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Brandon Charles West

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Young Adult, Mystery & Thrillers

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Brandon was born in Virginia and as the son of an Army Officer spent much of his childhood living in Germany, Korea and several US states.
He is a graduate of the College of William and Mary where he majored in Government and Psychology.
Brandon is a firefighter, former Army officer, father, husband, movie buff and avid reader.
Brandon is the author of several novels including the young adult Scarlet Hopewell series as well as Pillaging the Sun.

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	Scarlet and the Keepers of Light (Scarlet Hopewell #1) 4.08 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 2011 — 14 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
	Scarlet and the Dragon's Burden (Scarlet Hopewell, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 76 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 Scarlet Hopewell Box Set: Books 1–3: The Keepers of Light, The Dragon's Burden, and The Queen of the New World 4.76 avg rating — 41 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
	Scarlet and the Queen of the New World (The Scarlet Hopewell Series Book 3) 4.46 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Scarlet and the Shattered Throne (Scarlet Hopewell #5) 4.77 avg rating — 31 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
	Scarlet and the Barrier's Fall (The Scarlet Hopewell Series Book 4) 4.64 avg rating — 22 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
	Scarlet and the Barrier's Fall (Scarlet Hopewell #4) it was amazing 5.00 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
	Mimic the Devil really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 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 Truest Life 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Wake Me When I'm Gone 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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Book 5 and D&D

On the 27th, the final book in Scarlet's adventure will be released. Scarlet and the Shattered Throne marks the conclusion of her adventure, but not mine. I have a new young adult series in the works and a series geared more toward adults (both fantasy) on the horizon. Of Course, hopefully there's still much fun and talk to be had surrounding Scarlet. I can't wait to hear what you all think. Addit Read more of this blog post »

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How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius

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“My wish is that you may be loved to the point of madness.”
― André Breton, What Is Surrealism?: Selected Writings

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message 9: by Roberto

Aug 21, 2012 01:20PM

Thanks by the friendship!

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message 8: by Becca

Aug 13, 2012 05:08PM

Hi, Brandon. Thanks for friending me! Happy reading :)

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message 7: by Carole

Aug 05, 2012 05:36AM

hi thanks for friending me.

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message 6: by Savannah

Aug 04, 2012 08:16AM

Brandon,
Thank you for the friendship.
Stay naughty,
Savannah

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message 5: by Karen

Aug 04, 2012 03:49AM

Hi Brandon, Thanks for friending,
Please check out my personal memoir, ME & HER: a Memoir Of Madness.
A teacher’s gutsy story of parent harassment, mental breakdown & Recovery
How did reclaim my life?
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
cheers,
Karen :)

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message 4: by Nicole

May 25, 2012 06:41AM

Hello! Thanks for adding me!

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message 3: by Christine

Apr 13, 2012 04:39AM

thanks for being my friend

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message 2: by Brandon

Apr 02, 2012 11:50AM

I'm sorry for not responding earlier. I apparently need a class in how to navigate goodreads. Thank you very much for the congratulations.
Charlotte wrote: "Thank you for your friendship, Brandon. Congrats on your upcoming release: Scarlet and the Dragon's Burden.

~Charlotte"

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message 1: by Charlotte

Jan 10, 2012 01:05PM

Thank you for your friendship, Brandon. Congrats on your upcoming release: Scarlet and the Dragon's Burden.

~Charlotte

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