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Imber is Deborah Mistina’s acclaimed debut novel. Deborah has a master’s degree in human development and lives with her husband under the starry skies of semirural Ohio. When an extended illness ended Deborah’s successful career as a learning consultant, she shifted her focus to writing a story that she had been itching to tell for years. Treating the abrupt change as an opportunity rather than a defeat, she channeled her characteristic energy and optimism into fulfilling a lifelong goal and crafting an engaging tale about finding the light in dark times.

Imber has received numerous literary awards, including the 2025 IAN Book of the Year for Science Fiction/Dystopia.

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The Imber giveaway has wrapped! Thank you to everyone who entered. I’m so grateful for the interest, and I hope the winners enjoy my story — and that it continues to find its way to new readers in the days ahead.

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“And if a person here or there felt a pang of nostalgia for Mother Earth, they swallowed the feeling and buried it deep in their belly, beneath a heap of unasked questions.”
― Deborah Mistina, Imber

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