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Sean Gibson

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in Kalamazoo, MI, The United States

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Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Humor and Comedy

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Sean Gibson, "author" and slackonteur, is not a professional mini biography writer (if he were, this would be much more compelling). Instead, he’s a business professional by day, hangs out with his amazing wife, son, and daughter by night, and writes somewhere in between. He holds a BA in English Literature from Ohio Wesleyan University and an MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, though rumors persist that he also attended mime school (he is silent on the subject). Sean is a fan of sports teams from Detroit, a distressingly large number of bands that rose to prominence in the 1980s, and writing in the third person. He currently resides in Northern Virginia, and, given how much he hates moving, and given that his hou ...more

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Average rating: 3.85 · 935 ratings · 448 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Part About the Dragon Was (Mostly) True (Heloise the Bard #1) 3.64 avg rating — 556 ratings — published 2020 — 7 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 Chronicle of Heloise & Grimple 4.22 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 2016	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 Camelot Shadow (Camelot Shadow, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2014	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 Strange Task Before Me: Being an Excerpt from the Journal of William J. Upton (Camelot Shadow, #0.5) 4.43 avg rating — 54 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
	Dragons of a Different Tail: 17 Unusual Dragon Tales by Marx Pyle (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Victoria L. Scott (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Anne C. Lynch (Editor) 4.41 avg rating — 32 ratings — 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
	You Can't Hide from Chriskahzaa (Heloise the Bard, #0.5) 4.40 avg rating — 25 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
	Enchanted Tales & Twisted Lore: Fairy Tales, Folklore, and Fables Reimagined - Volume 1 by Marx Pyle (Goodreads Author), Michael La Ronn (Goodreads Author), Bobby Nash (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 12 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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Series by Sean Gibson

Heloise the Bard (1 book)
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Camelot Shadow (1 book)
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Sean is Currently Reading

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Marvel Fanfare Omnibus Vol. 2

by Alan Zelenetz

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The Museum of Lost Things: True Tales of Fabled Treasures, Legendary Cities, and Mythical Creatures That Vanished From History

by Sam Kean (Goodreads Author)

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Azure Bonds (Forgotten Realms: Finder's Stone, #1)

by Kate Novak

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Sean Gibson made a comment on his status " Heather wrote: "Looking forward to it!" Then I will need to make it EXTRA good! (It's more Victorian-set shenanigans, but no fantasy/magic/supernatural ...more "
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Sean Gibson is on page 300 of 400 of The Museum of Lost Things: Man, that Leonardo da Vinci sure was a shiftless layabout gadfly. What a slacker. The Museum of Lost Things: True Tales of Fabled Treasures, Legendary Cities, and Mythical Creatures That Vanished From History by Sam Kean (Goodreads Author) progress:	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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Sean Gibson made a comment on his review of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium Vol. 4 " Kris wrote: "Note that I am still perplexed as to why a genetic scientist chooses a "uniform" comprising the tightest possible fuschia yoga pants, no ...more "
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Sean Gibson rated a book G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium Vol. 4 by Larry Hama	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
And that's a wrap! Over the past two years, I've read (or reread, in many cases) every issue of the original Marvel GI Joe run, and while there are parts of it that didn't age well, by and large, Larry Hama did something extraordinary: he turned what ...more
Oct 30, 2026 08:21AM · 3 likes · like · see review
Sean Gibson has read The Colored Lens: Summer 2024 by Dawn Lloyd	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
Check out my short story "The Alchemy Club" in this issue! “The Alchemy Club” is the tale of the last wizard in the world, as told by the bartender who served him drinks every Wednesday evening for years and years. So belly up to the bar, order an al ...more
Oct 27, 2026 07:19AM · 26 likes · like · see review
Sean Gibson added a status update: Hello, friends! I'm cautiously optimistic at the pace with which the new book is proceeding. Here's hoping that will continue! Unsurprisingly, it's yet another fall/winter-set book, because that seems to be my default. There's something about short days and long nights that stokes the creative fires. I hope you're all curled up with a good book and your beverage of choice...
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Sean Gibson rated a book The Department of Truth Volume 7: Another National Anthem by James Tynion IV	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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Sean Gibson made a comment on his review of Dead Beat (Ninth House Trilogy, #3) " Shannon wrote: "Have you read Katabasis? Similar vibes, also very good." Ooh, very nice--thanks for the suggestion! It's on my list! ...more "
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Sean Gibson rated a book Defenders Epic Collection, Vol. 1: The Day of the Defenders by Roy Thomas	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
You know, the way these cats talk to each other, sometimes they are more like OFFenders than DEfenders...HEY-OH! But this is a really fun collection, particularly the lengthy Avengers vs. Defenders arc. Our pal Sal Buscema does his usual workmanlike j ...more
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Sean Gibson rated a book it was amazing Dead Beat (Ninth House Trilogy, #3) by Leigh Bardugo (Goodreads Author)	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
1) This series is absurdly entertaining start to finish and an absolute delight; I highly recommend it 2) I would really, really like to write something in this vein at some point—I can’t resist the combination of dark academia, magic, secret societie ...more
Oct 19, 2026 07:46AM · 48 likes · like · see review

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“The day I can't pull something useful out of my ass is the day I quit sticking things up my ass.”
― Sean Gibson

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“Would I use the word 'genius' to describe myself? No. 'Alive?' Perhaps. 'Befuddled?' Certainly.”
― Sean Gibson

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“Some people call reading an escape, but it's not - it's embracing the true reality of the best parts of who we are. It's not running away; it's running toward the thing we wish we could be, the thing we strive to be, the thing we never can be, but the thing which we always must try to become if we want to be something more than we are.”
― Sean Gibson

tags: escapism, inspirational, reading

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Sean’s Quotes

“Would I use the word 'genius' to describe myself? No. 'Alive?' Perhaps. 'Befuddled?' Certainly.”
― Sean Gibson

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“Bards don’t believe in goodbyes—we know that the roads we walk are winding, and we generally tend to come back to people and places we’ve known and been before, and often at just the right time.” I smiled. “We’ll meet again.”
― Sean Gibson, The Chronicle of Heloise & Grimple

tags: bard, goodbyes, winding-roads

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“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
― Edmund Burke

tags: evil

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“Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones

tags: love

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