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M. Alden Phillips

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The United States

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https://www.mAldenPhillips.com

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Fantasy, Mythic Fantasy, Literary Fantasy

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August 2025

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M. Alden Phillips writes Social Fantasy — character‑driven stories where mythic quiet, emotional resonance, and the weight of consequence shape the world as deeply as magic. His debut novel, Waking in Sheol, earned praise for its depth and atmosphere and currently holds a 4.86‑star average on Goodreads. His newest novel, Kinship Covenant, continues The Sheol Prophecies, exploring kinship, memory, and the long work of restoration.

Begin your journey at https://www.mAldenPhillips.com
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Average rating: 4.88 · 17 ratings · 14 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Waking in Sheol (The Sheol Prophecies, #1) 4.86 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	Kinship Covenant: The Legacy of Belonging (The Sheol Prophecies, #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2026 — 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

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Post-DragonCon Update

It’s nice to be getting back to my blog since early June, and DragonCon turned out to be exactly the creative reset I needed. Sitting in on the Writers’ Track panels shook loose a lot of new ideas and reminded me why I enjoy building worlds and stories in the first place.

Since getting home, I’ve reorganized my Scenes Bible — finally giving drifting characters proper homes and mapping their communi Read more of this blog post »

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