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Kali Wallace studied geology and geophysics before she decided she enjoyed inventing imaginary worlds as much as she liked researching the real one. Her short fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld, F&SF, Asimov's, Lightspeed Magazine, and Tor.com. She is the author of the dark, fantastical teen novels Shallow Graves (2016) and The Memory Trees (2017), as well as the middle grade fantasy adventure City of Islands (2018). Her first novel for adults, the sci fi horror SALVATION DAY, is forthcoming from Berkley. She lives in southern California. ...more

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	Shallow Graves 3.58 avg rating — 3,755 ratings — published 2016 — 10 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
	Dead Space 3.68 avg rating — 3,333 ratings — published 2021 — 7 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
	Salvation Day 3.70 avg rating — 3,156 ratings — published 2019 — 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 Memory Trees 3.72 avg rating — 775 ratings — published 2017 — 8 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
	Hunters of the Lost City 3.82 avg rating — 349 ratings — published 2022 — 6 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
	City of Islands 3.98 avg rating — 260 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Last Train to Jubilee Bay 3.42 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2013 — 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 Starry Wisdom Library: The Catalogue of the Greatest Occult Book Auction of All Time by Nate Pedersen (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Scott David Aniolowski (Contributor), Glynn Owen Barrass (Contributor) 3.90 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2014 — 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
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“It was too lonely to be heaven, and there wouldn't be stars in hell.”
― Kali Wallace, Shallow Graves

tags: fantasy, fiction, young-adult

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“The first rule of cannibal mermaid fight club is don't talk about cannibal mermaid fight club.”
― Kali Wallace, Shallow Graves

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“Oh my god,” I said, but I couldn’t help but laugh. “You can’t make jokes about eating dead people if you actually eat dead people.”
― Kali Wallace, Shallow Graves

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2nd Quarter 2021 - Horror #2

Dead Space by Kali Wallace, 336p

5 votes, 38.5%

The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell, 416p

3 votes, 23.1%

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica, 211p

2 votes, 15.4%

Relic by Douglas Preston, 455p

1 vote, 7.7%

Anno Dracula by Kim Newman, 547p

1 vote, 7.7%

Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon, 368p

1 vote, 7.7%

Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite, 416p

0 votes, 0.0%

The Black Fire Concerto by Mike Allen, 185p

0 votes, 0.0%

The Helm of Midnight by Marina J. Lostetter, 464p

0 votes, 0.0%

Bohemian Gospel by Dana Chamblee Carpenter, 400p

0 votes, 0.0%

Perfect Blue: Complete Metamorphosis by Yoshikazu Takeuchi, 232p

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The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis, 384p

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