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Eric Nierstedt

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in Linden, NJ, The United States

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Fantasy, Fiction

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Stephen King
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Eric Nierstedt grew up in central New Jersey, raised on a healthy diet of TV, comic books, and way, way too many books. As a child, he constantly daydreamed about his favorite stories, and re-adapting them to accommodate the early characters he was creating (and really, who didn't think that Lord of the Rings could use more characters?). In high school, Eric started the early drafts of what would become The Lightrider Journals, an epic fantasy trilogy. The first draft clocked in a record nine pages (thankfully, high school is four years).

After being accepted to Kean University, Eric continued working on Lightrider, eventually expanding the book to well over 300 pages, and crafting a much richer tale of Elemental Knights, otherworldly demons ...more

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Average rating: 4.25 · 259 ratings · 41 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	SHADOW PANTHEON: (PANTHEON SAGA BOOK 2) (THE PANTHEON SAGA) 4.29 avg rating — 143 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
	Silent Pantheon 4.18 avg rating — 89 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 Lightrider Journals 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2012 — 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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Welcome back to the last entry in our holiday retrospective. Well, the gifts are open, the turkey’s eaten, and the family’s gone home. The post holiday blues are settling in, so let’s take a minute to reflect and laugh at the insanities of the holiday season. And what better way to do that then with one of the greatest Christmas comedies ever- National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.

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“That is the voice of a place like this, where dead voices echo. They attract men and women of all kinds.
But only certain gods visit here…”
― Eric Nierstedt, SHADOW PANTHEON: (PANTHEON SAGA BOOK 2)

tags: fantasy, great-character-description, mythical, mythology, original, page-turner, science-fiction, series, world-building

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“Jane sobbed even harder, not noticing the sounds of footsteps coming up behind her. A cold wind blew, and she shivered in it. As her eyes hung between tears, she looked out and saw a shape where the car had been. It was a figure, slim and wrapped in a gray shroud. Almost the whole body was covered, save for a single blue eye that stared at her intently. Jane stared back until she felt a warm hand touch her shoulder and a cold voice whisper in her ear.
“You are never alone.”
― Eric Nierstedt, SHADOW PANTHEON: (PANTHEON SAGA BOOK 2)

tags: fantasy, great-character-description, mythical, mythology, original, page-turner, science-fiction, series, world-building

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“I took ‘em because nobody else had found ‘em yet. I brought ‘em here ta be protected from mortals that didn’t know the kinda power they once had, that might try ta unlock it again.”
― Eric Nierstedt, SHADOW PANTHEON: (PANTHEON SAGA BOOK 2)

tags: fantasy, great-character-description, mythical, mythology, original, page-turner, science-fiction, series, world-building

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