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R.J. Gilbert

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Religion & Spirituality, Young Adult

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R.J.A. Gilbert has won awards for bringing unique perspectives and abstract insight to his writing. Never one to “color within the lines”, his works reflect worlds where myth and history blend seamlessly—where heroes of legend battle antediluvian monsters, where dragons chase flying cars across the skies, and where unexpected twists can occur on any page.

When not plotting his next literary adventure, Gilbert lives a quiet life with his family in the Pacific Northwest.

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	Dungeon of Illusion (Tales of Vantoria #3) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015 — 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
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	The Sarian's Sword (Tales of Vantoria #1) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011 — 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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	The Lucky and the Strong (Tales of Vantoria #2) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 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

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On the looting--and finding--of national treasures.

I don’t need to gaze into a crystal ball to see that the current period of unrest is going to result in looted museums and lost pieces of artwork, jewelry, and other historical relics. History itself gives enough clues to predict that it would happen. In fact, it seems, a running theme in much of my writing is the loss of national treasures during times of political unrest and instability. Oh, if

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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

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“Just because you are a child of God, that doesn’t mean you can act like a child."
~Renaud”
― Robert J.A. Gilbert, The Lucky and the Strong

tags: child-of-god

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“A hero is not measured by the lives that he has saved. A hero is measured by the number of the dead that he did not join.”
― Robert J.A. Gilbert, Men of Renown

tags: christian, dead, fantasy, hero, noah

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“A sword is only as good, or as evil, as its user. In good hands it defends the helpless and brings justice. In evil hands it leaves a swath of despair and suffering. The same goes for...laws--or anything, for that matter. Either good men use them for good, or evil men use them for evil, but they are not inherently good or evil in themselves."
--Wenchel”
― Robert J.A. Gilbert, The Sarian's Sword

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“A hero is not measured by the lives that he has saved. A hero is measured by the number of the dead that he did not join.”
― Robert J.A. Gilbert, Men of Renown

tags: christian, dead, fantasy, hero, noah

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“Just because you are a child of God, that doesn’t mean you can act like a child."
~Renaud”
― Robert J.A. Gilbert, The Lucky and the Strong

tags: child-of-god

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“There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”
― Leonardo da Vinci

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“Stories which have failed either to become popular folk lore or to be embalmed in old newspaper files are in great danger of oblivion. If they are saved, often it is by the merest chance. And that chance may well depend upon one individual with a treasure-story bent and a retentive memory.”
― Ruby Elhult, Lost Mines and Treasures of the Pacific Northwest

tags: history, lore, stories, treasure

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