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Ben Edge

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February 08, 1988

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Ben Edge is a writer from the land of sheep and rain, which many people refer to as Wales, in the United Kingdom.
He published his first short story, She Died With Gum In Her Hair, in July of 2013. He is a full time geek and enjoys many geeky things such as comic books, cartoons, movies and science fiction.
His second book, The Devil's Lantern, a historical fiction novel, was released in May 2015, followed by a Western 'The Last Wolf' in August 2017.

Ben still lives in the Welsh Valleys with his wife, Natalie. ...more

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Average rating: 4.44 · 82 ratings · 21 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Folklore Rising: An Artist's Journey through the British Ritual Year 4.53 avg rating — 45 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
	The Last Wolf 4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2017 — 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 Old Man On The Hill 4.57 avg rating — 7 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
	She Died With Gum In Her Hair 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Ritual Britain - Ben Edge and The Museum of British Folklore Exhibition Catalogue by Ben Edge (Goodreads Author), Simon Costin (Co-author) 4.75 avg rating — 4 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
	The Devil's Lantern (Stormbringer #1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015	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 Most Haunting Words...

I'm very curious to know: What is the most haunting line you've ever read in a book / screenplay / play?

For me, it's the very end of Markus Zusak's 'The Book Thief', where Death himself says:

"I am haunted by humans..."

Tell me, what's yours?

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Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison

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