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MJ Pankey (goodreads spells it wrong) is an author, freelance editor, and host of the Augusta Writer’s Critique Group. She has been writing fiction since she was 12 and has published several short stories and a novel, Epic of Helinthia. Her muse is most inspired by ancient mythology and the intricacies of human psychology and behavior.

She lives in Augusta, Georgia with her husband, Eric; three children, Dante, Athena, and Artemis; and furry writing companion, Petey.

Epic of Helinthia is the first in a series of three (possibly four) novels. The second book in the series, Oracle of Helinthia, will publish 7 May 2025. Join her newsletter for updates and sneak peeks via her website: www.mjpankey.com.

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	Epic of Helinthia (Epic of Helinthia, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 391 ratings — 9 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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	Dangerous Waters: Deadly Women of the Sea by Julia C. Lewis (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Elizabeth Leggett (Illustrator), M.J. Pankey (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.98 avg rating — 49 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
	The Somnia: (Book Two of The Seer of York) by Alethea Lyons (Goodreads Author), M.J. Pankey (Goodreads Author) (editor), Elizabeth Leggett (illustrator) 4.65 avg rating — 26 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
	Messenger of Olympus: The River of Truth (Messenger of Olympus, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2025	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
	Seers and Sibyls by M.J. Pankey (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Leggett (Illustrator), Kayla Whittle (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.56 avg rating — 18 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
	Musings of the Muses by Heather Vassallo (Editor), S.D. Vassallo (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ariana Ferrante (Goodreads Author) 4.81 avg rating — 16 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
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