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Melissa J. Cave

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Melissa Cave is a writer and a veteran who has spent most of her life traveling, first as a military brat and then on active duty. She has always been fascinated by new places, cultures, languages, and history, and there is no better place to indulge that interest than in fantasy writing. She currently lives in Virginia, where she is failing to grow strawberries for the third year running.

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Average rating: 4.17 · 3,908 ratings · 723 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Traitor Son (Empire of the Stars, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 2,218 ratings — 8 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
	Stardust Child (Empire of the Stars, #2) 4.26 avg rating — 990 ratings — 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
	Last of His Blood (Empire of the Stars, #3) 4.50 avg rating — 655 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
	A Congress of Roses (Empire of the Stars, #4) 4.80 avg rating — 45 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
	Title Forthcoming (Empire of the Stars, #5) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Stardust Child (Empire of the Stars, #2) by Melissa J. Cave (Goodreads Author), Danielle Rayne (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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Merry April to you all! I feel like I had a whole character arc myself this month. I have never been so aware that I'm a project manager and I'm supposed to be able to prioritize, budget my time, and focus on the most critical task at any given moment.

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Series by Melissa J. Cave

Empire of the Stars (5 books)
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Melissa Cave liked Siobhan An Adventure's review of A Congress of Roses (Empire of the Stars, #4): "Yet another amazing book in the Empire of the Stars. This has become one of my all-time favorite series. The attention to detail that Cave has is truly astounding. It makes for an intricate story that weaves so many moving parts together seamlessly. I" Read more of this review »
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Melissa Cave liked Amby Sharp's review of A Congress of Roses (Empire of the Stars, #4): This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
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Melissa Cave liked Dalin Murad's review of A Congress of Roses (Empire of the Stars, #4): "This book took me on such a ride 🎢. I went from pure happiness 😄 to full on sadness 😭, it’s super emotional, but in a good way. You’ll probably end up ugly crying one minute 😩 and then smiling like crazy the next 😊. And just when you think you’ve fig" Read more of this review »
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Melissa Cave and 2 other people liked hea booktubes's review of A Congress of Roses (Empire of the Stars, #4): "New all time favorite series. As a character driven reader I cannot remember the last time I read such consistent in depth characters. They’re not written for the plot. Or the click bait one liners. They are fully fleshed out and react to what is hap" Read more of this review »
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Melissa Cave made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Please combine author pages topic " Traitor Son Stardust Child: Empire of the Stars, Book 2 Is there a way to add these audiobooks to my regular author page? Tantor Media is the publisher ...more "
Apr 15, 2026 09:04AM
Melissa Cave made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Cover Update for A Congress of Roses topic " Can you please update this to match the Amazon cover? I just uploaded it there a couple days ago. Thank you so much, as always! "
Apr 15, 2026 09:00AM
Melissa Cave answered Vannia's question: Hi Melissa, Great fans of the empire of the star and I can’t wait for the 4th book. I want to asked question would there future story or novella about Ospret-far eyes, the founder of house Agnephus dynasty? I hadn't thought about writing one about him, but I will now. It's an intriguing idea, I'll have to let it turn over for a while. Stick it in a barrel and let it age. 😊
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Melissa Cave rated a book it was amazing The Twitter Crush by Kristin McTiernan (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'm always hesitant to recommend a book. I'm omnivorous in my reading, so even if I say something is incredibly well-written, a social media murder mystery might not be your lane. So I'll say it up front: if you like true crime, pop culture commentar ...more
Jan 20, 2026 07:20AM · 2 likes · like · see review
Melissa Cave rated a book it was amazing Scion's Lady (Gil Trilogy, #2) by Rebecca J. Bradley	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
Everything that made the first book one of my all-time fantasy favorites applies here: the unassuming (and unlikely) hero, the incredibly creative fantasy world, and the humor that made me laugh out loud at least once a chapter. Having delivered his ...more
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“What will you give me if I do it?” Remin interrupted. The Emperor smiled. “What do you desire? Name it, and if it lies in our Empire and under the sight of the stars, we will grant it to you.” Remin could wish for the moon, and the Emperor knew he would never have to grant it. Duke Ereguil was right. The Brede was a devourer of armies. Let the boy drown in it. “The Andelin for my duchy,” Remin said. The words came to him like prophecy. “The Brede for my own. And your daughter for my wife.”
― Melissa J. Cave, Traitor Son

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“Very dense writing.” “It is, that’s why it might take me a while,” she said apologetically. “I have to stop reading to think about it sometimes, to make sure I understand.” “That’s how it should be. Important ideas should take some thinking.”
― Melissa J. Cave, Traitor Son

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“He wanted the Tower to fawn over her. He didn't like the idea of presenting her to Segoile as the Exile Princess, an object of pity and curiosity. He wanted all of them to know how extraordinary she was.”
― Melissa J. Cave, Last of His Blood

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