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Nicki Runge

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Nicki Runge is a Deaf writer, actress, and filmmaker whose work puts ASL and Deaf culture at the center of the story rather than the margins.

She is the author of Songless War, a nine-book dark fantasy saga built on a premise no other fantasy series has used: American Sign Language as the magic system. The first book, The Shadows of Memory, follows Mary Peterson — Deaf her entire life until supernatural hearing is forced upon her — and releases September 1, 2026, the first day of Deaf Awareness Month.

She also writes for stage and screen. Her interactive whodunit Mystery in the Snow: The Frosted Clue was written for ImaginASL Performing Arts, and her short film script The Secret Room is a psychological thriller about a CODA child, a locked ba
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"I received an Advanced Reader Copy in exchange for my honest review.

I enjoyed this one overall, especially the characters. They were vivid and distinct.
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