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L. Darby Gibbs

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Nonfiction, Fantasy

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L. Darby Gibbs, aka Elldee: I have lived all over the country, so I don't feel I come from anywhere specific, but I started in Maryland and consider California my current home base. I am a teacher of creative writing.

At thirteen, I read science fiction almost exclusively, reading Asimov first and moving alphabetically down the library shelf, then turned to fantasy for a while taking in everything up through Tolkien. I spend my free time reading many of the classics, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, and contemporary fiction.

I have four fantasy series and a nonfiction book on narrative frameworks available in eBook form on Amazon, Smashwords, Kobe and other fine eBook retailers. ...more

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Average rating: 4.26 · 1,251 ratings · 134 reviews · 55 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Dragon Question (Solstice Dragon World, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 451 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	The Sharded Boy (Standing Stone, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 231 ratings — 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
	Dragon Bone Ridge (Solstice Dragon World, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Ring True (Kavin Cut Chronicles, #1) 4.41 avg rating — 76 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
	Dragon-Eyed Dream (Annals of the Dragon Dreamer #1) 4.24 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Dira's Dragon (Solstice Dragon World #3) 4.27 avg rating — 33 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 Shifter Shard (Standing Stone, #2) 4.74 avg rating — 27 ratings — 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
	On the Wing: Epic Dragon Romantasy Adventure (Fifth Flight Book 1) 4.16 avg rating — 25 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
	To Harbor a Dragon (Solstice Dragon World, #4) 3.90 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	In Times Passed (Students of Jump, #1) 3.21 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2011 — 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

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Celebration sale for Standing Stone series is running

The beautiful new covers for my Standing Stone fantasy series are up at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, iBooks and Smashwords! I just had to share my excitement! (Kobo seems a bit delayed, but maybe it will rally soon with the new covers.)

The prices have been dropped for three days, starting March 13 and running through March 15. The Sharded Boy, book 1 is $1.99. The Shifter Shard and The Heart of Lal Read more of this blog post »

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Series by L. Darby Gibbs

Solstice Dragon World (9 books)
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4.23 avg rating — 701 ratings

Standing Stone (5 books)
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4.31 avg rating — 290 ratings

Annals of the Dragon Dreamer (5 books)
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4.37 avg rating — 102 ratings

Kavin Cut Chronicles (3 books)
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4.43 avg rating — 89 ratings

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