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Will is Currently Reading

Will is currently reading

Seven Deaths of an Empire

by G.R. Matthews (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: arc, 2022, dark-fantasy, fantasy, epic, favs, grimdark, historical-fantasy, reviewed, currently-reading

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read in February 2022

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Will said: " 9.5 / 10 ✪

“There is no right and wrong, no black and white. Life is not such a simple thing.”

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Think Gladiator, but with magic.

General Bordan was born into nothing, but after a life dedicated to the Empire, he ha ...more "

Apr 22, 2022 07:47AM · see review

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Exoplanets: Diamond Worlds, Super Earths, Pulsar Planets, and the New Search for Life Beyond Our Solar System

by Michael Summers

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Will’s Quotes

“You’re a learned man. Please tell me where the word ‘negotiate’ can be found within ‘unconditional surrender’.”
― Adrian Tchaikovsky, City of Last Chances

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“Power doesn’t need a purpose:
Power is its own purpose.
It is the only goal that has value in itself,
because it is the means by which all other goals are achieved.”
― Benedict Jacka, Risen

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“That’s enough, Stratus.”
“Are you certain? I can follow the scent they left on you, and destroy their bloodlines if you wish.”
“Tempting but no, watching them burn to death was enough.”
― Mark de Jager, Firesky

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“I applaud your bravery,” Astenius said, “but your stupidity astounds me.”
“Life is disappointment,” the man said.”
― G.R. Matthews, Seven Deaths of an Empire

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