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Allan Batchelder

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Allan is a professional actor, educator and former stand-up comedian. In addition to Steel, Blood & Fire, he's also written plays, screenplays, online articles, dialogue for computer games, greeting card sentiments and more. He holds a Master of Fine Arts in acting from the National Theatre Conservatory and a Master's in Teaching from Seattle Pacific University. He is a huge fan of Shakespeare, Steven Erikson, Joe Abercrombie, Glen Cook, George R.R. Martin, Tad Williams, and R. Scott Bakker. Allan lives in Seattle with his wife and son, where he enjoys walks on the beach, reading in the garden and puttering around on his computer. Oh, and naps. He LOVES naps.

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Average rating: 4.19 · 870 ratings · 167 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	Steel, Blood & Fire (Immortal Treachery, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 338 ratings — published 2013 — 12 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
	As Flies to Wanton Boys (Immortal Treachery, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Corpse Cold (Immortal Treachery, #3) 4.17 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	The Abject God (Immortal Treachery, #4) 4.41 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	The End of All Things (Immortal Treachery, #5) 4.31 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	This Thing Of Darkness 4.53 avg rating — 36 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
	Blackest Knights by C.T. Phipps (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Martin Owton (Goodreads Author), David Niall Wilson (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Blackest Spells by C.T. Phipps (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Michael R. Baker (Goodreads Author), Allan Batchelder (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Goat: A Musing Whimsy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 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
	As Flies to Wanton Boys: Immortal Treachery, Book 2 by Allan Batchelder (Goodreads Author), Christopher Selbie (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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What Is Grimdark?

Even the casual fantasy reader cannot have missed the barrage of (relatively) recent terms for subcategories of fantasy, including "Romantasy," "Noblebright," and, of course, "Grimdark." While the meaning of Romantasy may be self-evident, the other terms are not so clear, though their names imply an oppositional relationship.

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March/April Group Read Poll

We have a huge selection for our next read! Thanks to all the authors.

Poll closes on Friday 24th Feb.

The Mirror’s Truth by Michael R. Fletcher

15 votes, 18.8%

Blood On Borrowed Wings by Darren Stapleton

14 votes, 17.5%

The Penitent Assassin by Shawn Wickersheim

9 votes, 11.3%

Blood Red by James Devo

8 votes, 10.0%

The Amazing Adventures of Dashing Prince Dietrich by Igor Ljubuncic

7 votes, 8.8%

Devil's Night Dawning by Damien Black

4 votes, 5.0%

Cthulhu Armageddon by C.T. Phipps

4 votes, 5.0%

Steel, Blood & Fire by Allan Batchelder

4 votes, 5.0%

Shattered Dreams by Ulff Lehmann

3 votes, 3.8%

Chaste: A Tale from Perilisc by Jesse Teller

3 votes, 3.8%

The Eighth God by Paul S. Lavender

2 votes, 2.5%

Exile by Martin Owton

2 votes, 2.5%

The Woven Ring by M.D. Presley

2 votes, 2.5%

Darkstorm by M.L. Spencer

2 votes, 2.5%

The Shadow of The High King: The Weaving Shadows Book One: Volume 1 by Frank Dorrian

1 vote, 1.3%

The Beast in the Rocks: Koholt Chronicles, Book I. Tales from the World of All by Jon Erebus

0 votes, 0.0%

Windcatcher by A.J. Norfield

0 votes, 0.0%

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