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Advent Mage Cycle #5
The Dragon's Mage
Once upon a time, there was a dragon…Take one newly trained Fire Mage. Make him the first (sane) Fire Mage that’s been born in the past two hundred years. Have him leave home and venture into the Empire of Sol.Add one powerful, curious, fire-eating dragon. Fire Mage Haikrysen never imagined that he would be adopted out of the blue by a dragon. But then, he never thought he’d find a permanent home in the northern section of Sol, working as a firefighter either. Still, he likes his new home and adores his dragon companion—even if she does hoard jewelry and eats whole sheep for breakfast. But his peaceful days end abruptly when an arsonist starts torching the eastern section of the empire, his attacks becoming progressively bigger and faster. It’s beginning to look like he’s another insane Fire Mage on the loose. Krys, Kaya, and his partner Mari are sent to investigate, but they have no idea what the aim of the arsonist is, and very little knowledge of the man. Desperate, the three of them race against time to catch the madman before he burns a path across the whole empire, and everyone in it. Dragon’s Mage by Honor Raconteur, set in the Advent Mage world, features the returning character of Haikrysen, the first real Fire Mage of his generation.
297 pages, Paperback
First published September 17, 2013
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About the author
Honor Raconteur
63 books840 followersEver since I was a toddler, I have been making up stories. I’d entertain anyone willing to listen to my wild fantasies about unicorns and gargoyles and amazing people. At 13, I started writing the stories down. At 23, I finished the first book that was, in my opinion, good enough to publish.
I spent three years trying to publish my book, Jaunten, the old fashioned way. The problem was my story was outside of the norm for young adult fantasy – it didn’t have vampires or the supernatural in it, it was clean enough to earn a PG rating, and there wasn’t any dark overlord to defeat. No literary agent would pick it up because it didn’t fit the “fantasy formula” that all of the popular books did.
I put the idea of having my book published off to the side for a while as I finished a Bachelors in English at Middle Tennessee State University. But as I worked on my third degree, the idea of being published came back to me. This time, while working as a paralegal, I had a better grasp of the laws involved of doing self-publishing. For six months, I did a great deal of research in how to do self-publishing the debt-free way.
It was hard. I was working full time, going to school full time, and living on my own. I never really had a break. I was always working on something. At times I felt like my brain would just go into meltdown from having to learn so many different things to make my idea work.
After six months, I thought I knew enough to publish myself. I put Jaunten out as an ebook, created a website and forum so that fans could communicate with me, and spread the word as best I could. Within three months, I was selling internationally. Within six months, I was making enough to quit my day job and sit at home, writing full time.
After six months of writing, publishing, and building up a reputation, I started to be approached by other people wanting to emulate what I did. I soon realized that there was a niche out there waiting for me to fill it—a place where original fiction could be published and released into the world. As of February 2012, I started my own publishing house, called Raconteur House. Since that point I have signed on four additional authors (not including yours truly) and am attracting more in a steady stream.
I have continued to write and publish the rest of the series through my House. When I’m not writing or editing, I like to go out into the community and give presentations of how to be an author. It’s actually really fun to talk to all of these people who want to be authors. Most people think that you can’t make any money being an author—actually, you can. And you can do quite well. It’s just a matter of working really hard, having a little talent, and knowing how to market your books. All I’m doing with these presentations is giving people the know-how to make their dreams come true.
While it’s true that you don’t need a college education to be an author, I encourage everyone to be as educated as possible. I have a lot of experience and education that most people don’t, and that’s what gives me an edge in writing. I’ve lived in places as obscure as Tehachapi, California and other places as large as Salt Lake City, Utah. I hold three different college degrees. I practice two different martial arts. I think I’ve tried every life experience that came my direction. All of that is incorporated into my books, and that’s what gives reality to my worlds and characters.
Even if I abruptly stop selling books tomorrow—which I don’t see happening—I would still continue to write. Creating characters and worlds is that much fun. Once you start, you become quickly addicted.
I spent three years trying to publish my book, Jaunten, the old fashioned way. The problem was my story was outside of the norm for young adult fantasy – it didn’t have vampires or the supernatural in it, it was clean enough to earn a PG rating, and there wasn’t any dark overlord to defeat. No literary agent would pick it up because it didn’t fit the “fantasy formula” that all of the popular books did.
