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Trae Stratton

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in New York, The United States

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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult

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Trae was born and raised in New York City. As a boy his storytelling gene was awakened by Star Wars, and subsequently raised through comic books. Then he found Dungeons and Dragons, and as a Dungeon Master learned more about Plot, Dialogue, Pacing and Turning Point than he ever could in grammar in school. However, it was in high-school and college that he learned there was a mysterious blueprint behind all the words on paper called Craft, and ever since then, he has continued to study and refine his writer's toolbox in an effort to create the same kinds of stories he likes to read: fast paced and character driven. By combining heartwarming family perspective and the deft use of flashbacks in his debut novel, To Have and To Hold, Trae utiliz ...more

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	Thunder Peak (Tamm Chronicles #1) 4.44 avg rating — 32 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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	Dungeon Magazine #43 (September/October 1993) (Dungeon Magazine, #43) by Barbara G. Young (Editor), Wolfgang Baur (Editor), Roger E. Moore (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1993	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 Violin Maker's Secret

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“The problem with doing nothing is not knowing when you are finished.”
― Nelson De Mille

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“Every life has death and every light has shadow. Be content to stand in the light and let the shadow fall where it will.”
― Mary Stewart, The Hollow Hills

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