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Daniel Whitman

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Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Grimdark

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Daniel Whitman is an engineer who, on the side, loves to dabble in the realm of fantasy. He grew up reading fantasy books and playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, and Diablo. Now, he is taking this childhood passion and crafting his own stories.

Daniel's passion is for dark fantasy, with a special interest in morally complex characters and heart-wrenching moments. He wrote his first book, A Land in Shadow, while he was still in high school, and he wrote his second book, A Resurgence of Hope, while he was pursuing his master’s. Now working for his Ph.D., he is excited to present his third book, A Fall from Radiance, which is his deepest, darkest, and most thrilling story yet!

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Average rating: 4.56 · 18 ratings · 13 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Land in Shadow (The World She Silenced #1) 4.38 avg rating — 13 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
	A Resurgence of Hope (The World She Silenced #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 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
	A Fall from Radiance (The World She Silenced #3) 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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The World She Silenced (3 books)
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Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle, #1)

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Game of Thrones

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Whispers of Chaos (The Everlasting Sovereign Duology Book 1)

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Daniel Whitman made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — (Done) A Fall from Radiance - add to series "The World She Silenced" topic " Hello! My third book A Fall from Radiance was recently added to Goodreads and it needs to be added as the third book of my series "The World She Silenc ...more "
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I have absolutely NO idea what I just read. There is a plot there somewhere, I am almost sure of it. Maybe. I think. Actually maybe not. This book is like the spawn of the Hitchhiker's Guide with a monkey on a typewriter. Prepare to be absolutely bam ...more
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Blood of the Chieftain is a short and high-action prologue/novella to Kelly's greater epic fantasy saga (which I have not read yet, but I am planning to!). Its follows the chieftain of a tribe named Jadek in his self-destined rise to power against th ...more
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