I put the idea of having my book published off to the side for a while as I finished a Bachelors in English at Middle Tennessee State University. But as I worked on my third degree, the idea of being published came back to me. This time, while working as a paralegal, I had a better grasp of the laws involved of doing self-publishing. For six months, I did a great deal of research in how to do self-publishing the debt-free way.
It was hard. I was working full time, going to school full time, and living on my own. I never really had a break. I was always working on something. At times I felt like my brain would just go into meltdown from having to learn so many different things to make my idea work.
After six months, I thought I knew enough to publish myself. I put Jaunten out as an ebook, created a website and forum so that fans could communicate with me, and spread the word as best I could. Within three months, I was selling internationally. Within six months, I was making enough to quit my day job and sit at home, writing full time.
After six months of writing, publishing, and building up a reputation, I started to be approached by other people wanting to emulate what I did. I soon realized that there was a niche out there waiting for me to fill it—a place where original fiction could be published and released into the world. As of February 2012, I started my own publishing house, called Raconteur House. Since that point I have signed on four additional authors (not including yours truly) and am attracting more in a steady stream.
I have continued to write and publish the rest of the series through my House. When I’m not writing or editing, I like to go out into the community and give presentations of how to be an author. It’s actually really fun to talk to all of these people who want to be authors. Most people think that you can’t make any money being an author—actually, you can. And you can do quite well. It’s just a matter of working really hard, having a little talent, and knowing how to market your books. All I’m doing with these presentations is giving people the know-how to make their dreams come true.
While it’s true that you don’t need a college education to be an author, I encourage everyone to be as educated as possible. I have a lot of experience and education that most people don’t, and that’s what gives me an edge in writing. I’ve lived in places as obscure as Tehachapi, California and other places as large as Salt Lake City, Utah. I hold three different college degrees. I practice two different martial arts. I think I’ve tried every life experience that came my direction. All of that is incorporated into my books, and that’s what gives reality to my worlds and characters.
Even if I abruptly stop selling books tomorrow—which I don’t see happening—I would still continue to write. Creating characters and worlds is that much fun. Once you start, you become quickly addicted.
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December 29, 2023
I LOVE her version of dragons … very cute. :p
September 10, 2019
This book follows the Advent Mage series, but has a different main character. Highly enjoyable.
May 24, 2019
An enjoyable read.
June 6, 2020
Very enjoyable!
May 23, 2022
2022 bk 146. Loved this book in the cycle. This focuses on one of the mages found by Garth and the Red Hand. A fire mage is at last finished with he studies and goes out to find his place in the world. When called to an emergency fire, he has to solve a mystery, train his new familiar, and find home and friends. Well written stand alone!
August 11, 2016
This book is set in the world of Honor Raconteur’s Advent Mage novels. Jaunten is the first of four books in that series. You can easily read ‘The Dragon’s Mage’ as a standalone, but I’d still recommend reading the other books first. They contain a lot of background information, and there are a lot of inside jokes you’ll only understand if you’ve read the Advent Mage novels.
There’s a good summary given above, so I’ll just give you my thoughts on the story:
I really enjoyed this book. It’s lighthearted and funny and exciting without much violence. While it’s a suspenseful story with a lot of action, I didn’t ever doubt that there’d be a happy end. Definitely more ‘Harry Potter’ than George R. R. Martin. That might not be to everyone’s taste, but if you’re not in the mood for constant blood and gore, then this book is pretty great.
What makes it slightly different from a lot of the current fantasy books is the lack of an ‘evil overlord’. There’s no Voldemort or Sauron who commands legions of evil-hearted minions. The fate of the world doesn’t rest in the hero’s hands. He simply has to save his city from an arsonist. Or maybe not so simply – it takes quite some effort after all.
I don’t really know a lot about children’s reading levels, but I’d say that anyone ten or up can easily read and enjoy the story.
July 5, 2017
2.5 Stars, sadly not as good as the first books in this series. I really wanted to like this book but it is only okay, I did finish it but this series is getting less and less likable with every book :(. This is to bad as I had high hopes for this series and it started out very good. This book is the weakest so far and is the story of a spin off character.
