 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
	Finding Home (Into the Wild, #2.5) by Francesca McMahon (Goodreads Author), Ranpakoka (Illustrator) 4.33 avg rating — 3 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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	The Spiral of Life: An Old Gods Story by Francesca McMahon (Goodreads Author), Antoine Bandele (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Callan Brown (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat, Vol. 3

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“Stories of the lone wolf were often spoken in packs with a level of awe that would make any youngling excited for the day they struck off alone to find their own home. Just like most stories, it seemed, the elders of his pack had left out some very important details.”
― Francesca McMahon, Echoes of the Past

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“Nature is not kind to those who do not stand up to it, my pup. To be in balance with this hostile world, one must find a way to fight with and against it.”
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“I want to be with someone who, ten years from now, still makes my heart jump when I hear her key in the door. And that someone is you.”
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“A story that has nothing but action and plot is a pretty poor affair; and some great stories have neither.”
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