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Blake Polden

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Born

in Australia

Genre

Fantasy, Humor and Comedy

Influences

Terry Pratchett, Richard Osman, Becky Chambers, V.E Schwab, Katherine ...more

Member Since

September 2015

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Blake Polden lives in Tasmania, Australia—a place of wild beauty and quiet magic. Once an avid traveller, he now happily explores imaginary worlds from the comfort of home, accompanied by his dog Kip, his favourite humans, and an alarmingly high stack of empty coffee cups.

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Average rating: 4.64 · 42 ratings · 8 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Strangest Criminals: A Funny and Heartwarming Cosy Fantasy Mystery About Crime, Magic, and Found Family 4.72 avg rating — 25 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
	Sunnywood House: A British Cozy Fantasy About Retired Adventurers and Found Family 4.53 avg rating — 17 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
	Final Notice: A Cozy Fantasy About Found Family, Old Magic, and Second Chances (Sunnywood House Book 2) 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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Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1)

by Terry Pratchett

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The Impossible Fortune (Thursday Murder Club, #5)

by Richard Osman

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The Poisoned King (Impossible Creatures, #2)

by Katherine Rundell

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Blake Polden wants to read Hellspire Academy: Vicious Intent by Alice Cornelius (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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Blake Polden liked Kate Luckel's review of Sunnywood House: A British Cozy Fantasy About Retired Adventurers and Found Family: "Spectacular, amazing and wondrous!! The characters are all amazing, the story is full of whimsy and so delightful… I love all the small and quirky details, and particularly the army of mice :) Go read it people! And now I am lost for what to read nex" Read more of this review »
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Blake Polden and 1 other person liked Angela Riley's review of The Strangest Criminals: A Funny and Heartwarming Cosy Fantasy Mystery About Crime, Magic, and Found Family: "This is a great, funny first novel by this author. I enjoyed the characters and the story line. The reference and nods to Terry Pratchett were also an added bonus. "
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Blake’s Quotes

“you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

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“Some people see things that are and ask, Why?
Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not?
Some people have to go to work and don't have time for all that.”
― George Carlin

tags: dreams, humor

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