September 22, 2024
Did not stick the landing
There were no maps. The maps in the previous books weren’t great quality, but at least it was something. Since Krys was going into new territory, I couldn’t even refer to a previous book’s map. A map IS included in The Lost Mage, so that was some help. But I followed the author’s advice and read this book first, so I went through the whole book without really understanding where things were in relation to each other.
At one point, a group of mages come to help Krys with a little problem. I consider this entire section of the book pointless. It was simply an excuse to bring in some of the characters from the other books. And while Cora and Helen got a little attention, it was really about Trev’nor and Nolan. Helen was set up to be a great friend of Krys’, since they were rescued at the same time. But he interacted more with Cora because she was more of a presence in the previous books (and Helen never really developed a personality). The entire debacle was a waste of time, made zero sense, and was a pathetic excuse for why the firefighters in town couldn’t do their job weeks later. I lost a lot of respect for the author because of this.
Krys is young, but he’s serious. He is a classic example of a fire mage, meaning extremely controlled. He was raised to be a blacksmith. Blacksmiths respect tools. Not just because they rely on them, but because they make them, as well. So, explain to me why it is that Krys realizes he needs tools – like googles and a breathing apparatus – but then he makes zero effort to secure them. He could order them via magical communication, but he waits until he’s face-to-face with a wizard before he takes care of it. Ok, ok. I’ll let that go. But then WHY does he run into a burning building without said tools when they are in his saddlebag? And there is ZERO excuse for his highly experienced partner to make the same mistake. Impetuous is one thing. Incompetent is something else. And don’t even get me started on him exhaling smoke and having a sore throat even when he DID use the magical breathing apparatus! What was the point?! You paid money for that shoddy crap?
There were a lot of examples of inconsistencies in this book. (1) I’m pretty sure Trev’nor’s parents died when he was 3 and he was found by Garth at age 4. This book says Trev was raised by the Tonkowacon tribe “till I was five”. (2) We don’t know when Krys’ magic awakened because he was unconsciously using it every day at the forge. However, he found out he was a mage when Garth told him and he was was 17 at that time, not 16. (3) In chapter 17, Mari says she didn’t know how long Krys’ hair was, even though she previously saw it unbound when he responded to an emergency at night. They even talked about him braiding his hair before bed. Which begs the question of why it’s unbraided in chapter 17. (4) This one’s my favorite. First sentence of chapter 22, “I wasn’t usually an active thinker but that evening, I felt restless.” Now I’ll direct your attention to chapter 2, “I’m a pretty active thinker—I like to pace when I’m mulling something over.” Just the be clean, both sentences were narrated by Krys.
I could keep going. If that sounds ominous, it was meant to.
But suffice it to say, this plot was poorly executed. The overall idea wasn’t bad, but the characters made too many boneheaded moves and it hurt their charisma. They spent a lot of time just chasing after the arsonist. I feel like there was room to add intrigue, tease his motivation, something. This story probably should have leaned more towards cop drama than…. whatever it was.
There were no maps. The maps in the previous books weren’t great quality, but at least it was something. Since Krys was going into new territory, I couldn’t even refer to a previous book’s map. A map IS included in The Lost Mage, so that was some help. But I followed the author’s advice and read this book first, so I went through the whole book without really understanding where things were in relation to each other.
At one point, a group of mages come to help Krys with a little problem. I consider this entire section of the book pointless. It was simply an excuse to bring in some of the characters from the other books. And while Cora and Helen got a little attention, it was really about Trev’nor and Nolan. Helen was set up to be a great friend of Krys’, since they were rescued at the same time. But he interacted more with Cora because she was more of a presence in the previous books (and Helen never really developed a personality). The entire debacle was a waste of time, made zero sense, and was a pathetic excuse for why the firefighters in town couldn’t do their job weeks later. I lost a lot of respect for the author because of this.
Krys is young, but he’s serious. He is a classic example of a fire mage, meaning extremely controlled. He was raised to be a blacksmith. Blacksmiths respect tools. Not just because they rely on them, but because they make them, as well. So, explain to me why it is that Krys realizes he needs tools – like googles and a breathing apparatus – but then he makes zero effort to secure them. He could order them via magical communication, but he waits until he’s face-to-face with a wizard before he takes care of it. Ok, ok. I’ll let that go. But then WHY does he run into a burning building without said tools when they are in his saddlebag? And there is ZERO excuse for his highly experienced partner to make the same mistake. Impetuous is one thing. Incompetent is something else. And don’t even get me started on him exhaling smoke and having a sore throat even when he DID use the magical breathing apparatus! What was the point?! You paid money for that shoddy crap?
