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Seattle, WA, The United States

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By day, E. M. Epps is a bookseller in Seattle, WA. By night, she writes high fantasy with likable but pragmatic heroes, who are likely to be diplomats, warriors, sorcerers, or some combination of the above. To receive free stories and writing updates, sign up for her mailing list at www.emepps.com.

As a young writer, she was inspired by the action and heroism of C.S. Forester, the scope of Tolstoy, the scientific magic of Diane Duane, the romance of Catherine Asaro, the martial arts of Michelle Yeoh and Jackie Chan - and, above all, the diversity of human cultures featured in the anthropology textbooks she devoured in her teens.

She is the author of the court intrigue novel THE INTERPRETER'S TALE and the single-volume epic adventure COMPLETE ...more

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Average rating: 4.36 · 214 ratings · 115 reviews · 18 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Interpreter's Tale: A Word With Too Many Meanings (Clashing Courts, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 35 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
	A Winter of Fish and Favor (A Heroine's Luck, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 28 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
	Cold Sandwiches and All 4.57 avg rating — 23 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
	A Song of Spring to Come (A Heroine's Luck, #2) 4.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Complete With Shipwreck (Sword & Scroll, #1) 4.50 avg rating — 14 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
	Worthy of Her Sword 4.46 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
	You Made My Heart a Hunter (Lhennuen's World, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 13 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
	The Portrait of Géraldine Germaine 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2014	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
	Not Really Heroes 4.40 avg rating — 10 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 Deniability of Danishes 4.38 avg rating — 8 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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The ever-magnificent Nina Post made this book trailer for my latest novel, Cold Sandwiches and All. I’m simply floored by how well it turned out. She must have spent hours and hours finding just the right pictures–not only are they perfect, but they’re quite witty, too! It is just utterly charming and well worth a wa

Series by E.M. Epps

World of Direnayu (7 books)
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4.34 avg rating — 130 ratings

A Heroine's Luck (2 books)
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Sword & Scroll (3 books)
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Clashing Courts (1 book)
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4.06 avg rating — 35 ratings

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4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings

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Illusion

by Paula Volsky

bookshelves: 1990s, fantasy, own, currently-reading

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The Epic Women of Homer: Exploring Women's Roles in the Iliad and Odyssey

by Eirene S. Allen

bookshelves: 2020s, nonfiction, own, history, currently-reading

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Murder Most Serene

by Gabrielle Wittkop

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