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Mike Shel

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in Dearborn, Michigan, USA, The United States

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Mike was born in Detroit and raised in Dearborn, Michigan, oldest of three boys, the son of a firefighter and homemaker. He has practiced as a psychotherapist for nearly 30 years. He lives in central Indiana with his wife Tracy, son Leo, and dogs Tilly and Bobo. Mike began freelancing for Paizo Publishing’s Pathfinder Roleplaying Game in 2010. He released his first novel, Aching God, in 2018. Its sequel, Sin Eater, followed in 2019. Idols Fall, released in 2021, is his third novel and completes the Iconoclasts trilogy. He is at work on his next novel, set in the same world, more than 200 years after the events of Iconoclasts.

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	Aching God (Iconoclasts, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 3,852 ratings — published 2018 — 7 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
	Sin Eater (Iconoclasts, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 2,156 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Idols Fall (Iconoclasts, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 1,301 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Barrowlands (Iconoclasts, #0.5) 3.73 avg rating — 277 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Pathfinder Module: The Dragon's Demand by Mike Shel (Goodreads Author), Lars Grant-West (Artist), Helge C. Balzer (Interior Artist) 3.90 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Pathfinder Adventure Path #62: Curse of the Lady's Light (Shattered Star, #2) by Mike Shel (Goodreads Author), Levi Miles, Sean K. Reynolds 3.91 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2012	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
	Irrisen, Land of Eternal Winter by Mike Shel (Goodreads Author), Daren Bader (Artist), Robert Lazzaretti (Cartographer) 3.97 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Isles of the Shackles by Mike Shel (Goodreads Author), Paizo Staff (Editor) 3.85 avg rating — 27 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
	Pathfinder Adventure Path #88: Valley of the Brain Collectors (Iron Gods, #4) by Mike Shel (Goodreads Author), David Schwartz, Amber E. Scott (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2014	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
	Pathfinder Adventure Path #134: It Came from Hollow Mountain (Return of the Runelords, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2018	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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Sin Eater Approacheth

Howdy, all!

The sequel to my debut, 2018's Aching God (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...) is scheduled for release in two days: May 20.

Sin Eater (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...) spends time in the heads of both Auric and his daughter Agnes, and answers many questions left dangling in AG.

I'm excited for you to read it. A number have already pre-ordered it at Amazon - Enough so that Read more of this blog post »

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Published on May 18, 2019 13:09

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Mike Shel is now friends with Jeremy Barry
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Mike Shel liked Abbas Hajizadeh's review of Aching God (Iconoclasts, #1): "This is really rare excellent fantasy. Fantastic world-building, insights into human nature and really nuanced characters. Really really good. Giving Name of the Wind level or First law level vibes in terms of how invested I became in the world"
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Mike Shel and 1 other person liked Blair's review of Idols Fall (Iconoclasts, #3): "The lengths men will go to to not go to therapy That last 25% of the book was terrifying and horrific, so many moments I had to just drop the book and sit for a while. Halfway through the book, I thought it was the weakest of the trilogy, but my god, " Read more of this review »
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“Welcome pain, for it is sent to instruct the wise man.”
― Mike Shel, Aching God

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“We all have our failings, Gnaeus,” answered Auric. “Understanding one’s own is the measure of wisdom.”
― Mike Shel, Aching God

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“One measure of wisdom is to know, as we are moved around the board, what the game is about.”
― Mike Shel, Sin Eater

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Mike’s Quotes

“All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.”
― Sophocles, Antigone

tags: change, character, course, crime, failure, mistakes, pride, yield

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