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E.S. Barrison has been writing and creating stories for as long as she can remember. After graduating from the University of Florida, she has spent the past few years wrangling her experiences to compose unique worlds with diverse characters. Currently, E.S. lives in Orlando, Florida with her family. The Mist Keeper’s Apprentice is her first novel.

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	The Mist Keeper's Apprentice (The Life & Death Cycle #1) 4.02 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Tuppence (The Unsought Fairy Tale Collection #1) 4.12 avg rating — 65 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
	Focaccia (The Unsought Fairy Tale Collection #2) 4.13 avg rating — 53 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
	These Sanguine Tides (The Tortuga & the Hare, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2023	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
	Speak Easy 4.05 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Rosealda (The Unsought Fairy Tale Collection #3) 4.52 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Illusions of the Mist (The Story Collector's Almanac #1) 4.38 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2022 — 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 Pool of Peony (The Life & Death Cycle #2) 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2021 — 4 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
	Bakkespore: A Fairy Tale Retelling by E.S. Barrison (Goodreads Author), Charlie Knight (editor) 4.40 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Architect of the Mist (The Story Collector's Almanac #2) 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2022 — 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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Tomás had long resigned himself to the voices…
Until he found his constant.

Tomás’s childhood passed by in a fog of mysterious voices that no one else could hear. Without a family or friend to keep his mind focused, and no skills to guide him through life, he believed he would end up on the streets once he came of age.

Until, one day, a mysterious visitor s

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The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #3)

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