There were a lot of examples of inconsistencies in this book. (1) I’m pretty sure Trev’nor’s parents died when he was 3 and he was found by Garth at age 4. This book says Trev was raised by the Tonkowacon tribe “till I was five”. (2) We don’t know when Krys’ magic awakened because he was unconsciously using it every day at the forge. However, he found out he was a mage when Garth told him and he was was 17 at that time, not 16. (3) In chapter 17, Mari says she didn’t know how long Krys’ hair was, even though she previously saw it unbound when he responded to an emergency at night. They even talked about him braiding his hair before bed. Which begs the question of why it’s unbraided in chapter 17. (4) This one’s my favorite. First sentence of chapter 22, “I wasn’t usually an active thinker but that evening, I felt restless.” Now I’ll direct your attention to chapter 2, “I’m a pretty active thinker—I like to pace when I’m mulling something over.” Just the be clean, both sentences were narrated by Krys.
I could keep going. If that sounds ominous, it was meant to.
But suffice it to say, this plot was poorly executed. The overall idea wasn’t bad, but the characters made too many boneheaded moves and it hurt their charisma. They spent a lot of time just chasing after the arsonist. I feel like there was room to add intrigue, tease his motivation, something. This story probably should have leaned more towards cop drama than…. whatever it was.
August 29, 2021
Another Enjoyable Read In This “Series”
I have to start off by saying I’m a little confused in following just exactly what to call this “series” of books.
Supposedly book 4 was the end of the “Advent Mage Cycle” series, but this is now labeled as book 6. It’s proving to be difficult to make sure I’m reading them in the correct order, if there even is one at this point. On top of that I thought I had seen somewhere else where they referred to these last few, and upcoming ones, by a different name.
It’s nice to read on other co-characters from previous books, but I guess I would’ve preferred some clarity or warning that these would no longer revolve around the main characters in the previous books.
As usual, with Ebooks, my biggest complaint is, and always has been, typos, whether punctuation, grammar, or mixed usage of the tenses. It makes it difficult to get into the flow when these glaring mistakes pull you out of it.
With all this being said, it’s obviously not enough for me to rate this lower than a 4, or to stop reading them. I almost gave it a 3, but didn’t feel it deserved that much of a demotion.
I have to start off by saying I’m a little confused in following just exactly what to call this “series” of books.
Supposedly book 4 was the end of the “Advent Mage Cycle” series, but this is now labeled as book 6. It’s proving to be difficult to make sure I’m reading them in the correct order, if there even is one at this point. On top of that I thought I had seen somewhere else where they referred to these last few, and upcoming ones, by a different name.
It’s nice to read on other co-characters from previous books, but I guess I would’ve preferred some clarity or warning that these would no longer revolve around the main characters in the previous books.
As usual, with Ebooks, my biggest complaint is, and always has been, typos, whether punctuation, grammar, or mixed usage of the tenses. It makes it difficult to get into the flow when these glaring mistakes pull you out of it.
With all this being said, it’s obviously not enough for me to rate this lower than a 4, or to stop reading them. I almost gave it a 3, but didn’t feel it deserved that much of a demotion.
June 21, 2020
I really enjoyed reading Krys' story and absolutely loved the addition of the dragons to the Advent Mage world. Krys manages to carve a life for himself far away from all other magic and the stigma of him being a fire mage. He decides there are more uses to his ability and finds it in the lands of Sol, a very different country to that of where he comes from. He quickly makes friends and finds new challenges.
To be honest my only complaint was that this book wasn't longer or had more books. I felt like we only got a glimpse of Krys and his friends and the ending was a little abrupt. But still, the writing was of it's usual beautiful quality and I enjoyed every second of it.
To be honest my only complaint was that this book wasn't longer or had more books. I felt like we only got a glimpse of Krys and his friends and the ending was a little abrupt. But still, the writing was of it's usual beautiful quality and I enjoyed every second of it.
