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Tammy Salyer

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Former Army paratrooper, Tammy Salyer now channels her thirst for adventure and high-flying hijinks into high-octane narratives. Her Shackled Verities series is a Cosmos-crossing epic fantasy adventure. Her Spectras Arise series is action-packed military science fiction, praised for its gritty realism and well-crafted characters. And if you love a good Western with a twist, then you won’t want to miss her Otherworld Outlaws series and its blend of Celtic mythology and unforgettable Wild West action.

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Average rating: 3.97 · 959 ratings · 198 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors

	Contract of Defiance (Spectras Arise Trilogy #1) by Tammy Salyer (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 355 ratings — published 2012 — 13 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
	Conviction (Spectras Arise Trilogy #0.5) 3.95 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Contract of Betrayal (Spectras Arise Trilogy, #2) 3.85 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2013 — 9 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
	Knight Chosen: The Shackled Verities (Book One) 3.77 avg rating — 102 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
	Contract of War (Spectras Arise Trilogy, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Gnome on the Range (Otherworld Outlaws, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 42 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
	Spectras Arise Trilogy: Omnibus Edition 3.84 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2015 — 3 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
	Knight Redeemed (The Shackled Verities #2) 4.42 avg rating — 12 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
	Deadwood or Alive (Otherworld Outlaws, #2) 4.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Hex ’Em High (Otherworld Outlaws, #3) 4.90 avg rating — 10 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

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Otherworld Outlaws (4 books)
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Insomnia

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America's Constitution: A Biography

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“The following morning leaked through the cabin’s walls with the grace of a cannonball—hard and unwelcome.”
― Tammy Salyer, Gnome on the Range

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Space Opera Fans : April Group Reads Nomination Thread	47	108	Apr 01, 2015 06:15PM
Space Opera Fans : Contract of Defiance: Spectras Arise Trilogy #1 by Tammy Salyer	28	53	Apr 29, 2015 05:39PM
Space Opera Fans : May Nominations	26	71	Apr 30, 2015 07:04PM
Space Opera Fans : Contract of Betrayal: Book 2 of the Spectras Arise Trilogy	8	29	May 22, 2015 12:19PM
Mystery/Thriller ...: Christina's May	11	17	Jun 03, 2015 07:16AM
Space Opera Fans : Contract of War (Spectras Arise #3) by Tammy Salyer	6	38	Jun 08, 2015 02:50PM
Sci-Fi, fantasy a...: FORGED FROM THE STARS: epic sci fi collection for $0.99	1	5	Feb 15, 2016 11:46AM
Space Opera Fans : Indroducing FORGED FROM THE STARS	1	10	Feb 15, 2016 11:53AM
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“Description begins in the writer’s imagination, but should finish in the reader’s.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

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“Treat Every Day as a New Adventure, because you never know what tomorrow will bring”
― Karen A. Einsel

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“Not knowing when the dawn will come
I open every door.”
― Emily Dickinson, The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson

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“Love is the only prayer I know.”
― Marion Zimmer Bradley, The Mists of Avalon

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“From the road he wrote bitterly to Sagredo: Of all the hatreds, none is greater than that of ignorance for knowledge.”
― Kim Stanley Robinson, Galileo's Dream: A Novel

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message 8: by Tammy

Aug 26, 2015 12:26PM

Simon wrote: "Thanks for looking me up, Tammy."
You bet. Cheers!

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message 7: by Simon

Aug 26, 2015 12:07PM

Thanks for looking me up, Tammy.

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message 6: by Rusty

Mar 23, 2014 06:18PM

Hello There,

I am glad to meet you. How are you doing as of lately?
I have been writing on my third book, Moonwarriors: In An Blackened Dawn. You should check out my new website, then leave your thoughts and ideas on it.

Keep On Reading . . .

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message 5: by J.R.

Feb 10, 2014 04:05AM