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Bryn Shutt was born with books in her blood. Her favorite stories, both to read and write, are fantastical epics piled high with action, mystery, non-spicy romance, and comedy (dark, light, it doesn't matter).

Bryn currently lives with her husband and animal kingdom in the Blue Ridge Mountains where she juggles a day job (nonfiction publishing), the writerly nightlife, and an intense study to become fluent in K-dramas (that counts as bilingual, right?).

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Bryn Shutt Hi! What the Throne Fears is a 3k word short story focusing on Luca that takes place about 5 years after Illuminare. It's available by request at bryn…moreHi! What the Throne Fears is a 3k word short story focusing on Luca that takes place about 5 years after Illuminare. It's available by request at brynshutt@gmail.com (less)
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"I tried explaining this one to my husband the moment I finished, but it’s fairly hard to put into words because it’s beautifully written as is. Anything I say just won’t have the same weight.

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"Beautiful tale with a reminder well written

This story came at just the right time for me. The characters were compelling and the theme was well done. "
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"5/5 stars!

I received an ARC of this book, and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review.

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“There is light and there is shadow, the old saying said as it finished. There is good and there is not. There's summer and there's winter. There's hurt—

But always, always, there is God.”
Bryn Shutt, Illuminare

“Yes,” said Queen Lucy. “In our world too, a stable once had something inside it that was bigger than our whole world.”
C.S. Lewis, The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)

“If Eru wished to do this, I do not doubt that He would find a way, though I cannot foresee it. For, as it seems to me, even if He were Himself to enter in, He must still remain also as He is: the Author without. And yet, Andreth, to speak with humility, I cannot conceive how else this healing could be achieved. Since Eru will surely not suffer Melkor to turn the world to his own will and to triumph in the end. Yet there is no power conceivable greater than Melkor save Eru only.”
J.R.R. Tolkien

“Saruman believes it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love. Why Bilbo Baggins? Perhaps because I am afraid, and he gives me courage.”
Peter Jackson

“There's an east wind coming all the same, such a wind as never blew on England yet. It will be cold and bitter, Watson, and a good many of us may wither before its blast. But it's God's own wind none the less and a cleaner, better stronger land will lie in the sunshine when the storm has cleared.”
Arthur Conan Doyle, His Last Bow

“Laugh, and the world laughs with you;
Weep, and you weep alone;
For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth,
But has trouble enough of its own.
Sing, and the hills will answer;
Sigh, it is lost on the air;
The echoes bound to a joyful sound,
But shrink from voicing care.

Rejoice, and men will seek you;
Grieve, and they turn and go;
They want full measure of all your pleasure,
But they do not need your woe.
Be glad, and your friends are many;
Be sad, and you lose them all,—
There are none to decline your nectared wine,
But alone you must drink life’s gall.

Feast, and your halls are crowded;
Fast, and the world goes by.
Succeed and give, and it helps you live,
But no man can help you die.
There is room in the halls of pleasure
For a large and lordly train,
But one by one we must all file on
Through the narrow aisles of pain. ”
Ella Wheeler Wilcox

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Bryn Shutt Grace wrote: "Hi Bryn! Thanks for the friend request! =D Have a wonderful day!"

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Grace Morris Hi Bryn! Thanks for the friend request! =D Have a wonderful day!


Rosaline (Rosaline's Rolls & Scrolls) Hi Bryn, thank you for accepting my friend invite. I am looking forward to having lovely book chats with you.
Have a beautiful day and happy reading! :)


PS: I won't get notified if you reply on your own profile, but I will definitely see it if you reply on mine. :)


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Bryn Shutt Sharon wrote: "Bryn, I saw that you read the LOR series but have you read the Hobbit? It starts the whole thing off."

I have seen both Hobbit movies that have released thus far but I haven't read the book yet. On the 'to do list.'


Sharon Connell Bryn, I saw that you read the LOR series but have you read the Hobbit? It starts the whole thing off.


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Bryn Shutt Sharon wrote: "Heartless (Tales of Goldstone Wood, #1) by Anne Elisabeth Stengl

Thank you for the recommendation, Bryn. I've added it to my "Want To Read" list. I appreciate it. Looks good."


The entire Tales of Goldstone Woods series is an excellent read. It's a blend of allegory and fairytale that keeps you coming back for more:). They are definitely my favorite reads and my favorite topic of conversation.


Sharon Connell Heartless (Tales of Goldstone Wood, #1) by Anne Elisabeth Stengl

Thank you for the recommendation, Bryn. I've added it to my "Want To Read" list. I appreciate it. Looks good.


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