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Thomas Howard Riley currently resides in the wasteland metropolis, where he reads ancient books, plays ancient games, watches ancient movies, jams on ancient guitars, and writes furiously day and night. He sometimes appears on clear nights when the moon is gibbous, and he has often been seen in the presence of cats.

He always wanted to make up his own worlds, tell his own stories, write his own history, create his own people, honor the truths of life, and explore both the light and the darkness of human nature. With a few swords thrown in for good measure.

And some magick. Awesome magick.

He can be found digitally at THOMASHOWARDRILEY.COM
On Twitter he is @ornithopteryx, where he is sometimes funny, always clever, and never mean.

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	We Break Immortals 4.10 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2021 — 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
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An Inkling Of Flame was absolutely fantastic. This novella is short, so it should have taken no time at all to read it, but like a really good meal this book was so rich with relatable characters and story that I found myself savoring it, not wanting ...more
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“He wasn’t exactly hideous, but his face looked like two hawks had crashed into each other in midair.”
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“I love the feeling of understanding something, or someone. Not mere facts, but the feeling when all those facts connect together into what it means to be them.”
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“And they did it all without magick. ”
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