August 15, 2023
Excellent Spin-off
This is actually a spin off to the Advent Mage Cycle. It follows the early adventures of one of the secondary characters in that series after he earned his mage title. It is a delightful story of personal growth. The book has an excellent plot with a large dash of mystery and suspense attached to finding a mad arsonist, a slow burn romance and a dragon familiar. Read it and discover how Kryst reconciled that his fire mages talents were a great gift not the evil curse he had thought them. Be prepared however for Kaya the dragon to steal your heart while your reading.
This is actually a spin off to the Advent Mage Cycle. It follows the early adventures of one of the secondary characters in that series after he earned his mage title. It is a delightful story of personal growth. The book has an excellent plot with a large dash of mystery and suspense attached to finding a mad arsonist, a slow burn romance and a dragon familiar. Read it and discover how Kryst reconciled that his fire mages talents were a great gift not the evil curse he had thought them. Be prepared however for Kaya the dragon to steal your heart while your reading.
September 13, 2023
Krys the Fire Mage has his own story
Krys is similar to Garth in some ways but gets to have a bit more downtime as a mage. He luckily managed to acquire a young dragon to go adventures with - which we would all love to do. Krys is found in the novel's with Garth but it is just his rescue and not much further, so it's nice to hear more about him.
The only thing that bothered me was that he left to go 'hunting a problem' before completing the current problem, and I felt it had been left a bit up in the air. It was quite sudden. Not a big deal though.
A great book with nice characters, clear world building as usual.
Krys is similar to Garth in some ways but gets to have a bit more downtime as a mage. He luckily managed to acquire a young dragon to go adventures with - which we would all love to do. Krys is found in the novel's with Garth but it is just his rescue and not much further, so it's nice to hear more about him.
The only thing that bothered me was that he left to go 'hunting a problem' before completing the current problem, and I felt it had been left a bit up in the air. It was quite sudden. Not a big deal though.
A great book with nice characters, clear world building as usual.
January 29, 2019
No plot
Sadly, this book has no plot. Well, it sort of has a plot, the fire mage is chasing an arsonist. Fire mages go around putting out fires and destroying priceless artifacts. Sadly, there aren't even enough interactions with the dragon to give it enough cuteness to overcome how totally lame the story is.
There was enough to make a fairly good short story, stretching it out to a novel was a huge mistake.
Sadly, this series has been getting worse. Half of the last book was about planning a wedding.
Sadly, this book has no plot. Well, it sort of has a plot, the fire mage is chasing an arsonist. Fire mages go around putting out fires and destroying priceless artifacts. Sadly, there aren't even enough interactions with the dragon to give it enough cuteness to overcome how totally lame the story is.
There was enough to make a fairly good short story, stretching it out to a novel was a huge mistake.
Sadly, this series has been getting worse. Half of the last book was about planning a wedding.
November 4, 2021
Dragons! Do I need to say anything more! Krys is now a graduate Fire Mage and must earn his living. He heads to Sol but something starts following. The way that Kaya adopts Krys and how she gets her name is heartwarming. The interaction of humans and the dragon are fun to imagine. The work they do is needed in the area. A bit of a love story, mystery of the arsonist and still having Garth support his interns keeps the story line moving. Reading the other 4 books keeps the continuity flowing. These are the dragons I want to know.
September 21, 2022
missing parts
This was a good story that I think will be the only book about the fire mage because the author seems to have sewn up his story fairly completely. My issue with this book and with the series is that parts that were skipped are things that I’m really interested in such as the magical school ~ which I supposed be a little Harry Potterish but I would still like a story based on that. I won’t tell you what I felt was missing from this book because that would be a spoiler alert.
This was a good story that I think will be the only book about the fire mage because the author seems to have sewn up his story fairly completely. My issue with this book and with the series is that parts that were skipped are things that I’m really interested in such as the magical school ~ which I supposed be a little Harry Potterish but I would still like a story based on that. I won’t tell you what I felt was missing from this book because that would be a spoiler alert.
December 10, 2017
Great Independent "Advent Mage Novel
Having finished her great four book epic on the development of the "Advent Mage" series, I am glad to see the author provide more novels set in that same, now familiar, world. Each novel provides a richer view of that world.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AS BOTH AN INDIVIDUAL BOOK AND AS A SERIES!
