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Brian Lee Durfee is an artist and writer raised in Fairbanks, Alaska, and Monroe, Utah. He has done illustrations for Wizards of the Coast, Tolkien Enterprises, Dungeons & Dragons, Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust (Denali National Park), and many more. His art has been featured in SPECTRUM: Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art #3 and Writers of the Future Vol 9. He won the Arts for the Parks Grand Canyon Award and has a painting in the permanent collection of the Grand Canyon Visitors Center-Kolb Gallery. Brian is the author of the fantasy series, Five Warrior Angels, published by Simon & Schuster's SAGA Press. He lives in Salt Lake City. - See more at: http://brianleedurfee.weebly.com/inde... and/or http://authors.simonandschuster.com/B... ...more

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	The Forgetting Moon (The Five Warrior Angels, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 3,797 ratings — published 2016 — 16 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 Blackest Heart (The Five Warrior Angels, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 2,077 ratings — published 2019 — 12 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 Lonesome Crown (The Five Warrior Angels, #3) 4.06 avg rating — 1,338 ratings — published 2022 — 8 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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“Trust is fleeting, while betrayal is timeless. Alas, life is crowded with lies. So be bloody, be brave, be happy. For at the end of every tale, nobody is who they seem to be. . . . —”
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The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick, 672p

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The Bone Doll's Twin by Lynn Flewelling, 524p

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Witherward by Hannah Mathewson, 400p

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Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City by K.J. Parker, 350p

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Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger, 362p

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Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer, 368p

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The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, 500p

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Hall of Smoke by H.M. Long, 403p

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The Curse of the Mistwraith by Janny Wurts, 830p

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The Forgetting Moon by Brian Lee Durfee, 800p

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