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David Gosnell

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Fantasy, Paranormal, Horror

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R.A. Salvatore, Ed Greenwood, Jim Butcher, James Rollins

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David Gosnell is a former ad-man, now full-time insurance adjuster who writes a bit to keep his sanity while working away from home. David is a terrible, but loud musician, a fair tennis player, and wishes he had time to play fantasy MMORPGs they way he used to..

The Wielder: Betrayal was David's first novel. It's been followed by four more installments in the series and a novella focusing on the succubus character, Silithes.

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	Betrayal: Book One of the Wielder Series by David Gosnell (Goodreads Author), Beverly Gosnell (Editor) 3.79 avg rating — 432 ratings — published 2013 — 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 Wielder: Sworn Vengeance 4.13 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 2014 — 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 Wielder: Death Curse 3.89 avg rating — 46 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
	Fugitive Ways: Book Four Of The Wielder Series 4.25 avg rating — 8 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
	Corrupted Mortal Vessel (ebook) 4.71 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
	Pre-emptive Strike: Book Five of The Wielder Series 4.25 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
	Betrayal: Book One Of The Wielder Series 3.20 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
	A mystery and a meal 3.50 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
	Corrupted Mortal Vessel it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Mid-Arc: The First Five Novels Of The Wielder Series 4.50 avg rating — 2 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

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The first draft of Death Curse, part two is done. Now the hard work of edit. Had to share, I'm pretty stoked about it.

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MISTAKES My Patients Made: It’s not what you think

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I’m not really a fan of period works. Most read as kind of pretentious to me. Not this one. I enjoyed the characters, the light story, the authenticity of the period details, and the point of view of Mrs. Holmes, uhh, I meant Sapori. If you enjoy Vict ...more
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