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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) 4.12 avg rating — 59 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: A YA Urban Fantasy Novel by Susan L. Markloff (Goodreads Author), Michaella Barnum (Illustrator) 4.64 avg rating — 22 ratings — 5 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 Scholar's Scars by Susan L. Markloff (Goodreads Author), Alice Maria Power (Illustrator), Michaella T 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 Requisite's Rise by Susan L. Markloff (Goodreads Author), Michaella T Barnum (illustrator), Alice Maria Power (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 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 Shifter's Shadow by Susan L. Markloff (Goodreads Author), Alice Maria Power (Cover Art), Michaella T Barnum (Illustrator) 4.67 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 Healer's Heart by Susan L. Markloff (Goodreads Author), Alice M Power (Cover Art), Michaella T Barnum (Illustrator) 4.58 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 Legends That Awaken (The Human-Born Era Book 4) by Susan L. Markloff (Goodreads Author), Echoing Arts (Illustrator), Chicklen Doodle (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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

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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.

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Susan Markloff and 1 other person liked Mike Diener's review of The Scholar's Scars (The Human-Born Chronicles): "Wow… what a fantastic story! Beautiful and sad. This was my favorite of the Human Born Chronicles novellas. I liked Sophia from the beginning, but by the end I just wanted to give her the biggest hug. This story made me think of taking care of my own" Read more of this review »
Sep 24, 2026 08:39AM · see review
Susan Markloff liked Mike Diener's review of The Shifter's Shadow (The Human-Born Chronicles): "This book had quite a different tone than much of the rest of the series. Quite a bit harsher and darker. We got glimpses of that in a few books, but an ugliness overshadowed hope in this one. Not in a bad way. It was clearly intentional by the autho" Read more of this review »
Sep 17, 2026 09:10PM · see review
Susan Markloff and 2 other people liked Riley Perrie's review of The Legends That Awaken (The Human-Born Era Book 4): "OH. MY. GOSH. THIS BOOK!! I absolutely loved this book (Surprise, surprise), and I can't say much because of spoilers, but wow. It was everything I was expecting and so many things I wasn't. The two-year time jump between Legends and Reflections had me" Read more of this review »
Sep 15, 2026 06:54PM · see review
Susan Markloff liked Ron Lake's review of The Rise of the Raidin (The Human-Born Era, #1): "Thoroughly enjoyed the book so much I completely misspelled thoroughly. Little known fact autocorrect makes me seem much more literate that I actually am. For what I consider an odd sort of young reader book as the character is a Senior in high schoo" Read more of this review »
Aug 27, 2026 07:51PM · see review
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 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 "
Jun 20, 2025 02:45PM · see review

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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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