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	The Scattered and the Dead (The Scattered and the Dead, #1) by Tim McBain (Goodreads Author), L.T. Vargus (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 1,081 ratings — published 2016 — 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 Scattered and the Dead (The Scattered and the Dead, #0.5) by Tim McBain (Goodreads Author), L.T. Vargus (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 883 ratings — published 2016 — 6 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
	Fade to Black (Awake in the Dark, #1) by Tim McBain (Goodreads Author), L.T. Vargus (Goodreads Author) 3.45 avg rating — 890 ratings — published 2014 — 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 Scattered and the Dead (The Scattered and the Dead, #1.5) by Tim McBain (Goodreads Author), L.T. Vargus (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 464 ratings — published 2016 — 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 Scattered and the Dead (The Scattered and the Dead, #2) by Tim McBain (Goodreads Author), L.T. Vargus (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 432 ratings — published 2016 — 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 Scattered and the Dead (The Scattered and the Dead, #2.5) by Tim McBain (Goodreads Author), L.T. Vargus (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 310 ratings — published 2017 — 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 Scattered and the Dead Box Set (The Scattered and the Dead #0.5-2) by Tim McBain (Goodreads Author), L.T. Vargus (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 324 ratings — published 2017 — 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 Scattered and the Dead (The Scattered and the Dead, #3) by Tim McBain (Goodreads Author), L.T. Vargus (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 239 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Awake in the Dark Box Set (Awake in the Dark, #1-3) by Tim McBain (Goodreads Author), L.T. Vargus (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 250 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
	Bled White (Awake in the Dark, #2) by Tim McBain (Goodreads Author), L.T. Vargus (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 2014 — 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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“So, here I am. Awake in the dark , twisting the knife in my wounds. What a goddamn delight life really is.”
― Tim McBain, Fade to Black

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“It all started in Florida. Of course. Fucking Florida.”
― Tim McBain, The Scattered and the Dead

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“That's the funny thing about life - getting over the fear of death is the hard part. After that, it's easy.”
― Tim McBain, Fade to Black

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