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Vanessa Ricci-Thode

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http://www.thodestool.ca

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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Ebooks

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Vanessa is a Nebula Award-winning word sorceress who loves a good story. She’s a Halloween enthusiast and a bookish geek who loves dragons, dogs, astronomy, and travel. If she’s not hibernating, she can be found in her butterfly garden, achieving her final form as a garden witch. To learn more, visit her website thodestool.ca or follow her on social media @VRicciThode

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Average rating: 3.97 · 210 ratings · 80 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Young Necromancer's Guide to Ghosts 3.79 avg rating — 39 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
	Dragon Whisperer 4.03 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2013 — 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 Dragon Next Door really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 28 ratings — 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
	Dragon Whisperer (Fireborn, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 20 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
	After the Dragon Raid 3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Trueflame (Fireborn, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Fireborn (Fireborn #3) 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Firebound (Fireborn #4) 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Favour Fire 4.33 avg rating — 6 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
	Word Sorcery 101: A Guide to Better Writing really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 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 Godsblood Tragedy by Bill Adams
Starting with setting isn’t always easy to pull off, but this one does it really well, with good description and worldbuilding.

A Winnowed Truth by N.R. Gravel
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My Boss is the Devil (The Devil You Know #1)

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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World

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Not sure why Descent by Wole Talabi doesn't have its own entry as a Nebula finalist, but here we are. ...more
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content warnings are missing the critical CHILD DEATH warning. jesus christ. the child in question is the MC's kid and she has multiple flashbacks of her child dying so just an FYI because i was not emotionally prepared and in between being an emotio ...more
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Fucking magnificent
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Vanessa Ricci-Thode wants to read Jester by Tim Carter (Goodreads Author)	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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Vanessa Ricci-Thode wants to read The Redstone Rescue by Ben Moxon	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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