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Susan L Markloff

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Susan Markloff spent a majority of her childhood pretending to live in other worlds. Coupled with her admiration for fantastical stories, she crafted one of her own. Studying writing at Houghton College, she learned how to hone her skills as an author, writing first drafts of five books during her college career. The Rise of the Raidin is her debut novel and the first in the Human-Born Era series. To date, she has published 3 novels and 6 novellas, winning a total of 4 awards for her books.

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	The Rise of the Raidin (The Human-Born Era, #1) by Susan L Markloff (Goodreads Author), Gabrielle Ragusi (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations), Michaella Barnum (Illustrations) 4.14 avg rating — 56 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
	The Ties That Bind (The Human-Born Era, #2) 4.64 avg rating — 22 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
	The Protector's Pressure by Susan L Markloff (Goodreads Author), Michaella Barnum (Illustrator) 4.73 avg rating — 15 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
	The Warrior's Wrath by Susan L Markloff (Goodreads Author), Alice Maria Power (Cover Art), Michaella T Barnum (Illustrator) 4.92 avg rating — 13 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
	The Reflection of the Raidin (The Human-Born Era Book 3) by Susan L Markloff (Goodreads Author), Alice Power (illustrator), Michaella Barnum (illustrator) 4.92 avg rating — 12 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
	The Scholar's Scars by Susan L Markloff (Goodreads Author), Alice Maria Power (Illustrator), Michaella T Barnum (illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — 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
	The Requisite's Rise by Susan L Markloff (Goodreads Author), Michaella T Barnum (illustrator), Alice Maria Power (illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — 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
	The Shifter's Shadow by Susan L Markloff (Goodreads Author), Alice Maria Power (Cover Art), Michaella T Barnum (Illustrator) 4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — 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
	The Healer's Heart by Susan L Markloff (Goodreads Author), Alice M Power (Cover Art), Michaella T Barnum (Illustrator) 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — 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
	The World of Tilion: The Coloring Book Volume One by Susan L Markloff (Goodreads Author), Tina Ritchie (illustrator), Michaella T Barnum (illustrator) 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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So. Many. Emotions.

There are so many emotions in this.

I know I signed up for the award. I know I was told I got a 5-star review and that put me in the running for further consideration. I know I wrote the book to the best of my ability. I know I gave it the best fighting chance by giving it a gorgeous cover, solid artwork, and decent formatting.

But that doesn’t mean I expected to win anything.

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Susan Markloff made a comment on Elsa Singer’s status in The Reflection of the Raidin (The Human-Born Era Book 3) " You're gonna find out in this book. Promise! ...more "
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Susan Markloff liked Elsa Singer's status update Elsa Singer is on page 64 of 761 of The Reflection of the Raidin: I need to know how old Ar'on is lol (I am Jen, I don't understand what Agerians do with all those years of their lifeeeee)
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Susan Markloff and 2 other people liked Elsa Singer's status update Elsa Singer is on page 65 of Locked & Chained: I'VE BEEN WANTING TO READ THIS FOR SO LONG AND IT IS NOT DISAPPOINTING IN THE SLIGHTEST 🥰🥰
Sep 06, 2025 06:01PM
Susan Markloff liked Elsa’s status update Elsa Singer started reading The Reflection of the Raidin (The Human-Born Era Book 3)
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Susan Markloff liked Elsa Singer's review of The Requisite's Rise (The Human-Born Chronicles): "I absolutely loved this and Y'ALL—go read Susan's books if you haven't because MMMMMMM why is she SO GOOD at everything she does?! 🥰 The writing, the presentation, the characters and storyyyyyyyy, this book is chef's kiss and is perfection! 😙🤌 I cannot" Read more of this review »
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Susan Markloff made a comment on Elsa Singer’s review of The Scholar's Scars (The Human-Born Chronicles) " I promise that Alaster's story (Requisite) won't be as rough as Sophia's! (And if it's any consolation, I think my heart was ripped to shreds when I ha ...more "
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“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.”
― C.S. Lewis

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