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๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Tattooed story-teller, climber, and peanut-butter connoisseur. Non-binary & autistic. They/them. SILVER HELIX is available for pre-order right now!!

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Book Cover for: A Dowry of Blood, S. T. Gibson

A Dowry of Blood

S. T. Gibson
Xan van Rooyen ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธXan van Rooyen ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ

Started reading A Dowry of Blood by @s_t_gibson published by @NyxPublishing and WOW!! If you're into vampires, you should absolutely be reading this! ๐Ÿฆ‡๐Ÿฉธ๐Ÿฆ‡๐Ÿฉธ๐Ÿฆ‡

Paperback, 2023

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Snake Falls to Earth: Newbery Honor Award Winner, Darcie Little Badger

A Snake Falls to Earth: Newbery Honor Award Winner

Darcie Little Badger
Xan van Rooyen ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธXan van Rooyen ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ

@WknightWriters Not indie but just finished A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger which was pretty awesome! I'm also beta-reading an absolutely fantastic novel by @CL_Hellisen, the sequel to their indie-pubbed Thief Mage, Beggar Mage which is equally fantastic!

Hardcover, 2021

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: By the Blood of Rowans, Xan Van Rooyen

By the Blood of Rowans

Xan Van Rooyen
Xan van Rooyen ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธXan van Rooyen ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ

Apparently it's #NonBinaryAwarenessWeek so here's a little reminder that my latest books all feature non-binary MCs ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ–ค By the Blood of Rowans - on special from Smashwords My Name is Magic - available wherever you buy books & from me directly Silver Helix coming Sept 19 https://t.co/mTvG7Tvt5W

Paperback, 2021

$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Strange Beasts of China, Yan Ge

Strange Beasts of China

Yan Ge
Xan van Rooyen ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธXan van Rooyen ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ

I'm reading Strange Beasts of China by @YanGeMay and it is absolutely wonderful! I've never read a book with this sort of episodic structure, but I'm loving it. Highly recommend!

Paperback, 2022

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Black Sun, Rebecca Roanhorse

Black Sun

Rebecca Roanhorse
Xan van Rooyen ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธXan van Rooyen ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ

@AshVanOtterloo Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse is one of the best audiobooks I've ever listened to. Highly recommend!

Paperback, 2021

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Golden Compass, Nikki Pattillo

A Golden Compass

Nikki Pattillo
Xan van Rooyen ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธXan van Rooyen ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ

๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ erm... no. It was glorified Golden Compass fan fic back when I didn't even know what a query was! I think it was my third completed novel that actually got me my first agent. https://t.co/4Ml84I7MYg

Paperback, 2022

$13.00$6.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Scapegracers, H. A. Clarke

The Scapegracers

H. A. Clarke
Xan van Rooyen ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธXan van Rooyen ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ

So The Scratch Daughters by @sapphomancer was my last read of the year and it was spectacular, and spectacularly queer. If you haven't read The Scapegracers yet, what even are you doing with your life!?!? These books are brilliant. Go get 'em.

Paperback, 2022

$12.95$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: If We Were Villains, M. L. Rio

If We Were Villains

M. L. Rio
Xan van Rooyen ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธXan van Rooyen ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ

@kierongillen Lost Souls by Poppy Z Brite, The Crow by James O'Barr, Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse, NK Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy, If We Were Villains by ML Rio, The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, and gosh, I could just go on...

Paperback, 2018

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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A Gathering of Shadows

V. E. Schwab
Xan van Rooyen ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธXan van Rooyen ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ

Here's a list of the best books I read this year: Empty Monsters by @CatHellisen A Gathering of Shadows by @veschwab All Systems Red by @marthawells1 If We Were Villains by @SureAsMel Wild Beauty by @LaAnnaMarie The Bone Witch by @RinChupeco Thank you authors! #amreading

Paperback, 2023

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Lost Souls, Poppy Brite

Lost Souls

Poppy Brite
Xan van Rooyen ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธXan van Rooyen ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ

@kierongillen Lost Souls by Poppy Z Brite, The Crow by James O'Barr, Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse, NK Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy, If We Were Villains by ML Rio, The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, and gosh, I could just go on...

Paperback, Mass Market, 1993

$7.99$3.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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