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Thomas Clark Schecter

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Tom Schecter is an educator, musician, and history enthusiast from New York City.

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Average rating: 4.93 · 40 ratings · 35 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Shieldbreaker, Book One: The Last of the Etela 4.90 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2025	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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Series by Thomas Clark Schecter

The Shieldbreaker Saga (2 books)
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Thomas Schecter liked Guy Craig's review of The Shieldbreaker, Book One: The Last of the Etela: "A great read! The Shieldbreaker, Book One: The Last of the Etela moved fast. It was written in third person, close (from what I could tell). Lots of action. If you haven't read fantasy in a bit, the book is a great way to reengage with the genre. It " Read more of this review »
Aug 27, 2026 02:53PM · see review
Thomas Schecter and 1 other person liked Troy Adkins's review of The Shieldbreaker, Book One: The Last of the Etela: "This book makes history fun. Tom writes with a heart of gold, which can be felt in the pulse of every character. The story is haunting, insidious, and then gripping—told in a charming, spare style that merges the contemporary with the arcane. A debut" Read more of this review »
Aug 27, 2026 02:53PM · see review
Thomas Schecter is now following Reader, Troy Adkins, and Guy Craig
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Thomas Schecter and 2 other people liked Murphy's review of Feverchain: "Review of advance copy sent by publisher -------- So first of all, I have to recognize that as a senior cis-het male who resides outside the US, I'm pretty far away from the target demographic of this work. And though I'm pretty open to work of all sty" Read more of this review »
Aug 27, 2026 02:44PM · see review
Thomas Schecter rated a book it was amazing The Shieldbreaker, Book Two: Holiest of Cities by Thomas Clark Schecter (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
“…meh.” - my toddler
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Thomas Schecter answered Alex Shifman's question: This question contains spoilers… (view spoiler) Oh, yes. I wasn’t entirely sure how we were getting there but I knew I needed to make sure I ratcheted the stakes up high enough before we got there so that it didn’t feel forced.
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Thomas Schecter made a comment on Ian Patterson’s review of The Pale " Wrong Mel! (I hope) "
Jun 01, 2026 05:53AM · see review
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