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Fernando A. Torres

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https://www.instagram.com/author_fernando_torres/

Genre

Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Young Adult

Influences

Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Orwell

Member Since

February 2014

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Fernando Torres is the author of "A Habit of Resistance," "The Shadow That Endures," and the recently released sci-fi novel "More Than Alive: Death of an Idol." Fast-paced, humorous stories that poke fun at genre tropes and explore moral dilemmas are what define this author's mission. Early in his media career, Fernando A. Torres created the definitive definition of media interactivity. At ABC/Disney, Inc., he worked behind the scenes on such shows as Boy Meets World, Family Matters, Grace Under Fire, Home Improvement, My Wife and Kids, and the Power Rangers. Influenced by many of his generation's most talented writers and producers, Fernando Torres' style developed a light, humorous edge that continues to influence his writing to this day. ...more

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Average rating: 4.21 · 270 ratings · 30 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Habit of Resistance 4.19 avg rating — 257 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	The Shadow That Endures 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	More Than Alive: Death of an Idol 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2020 — 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
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Literary Music (My First Symphony)!

Over the years, I've written enough music for my book trailers and audio books that it's occurred to me that they might be put together to form a more significant work. It seems to me that readers might even appreciate another avenue for gaining emotional insight into the novels. Quite a while ago, I began writing a symphony to use for promoting The Shadow That Endures, and a few rough sketches we Read more of this blog post »

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“An anniversary is where you look back at having either fulfilled Cinderella or Lord of the Flies.”
― Fernando A. Torres

tags: anniversary, cinderella, lord-of-the-flies, love-quotes, marriage

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“Indifference is a well that never runs dry, and as good a word for evil as was ever composed.”
― Fernando A. Torres, A Habit of Resistance

tags: evil, indifference

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“Purpose without virtue is vanity.”
― Fernando A. Torres

tags: philosophy

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“Purpose without virtue is vanity.”
― Fernando A. Torres

tags: philosophy

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“To what do I attribute our decline? It's far easier to be shocking than charming.”
― Fernando A. Torres

tags: charm, charming, civilization, culture, quote

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“Indifference is a well that never runs dry, and as good a word for evil as was ever composed.”
― Fernando A. Torres, A Habit of Resistance

tags: evil, indifference

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“Ian looked skyward to see the firedrake soaring overhead. Its mass was a black deluge, an eclipse of aberrant origins, and its wings were tautly wound, like a spider’s web. Scales that shown like bejeweled armor glistened upon its body. Its tail crashed against the air; the storm surge of an impetuous sea. The shadow it cast was an aperture of dementia that ripped asunder the sanity of those who watched. Astride the beast’s spine, rode a figure that resembled a man, but with such grandeur at his disposal, appeared a living god.”
― Fernando A. Torres, The Shadow That Endures

tags: dragons, fantasy, flying

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“Benefit is the only blindfold required to convince ourselves that poison is wine. Liberty's comfort level rises and falls with the sympathies of its children. Well, I for one will not collaborate.”
― Fernando A. Torres, A Habit of Resistance