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Jacob Gamber

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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult

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Jacob Gamber grew up in Araluen, Alagaësia and Fablehaven, and spent the remainder of his childhood in rural Pennsylvania, telling stories to sheep. When the time came to embark on his own journey to a fantasy world, he botched it thoroughly several times and eventually got a full-time factory job. Presently, he lives in eastern Ohio with his wife and children. He enjoys music, role-playing games and puzzles, and is reportedly allergic to bad love triangles.

Jacob Gamber enjoys writing Fantasy and Science Fiction—usually erring on the side of Fantasy. As a Christian writer, he likes to uphold traditional values and biblical morality on the broad scale, but his stories are not allegorical and are mostly mainstream. He aims to challenge teen a ...more

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Average rating: 4.44 · 16 ratings · 12 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Mani (The Mother Trilogy, #1) by Jacob Gamber (Goodreads Author), Ferdinand Ladera 4.25 avg rating — 12 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
	Gaea (The Mother Trilogy, #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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
	Luna (The Mother Trilogy, #3) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
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May 2026 Newsletter

Sent 5/30/2026

Welcome back, readers, to another newsletter. Put on your SFF hat, grab your coffee and have a seat. Don’t mind the dragon head on the wall; that’s just Droofus.

Writing Updates

I’ve been working more overtime at my factory job and trying to spend a bit more time with my wife and two kids in the meantime, so progress remains slow. I’ve been having a blast watching my 18-month-old son t

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Dragon Rider (Dragon Rider, #1)

by Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author)

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Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)

by Steven Erikson (Goodreads Author)

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A Secret Vice: Tolkien on Invented Languages

by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Jacob Gamber entered a giveaway Skyward 4-Book Boxed Set: Skyward; Starsight; Cytonic; Defiant (The Skyward Series) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author)	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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Jacob Gamber rated a book liked it Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author)	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
I had to read one of her books someday, and it sure wasn't going to be one of the recent ones, s'il vous plaît and thank you. I don't think I could stomach that new-wave romantasy. This was back when it was good. Or . . . you know, "good". [Goodreads ...more
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Jacob Gamber rated a book it was ok Song of the Forever Rains (Mousai, #1) by E.J. Mellow (Goodreads Author)	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
I was so excited for this book. I think the second (of three) had just released on Amazon, and this book had only a couple hundred ratings at the time (it now has 13k). I'd been wanting (but also dreading) to dip my feet in the romantasy genre just t ...more
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Jacob Gamber rated a book liked it Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1) by Anne McCaffrey	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
I'll be honest, I thought the whole dragon-mate-intertwined-romance thing started with Fourth Wing, or at least shortly before, but uh . . . no, Anne McCaffrey started that way back in 1967. Sadly, this aspect of it is . . . as twisted as they say, m ...more
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Jacob Gamber rated a book liked it The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5) by Andrzej Sapkowski	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 classic that started it all, by Andrzej Sapkowski. And yes, I can totally pronounce that name. Back in 1992, did he know his books would go on to be cult classics in the form of video games and a TV series? Don't know, don't care. They've never a ...more
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Jacob Gamber rated a book it was amazing In Darkness Cast (Shades of Black #1) by Jonathan Shuerger (Goodreads Author)	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
This one surprised me. It is a classic sword-and-sorcery fantasy tale quite unlike my normal fare, and refreshingly dark in the brightest way. Or perhaps the reverse. Let me explain: Shades of Black is a tale of a boy who always wanted to be a hero, a ...more
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