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Brandon Hale

Goodreads Author

Born

in The United States

Website

http://www.booksfromhale.com

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Books From Hale

Genre

Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Young Adult

Influences

Michael Crichton, Bram Stoker, Mary Shelley, Stephen King, [a:Edgar Al ...more

Member Since

April 2012

URL

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Brandon Hale grew up in a small Virginia town. It was in that town that he met his first love: Horror books and movies. He wrote his first full length novel when he was 17. In the decades since, he has written nonstop, producing multiple novels and short stories.

Brandon's first published novel was The Gods and the Builders. Shortly after that, his second novel - Day Soldiers - was released. Brandon is currently finishing up the second book in the Day Soldiers trilogy (which should be released in late June). The third Day Soldiers book is expected to be released by late August.

Brandon still lives in Virginia with his wife Laura.

To follow the most up-to-date information about Brandon's books (and to just have some fun with him), be sure to ...more

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Brandon Hale's Blog

Announcement About the Final Day Soldiers Book

Hi folks. It’s me. Yes, it’s been a long time. I apologize. As many of you know, I’ve been battling cancer for the last three years, and throughout this fight, I’ve intentionally avoided finishing the final Day Soldiers book.

Why?

Because I don’t want it to suffer because of my situation. This is the last book in the series, and I want it to be worth your time. There’s just so much involved with t

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Brandon Hale’s books

Average rating: 3.97 · 2,966 ratings · 358 reviews · 20 distinct works • Similar authors

	Day Soldiers (Day Soldiers, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 963 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Purging Fires (Day Soldiers, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 287 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Topia (Day Soldiers, #3) 4.31 avg rating — 229 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Evolution (Day Soldiers, #4) 4.37 avg rating — 134 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 Gods and the Builders 4.41 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2010 — 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 Man From Newella I - The Sheriff's Tale (The Man From Newella #1) 4.64 avg rating — 25 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 Man From Newella II - The Soldier's Tale 4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2014 — 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 Sneaker's Handbook: A Day Soldiers Guide to Killing Vampires and Werewolves 4.07 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
	Tales From Hale really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 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
	Little Prince Martin Braves the Night—to Save the Day: a Picture Book (The Prince Martin Epic: Classic illustrated adventure books that develop virtue - and turn boys into readers) by Brandon Hale (Goodreads Author), Jason Zimdars (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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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Brandon’s Quotes

“Remember to always be yourself. Unless you suck.”
― Joss Whedon

tags: individuality

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“Fiction is the truth inside the lie.”
― Stephen King

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“Of course I am the only one with the answer. For every lock, there is a key. I created the lock, so I therefore know of the key. - Sobek”
― S.W. Lothian, The Cursed Nile

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“There are always lessons. Alexandra could hear her grandmother's voice. Life would be nothing more than random acts if we didn't have the lessons. Ignoring them is what makes senseless tragedies, senseless.”
― Anna J. McIntyre, Coulson's Lessons

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