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Nathaniel Luscombe

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Science Fiction, Fantasy, Poetry

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When Nathaniel Luscombe isn’t writing about spaceships and far off planets, he's reading an unhealthy amount of books and recharging for his next project. He grew up in Ontario, between flat fields and square patches of forest, and has been a writer for as long as he’s been a reader. Outside of his full-time job, he runs Dragon Bone Publishing with Effie Joe Stock. You can find his books Moon Soul and The Planets We Become on most major online retailers. He has also been featured in plenty of anthologies. His next release is Human Scars on Planet Skin.

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	Moon Soul 4.28 avg rating — 373 ratings — 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
	The Planets We Become: A Science Fantasy Novella 4.36 avg rating — 104 ratings — 8 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
	Unleash the Cosmos: A Space Poetry Anthology by Nathaniel Luscombe (Goodreads Author) (compiler), Jenni Sauer (Goodreads Author) (compiler), M.J. Anthony (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 67 ratings — 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
	The Ones with Gilded Bones (The Gilded Ones, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 60 ratings — 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
	When One World Ends, Another Begins 4.75 avg rating — 48 ratings — 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
	Night of Teeth (The Gilded Ones, #1.5) 4.57 avg rating — 35 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
	A Sky of Tragic Moons by Nathaniel Luscombe (Goodreads Author), Effie Joe Stock (Goodreads Author), Anne J. Hill (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 33 ratings — 8 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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	Sea Among Stars by Nathaniel Luscombe (Goodreads Author), Cheyenne van Langevelde (Goodreads Author), Anna Augustine (Goodreads Author) 4.53 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Among Other Worlds by Nathaniel Luscombe (Goodreads Author), K. Weikel (Goodreads Author), Brooke Tiedt (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings — 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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The Dragon Wakes with Thunder (The Dragon Spirit, #2)

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