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E.D.E. Bell

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in Cleveland, OH, The United States

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Fantasy, Fiction, Philosophy

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Tad Williams,Robert Jordan,Brandon Sanderson,Louisa May Alcott ...more

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E.D.E. Bell (she/her or e/em) loves fantasy fiction, and enjoys blending classic and modern elements. A passionate vegan and earnest progressive, she feels strongly about issues related to equality and compassion. Her works often explore conceptions of identity and community, including themes of friendship, family, and connection. She lives in Ferndale, Michigan, where she writes stories and revels in garlic. You can follow her adventures at edebell.com.

Bell was born in the year of the fire dragon during a Cleveland blizzard. After a youth in the Mitten, an MSE in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, three wonderful children, and nearly two decades in Northern Virginia and Southwest Ohio developing technical intelligence ...more

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Average rating: 4.17 · 653 ratings · 302 reviews · 36 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Banished Craft (Shkode, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Spireseeker 4.17 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	As Told by Things by E.D.E. Bell (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Z. Ahmad (Goodreads Author), Kella Campbell (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Five Minutes at Hotel Stormcove by E.D.E. Bell (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Marriah Allen Pina, Joshua Amodeo 4.22 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	The Fettered Flame (Shkode, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Community of Magic Pens by E.D.E. Bell (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Z. Ahmad (Goodreads Author), J.S. Bailey (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 38 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
	Night Ivy 3.95 avg rating — 40 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 Scattered Bond (Shkode, #3) 4.63 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Escape (Diamondsong, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 26 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
	Lord's Dome 4.39 avg rating — 18 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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E.D.E. Bell and 1 other person liked Clara Ward's review of Sexy Garlic: "Every moment in every story feels real, even the ones involving magic or metaphor. This collection tastes home baked with love, outrage, good intentions, and the need to be seen and appreciated in all our complex, overlapping identities. A special sh" Read more of this review »
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E.D.E. Bell and 1 other person liked ROLLAND Florence's review of Hornytown Chuztpah: "Solomon Weiss is a dick. Not as in "asshole", but as in "private investigator". He is also a bar mitzvah dropout who could never figure out how to read Hebrew. What a way to embarrass your family in front of your whole community! He had to be schlepp" Read more of this review »
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E.D.E. Bell rated a book it was amazing Incendiary: Poems & Essays by Gerald L Coleman	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
A poetry collection for always and right now. BRILLIANT. From the start through the finish to the after. Get it.
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E.D.E. Bell rated a book it was amazing Amnandi Sails: Book 2 of the Khumalo Trilogy by Zig Zag Claybourne (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
"People never hold one another in the dreaming unless both want to stay." There is a certain melancholy with which I write about Zig's stories, and I want to address that straight on. Yes, his stories are made of joy, but joy is a bonded twin. To real ...more
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E.D.E. Bell rated a book it was amazing As Many Ships As Stars by Weyodi Oldbear	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
Wow. I was so immersed into this story that it took me several minutes afterward to acclimate that I was here on today's Earth and had actually just read a book. OldBear is a brilliant writer, able to express vast depths of humanity - I will insta-re ...more
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When Joyce Chng offers to tell me a story, I am always grateful for the treat. And set in the gorgeously immersive world of Metakse? Even more of one. A tale of poison, truth, and essence. In some ways I found this fast moving, yet patiently emergent ...more
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