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S.K. Valenzuela

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Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction

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May 2011

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For S.K., writing is just one step away from breathing.

She took a winding path to her own publishing and writing career...heading first through a Ph.D. in Medieval Literature. But she's been writing since she could read, and she is now a screenwriter in Hollywood as well as a novelist.

Her favorite stories are the ones that show characters in extremes, where they have to make a choice between being the best version of themselves...or not. She also loves to make her characters face the darkness within their own hearts so that they're forced to find out who they really are when the lights go out. ...more

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Average rating: 3.8 · 171 ratings · 33 reviews · 5 distinct works

	The Outworlder (Silesia, #1) 3.55 avg rating — 132 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
	The Triumvirate (Silesia Trilogy 2) 4.60 avg rating — 20 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
	The Artifex 4.73 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The Chrysalis (Silesia, #0.5) really liked it 4.00 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
	The Silesia Trilogy 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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Series by S.K. Valenzuela

Silesia Trilogy (3 books)
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Duct Tape Marketing: The World's Most Practical Small Business Marketing Guide

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Damn! Why Didn't I Write That?: How Ordinary People Are Raking in $100,000.00... or More Writing Nonfiction Books & How You Can Too!

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“Train all your talents, for you never know which one will save your skin.”
― S.K. Valenzuela, The Outworlder

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