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Nikki McCormack

Goodreads Author

Born

in The United States

Website

http://elysiumpalace.com

Twitter

Author_NikkiMc

Genre

Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult

Influences

Meredith Ann Pierce, Mercedes Lackey, C.S. Friedman, Tad Williams

Member Since

August 2011

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Outside of her career as an author, Nikki is a professional technical and creative writer, spider wrangler, animal lover, and devoted cat mom. Writing fantasy and science fiction stories has been a lifelong passion for her. She loves to draw upon her myriad life experiences doing everything from wild cave exploration and competitive horseback endurance riding to practicing iaido and archery. She invites you to join her for some fantastic adventures.

Grand Prize Winner of the Dante Rossetti Award for Young Adult Fiction for The Girl and the Clockwork Cat

Finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards for The Keeper

Finalist in the Cygnus Award for Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction for Dissident

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Nikki McCormack’s books

Average rating: 4.23 · 1,094 ratings · 206 reviews · 25 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Girl and the Clockwork Cat (Clockwork Enterprises, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 426 ratings — published 2014 — 5 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
	A Path of Blood and Amber (Silverblood Raven #1) 4.37 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	The Girl and the Clockwork Conspiracy (Clockwork Enterprises, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Child of Vanris (The Warden's Son, #1) 4.68 avg rating — 65 ratings — 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
	Dissident (Forbidden Things, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 72 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
	A Path of Storms and Reckonings (Silverblood Raven #3) 4.44 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2023 — 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 Girl and the Clockwork Crossfire (Clockwork Enterprises #3) 4.23 avg rating — 57 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
	A Path of Secrets and Dreams (Silverblood Raven #2) 4.35 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Blood of Vanris (The Warden's Son, #2) 4.72 avg rating — 39 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
	Heart of Vanris (The Warden's Son, #3) 4.35 avg rating — 34 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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The final book in the Vanris series is here!

Why did I think releasing a trilogy over the course of six months would somehow be easier than releasing a four-book series over the course of a year?

Yeah, I don't know either.

Well, despite the challenges, Wavelord, the third and final book in my Daughter of Vanris series, releases today! Visit the book page here for more about Veyl's story and to read the first chapter of the book.

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Series by Nikki McCormack

Clockwork Enterprises (3 books)
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Nikki McCormack (Goodreads Author)

4.03 avg rating — 560 ratings

Silverblood Raven (3 books)
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Nikki McCormack (Goodreads Author)

4.38 avg rating — 208 ratings

The Warden's Son (4 books)
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Nikki McCormack (Goodreads Author)

4.63 avg rating — 168 ratings

Forbidden Things (3 books)
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Nikki McCormack (Goodreads Author)

4.26 avg rating — 106 ratings

The Endless Chronicles (1 book)
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4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings

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Nikki McCormack made a comment on The final book in the Vanris series is here! " Somehow I did. Thank you! I hope you enjoy the rest of the adventure! "
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Nikki McCormack has read Assassin's Quest (Farseer Trilogy, #3) by Robin Hobb (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
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Nikki McCormack rated a book really liked it Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1) by Robin Hobb (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
I am not typically a fan of first-person point of view, but this was a wonderful example of first-person done well. Despite being stuck in the character's head, you got a deep and meaningful look at the world and the other people in it. In fact, a fe ...more
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Nikki McCormack rated a book it was amazing Magic's Pawn (The Last Herald-Mage, #1) by Mercedes Lackey (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
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Nikki McCormack rated a book it was amazing Magic's Promise (The Last Herald-Mage #2) by Mercedes Lackey (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
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Quotes by Nikki McCormack (?)

“Trust your ears to find what your eyes might miss.”
― Nikki McCormack, The Girl and the Clockwork Cat

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“Feel fear. Don’t show it.”
― Nikki McCormack, The Girl and the Clockwork Cat

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