Having finished her great four book epic on the development of the "Advent Mage" series, I am glad to see the author provide more novels set in that same, now familiar, world. Each novel provides a richer view of that world.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AS BOTH AN INDIVIDUAL BOOK AND AS A SERIES!
June 26, 2020
Dragon's, fire and friends
I liked the idea of a dragon and fire mage as firefighters. Plus clearing the brush and other things along roads. Then add the dragon babysitting the children of the town and you get an unusual fire mage story. Put in a fire bug who wants to be a mage but doesn't understand mages are born not made and for me the results were an interesting story.
I liked the idea of a dragon and fire mage as firefighters. Plus clearing the brush and other things along roads. Then add the dragon babysitting the children of the town and you get an unusual fire mage story. Put in a fire bug who wants to be a mage but doesn't understand mages are born not made and for me the results were an interesting story.
November 25, 2017
Price is too much
Not worth the price, 2.99 better, kind of cheesy and stereotypical of fantasy books. More character development needed as well as more real life expressions, less 'busted buckets'.
Not worth the price, 2.99 better, kind of cheesy and stereotypical of fantasy books. More character development needed as well as more real life expressions, less 'busted buckets'.
September 20, 2020
Slow start, satisfying finish
A great side story for the Advent Mage series, following a fire mage who (oddly) becomes a fire fighter. Throw in a crazy firebug, and entertaining shenanigans ensue.
A great side story for the Advent Mage series, following a fire mage who (oddly) becomes a fire fighter. Throw in a crazy firebug, and entertaining shenanigans ensue.
July 26, 2021
Fabulous firey fun
Although this is part of the Advent Mage series it can be read as a standalone. I absolutely adore the fiesty Kaya and how she decides to adopt a Fire Mage. This s ones a bit of a love story provided you love dragons.
Although this is part of the Advent Mage series it can be read as a standalone. I absolutely adore the fiesty Kaya and how she decides to adopt a Fire Mage. This s ones a bit of a love story provided you love dragons.
January 8, 2024
Wow, what a fine ending for the series.
The characters are wonderful and quirky. The plot is twisty and interesting. The world building is superb. I hope the author will write more books in this universe.
The characters are wonderful and quirky. The plot is twisty and interesting. The world building is superb. I hope the author will write more books in this universe.
January 14, 2024
Advent Mage Series
I loved this series. The characters work so well together which always adds interest. I hope there will be more. Surely, the young new additions to the group have interesting lives ahead of them that the author will share.
I loved this series. The characters work so well together which always adds interest. I hope there will be more. Surely, the young new additions to the group have interesting lives ahead of them that the author will share.
December 9, 2017
I love the addition of an intelligent dragon! And someone with a different kind of magical life.
May 2, 2019
Be careful what you hunt
It may hunt you. Sometimes as we follow our dreams we find better dreams are following us.
Great read ,love this Author.
It may hunt you. Sometimes as we follow our dreams we find better dreams are following us.
Great read ,love this Author.
June 4, 2019
Wonderful!!!
I loved this book just as much as I have loved all her books!!! Soooo glad I found this author and can’t wait for the next book!!!
I loved this book just as much as I have loved all her books!!! Soooo glad I found this author and can’t wait for the next book!!!
July 31, 2020
Fun
I really liked this book. So happy to see a continuation of the Advent Mage series. This is a fun, enjoyable read. Highly recommend
I really liked this book. So happy to see a continuation of the Advent Mage series. This is a fun, enjoyable read. Highly recommend
January 29, 2021
2.5 stars
February 26, 2021
So enjoyed this look into Krys' life. As a fire mage who wouldn't think that his familiar would be a dragon. I love the interplay between the Krys, Kaya & Mari. So much fun. Highly recommend!
May 29, 2021
Okay
This story was okay. It didn’t feel like it was really moving at all until about 3/4 of the way through. The ending of it was not impressive at all. It just felt flat.
This story was okay. It didn’t feel like it was really moving at all until about 3/4 of the way through. The ending of it was not impressive at all. It just felt flat.
October 29, 2021
Not good
Childish unrealistic and of course the male was dumb and the woman was smart this is why I do not read books written by female writers
Childish unrealistic and of course the male was dumb and the woman was smart this is why I do not read books written by female writers
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