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Book Review: Hold Me Closer, Necromancer

The narrative style is quick and punchy enough to keep me turning pages, the wit snaps, and the characters are quite lifelike. I'd definitely hang out with this bunch of goofballs and have a good time with them.

S.G. Baker Book Reviews 1 Comment March 28, 2017May 6, 2018 3 Minutes

Book Review: Crooked Kingdom

As a sequel to Six of Crows, Crooked Kingdom hits the ground running, carrying the energy of the previous book by dropping its readers into the beginning of a new heist-in-progress, one that will determine the fate of our favorite bunch of gangsters.

S.G. Baker Book Reviews Leave a comment March 16, 2017May 6, 2018 3 Minutes

Book Review: Six of Crows

This story takes readers on an emotional roller coaster of bated breath, joyous highs, and gut twisting plunges. Quick, heart-pounding, witty, and never dull.

S.G. Baker Book Reviews 3 Comments March 7, 2017May 6, 2018 2 Minutes

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S.G. Baker is a writer and editor who penned the Hopeful Wanderer web series, forthcoming as a novel-in-stories. She has authored climate fiction, fantasy, and horror shorts in Beneath the Bluebonnets, Writing the Mother Road, Freelancer, The Legacy, Little Blue Marble, and Road Kill Vol. 2. Find out more at summergbaker.com!

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The Hopeful Wanderer
✨Countdown✨

On October 22, 2026, wander a world driven from mundane to magical by a secret hidden at its heart.

A slow apocalypse has corroded a distant planet, with the uncanny living in uneasy commune alongside those remaining. On a forgotten quest from the stars, the Wanderer roams among them, through crumbling societies and vibrant wildernesses, navigating a murky path toward an incredible past.

While helping and receiving help-or hindrance-from strange denizens of unusual destinations, the Wanderer must finish righting a wrong that threatens to extinguish the universe itself. Should memory of the responsibility return at all.

Join readers who loved the web series and journey alongside them in discovering the Wanderer's wondrous past and hopeful mission to save the stars.

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Appearances

Find me in the extra-digital world!

Jun 6 11a–3p
Readiculous Summer Book Fair
Texas High Plains Writers Booth
Amarillo, TX

Jun 13 4-6p
Route 66 Centennial Festival
Texas High Plains Writers Booth 41
Amarillo, TX

Jul 4 12-3p
Canyon Fair on the Square

Texas High Plains Writers Booth
Canyon, TX

Aug 1
Ama-Con
Texas High Plains Writers Booth
Amarillo, TX – Amarillo Civic Center

Nov 7
Readiculous Book Fair
Texas High Plains Writers Booth
Amarillo, TX – The Party Suite of Amarillo

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'Said' vs. Synonyms: How to use both as dialogue tagsJuly 28, 2022
Book Review: Strange Animals by Jarod K. AndersonJuly 11, 2026
Never Apologize: A note to writers about burnout guiltAugust 11, 2022

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