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Matt Heppe

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Born

in Doylestown, PA, The United States

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http://mattheppe.blogspot.com

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Historical Fiction

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J.R.R Tolkien, Christian/Miles Cameron, GRR Martin, and Patrick Rothfu ...more

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April 2009

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Matt Heppe and his wife live in suburban Philadelphia. They are the parents of a wonderful daughter who has flown the coop. Matt is a former US Army officer and Economics teacher who now works full-time as an author.

In his free time, Matt is addicted to cycling, Dungeons & Dragons, and spending time with his wife. He dabbles as an amateur bowyer and potato farmer.

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Average rating: 4.23 · 342 ratings · 75 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	Eternal Knight (The Orb, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 199 ratings — published 2011 — 6 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
	Child of the Knight (The Orb, #2) 4.50 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Shadow of the Knight (The Orb, #3) 4.53 avg rating — 34 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
	The Dromost Gate (The Orb Book 4) 4.55 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	The Emerald Gate (The Orb #5) 4.44 avg rating — 16 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
	The Green Wyvern: Volume One 4.75 avg rating — 12 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
	Bull and the Goblin Raid 4.67 avg rating — 6 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
	Bull and the Iron Band (The Green Wyvern Book 2) it was amazing 5.00 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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	Gift of Shadow it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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

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Will, Way, and Heart

Will, Way, and Heart

Meditation, rest, and nourishment…that is how you restore will, way, and heart. To ignore one is to weaken the others.

~Maseer, wizard and Lord of the Seven Cities

While brainstorming for Gift of Shadow, it was vitally important to me that the novel would have unique elements to its magic system. Ye

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