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Adam Bolander

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Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance

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All right, I know that Final Fantasy is a series of video games, not books, so let’s just skip over the part where you all throw me into a pit of rabid chinchillas- all right? But even if it’s not a book, I still feel like Final Fantasy can serve as a great example of where the fantasy genre should be, as opposed as where it is now.
First of all, for those of you who aren’t aware, Final Fantasy is Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 4.2 · 129 ratings · 58 reviews · 19 distinct works

	The Slayer and the Sphinx (The Slayer and the Sphinx, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Staying Human 4.71 avg rating — 14 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
	The Convict and the Captive (The Slayer and the Sphinx, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 14 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
	The Protector and the Peacemaker (The Slayer and the Sphinx, #3) 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Approaching Storm (Legends of the Saloli, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Vengeance and Mercy (Legends of the Saloli, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Amber Silverblood it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Juryokine it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Amber Silverblood: Silverpack (The Silverblood Saga) 4.50 avg rating — 2 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 Gray Ranger: Unforgiven 4.50 avg rating — 2 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

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The Slayer and the Sphinx (3 books)
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The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1)

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