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Gail Merritt

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Gail Merritt also publishes under H.G. Merritt.

Today, the 28th October 2020, the fifth and final book of the Mantle Chronicles appeared on Amazon for the first time. I'm feeling elation that it is finally edited and published but also sadness, saying goodbye to Megwin, Gilbert and the fox for the last time. They are off for many adventures, I'm sure, but we won't know about them.

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Published on October 27, 2020 15:14 • Tags: mantle-chronicles

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	The Changeling 3.31 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2002	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
	Silver Mantle really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2000 — 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
	Green Mantle 3.86 avg rating — 7 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
	Harrowing: Book 1 of The Farm by H.G. Merritt, Gail Merritt (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 5 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
	Black Mantle: The Mantle Chronicles Book Five really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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