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Shel Calopa

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Its coming!!!

Finally the book you've all been asking for - Missals from the Dark - sequel to Letters from the Light. Available October 1st.

We pick up the story three years later. The climate is failing, Kohl is missing, Spectra and Governor Pallas are down in Melbourne bringing back true night, and a dragon riding numan is trying to kill Aggy. If only the rebels had more Letters from the Light to guide them. Perhaps help is closer than they think.

If you love your scifi a bit on the fantasy side, with strong women, diverse characters and a liberal dose of social discussion then this is the book for you.

Pre-order now on Amazon.

By the way if you are wondering about me...

My novels are mostly set in the sci-fantasy genre, but I only use science ...more

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Average rating: 4.44 · 164 ratings · 93 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Letters from the Light 4.35 avg rating — 85 ratings — 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
	Emoto's Promise 4.43 avg rating — 37 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
	Aquarius (The Zodiac Series #2) by Austin P. Sheehan (Goodreads Author), Mikhaeyla Kopievsky (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alanah Andrews (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.44 avg rating — 27 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
	Missals from the Dark 4.86 avg rating — 7 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 Release of Silence by Ennis Rook Bashe, Sheri Brown, Shel Calopa (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings	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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	Letters From The Light by E Barker (May 19,1995) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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