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Trevor Melanson

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Fantasy, Mystery, Suspense

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Trevor Melanson is the author of Trial of the Alchemist and The Terminal City Saga. A former journalist, he currently runs communications at a clean energy think tank.

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Average rating: 4.18 · 173 ratings · 50 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Trial of the Alchemist 4.23 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Terminal City: Book One in the Terminal City Saga 3.94 avg rating — 31 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
	Winter's End: Book Two in the Terminal City Saga 4.14 avg rating — 7 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
	Reaper's Edge: Book Three in the Terminal City Saga it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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Trial of the Alchemist placed third in this year’s Book Bloggers' Novel of the Year Award (a large indie book competition with about 300 entrants). Already having a good Christmas, and it’s not even Christmas. Bronze is still a medal, right? https://x.com/BBNYA_Official/status/1...

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