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Gail Merritt

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in Sheffield, The United Kingdom

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Fantasy, Young Adult, Historical Fiction

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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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Average rating: 3.73 · 40 ratings · 10 reviews · 11 distinct works

	The Changeling 3.27 avg rating — 15 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
	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
	Red Mantle 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Blue Mantle: The Mantle Chronicles Book Four 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Green Mantle: Second of the Mantle Chronicles 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
	The Gathering: Queens of the Five Kingdoms Book 1 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
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Can't give this a review - it's my own book. I was reading it again because I have since written an adult book set in the same mythical location. It's an adult book, so if you read Silver Mantle, why not check 'The Gathering' out. ...more
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Gary Dishes Up Clever Crime Loved this book. The characters were all believable and the flawed hero was worth rooting for. Wasn’t sure about the ending but on reflection it was just where it should be, no drawn out aftermath here, leaving the reader o ...more
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