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Arden Powell

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Born

May 07, 1991

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Fantasy, Gay and Lesbian, Romance

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Arden Powell (they/them) is a Canadian author and illustrator with stories in Lightspeed Magazine, Baffling Magazine, and Haunt Publishing, and whose books include The Faerie Hounds of York, The Bayou, the Flos Magicae series, and their short story collection, The Carnelian King and Other Stories. A nebulous entity, they live with a senior rescue hound and an exorbitant number of houseplants, and enjoy the company of both.

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Average rating: 3.92 · 8,734 ratings · 1,991 reviews · 27 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Bayou 3.93 avg rating — 2,359 ratings — published 2021 — 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 Bachelor's Valet (Flos Magicae #1) 3.99 avg rating — 1,645 ratings — published 2021 — 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 Faerie Hounds of York 3.89 avg rating — 1,388 ratings — published 2020 — 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 Botanist's Apprentice (Flos Magicae #0.5) 3.66 avg rating — 891 ratings — published 2021 — 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 Novel Arrangement (Flos Magicae #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 456 ratings — published 2023 — 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 Thief and a Gentleman (Flos Magicae #3) 3.93 avg rating — 431 ratings — published 2023 — 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 Solstice Cabin (Flos Magicae, #1.6) 3.97 avg rating — 348 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Winter's Dawn (Flos Magicae, #1.5) 3.79 avg rating — 335 ratings — published 2022	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
	Obsidian Island 3.79 avg rating — 170 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 Potion Gardener (Flos Magicae #4.5) 4.11 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 2024 — 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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Hello hello! It’s been a minute since I posted here. Almost a year, in fact. I didn’t mean to neglect my blog for so long, but I started a newsletter to replace it, and this place fell by the wayside. So it goes. The first half of this post will be where to find me, and the second will be a wrap-up of my recent releases.

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A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes

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“They say the devil comes dressed as everything you've ever dreamed of. I never really imagined what it meant until I met you.'
'Should I be flattered?'
'I don't think it's a compliment.”
― Arden Powell, The Bayou

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“They paused on the threshold and Johnny turned to him, his gaze searching. He looked less like the devil then, his eyes wide and earnest, but Milton wrote that Lucifer knew how to cry.”
― Arden Powell, The Bayou

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“His only shortcoming was a lamentable lack of grey matter, which he took in stride, cheerfully proclaiming that while he might not have two brain cells to rub together, he was dim enough that he didn't notice their lack.”
― Arden Powell, The Bachelor's Valet

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Song of the Navigator by Astrid Amara

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Virtual Insanity by Kevin Klehr

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Brute by Kim Fielding

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Prisoner 374215 by Angel Martinez

2 votes, 6.5%

Beneath the Silver Rose by T.S. Adrian

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Winter's Dawn by Arden Powell

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Bloodraven by P.L. Nunn

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Above All Else by Dayton Idoni

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Snow of the White Hills by Wendy Rathbone

1 vote, 3.2%

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