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	The Prey of Gods 3.77 avg rating — 3,769 ratings — published 2017 — 10 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
	Escaping Exodus (Escaping Exodus, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 1,880 ratings — published 2019 — 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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	Symbiosis (Escaping Exodus, #2) 3.76 avg rating — 457 ratings — published 2021 — 6 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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	Delightfully Twisted Tales: Fire, Fangs and Brimstone (Volume Two) 3.15 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Delightfully Twisted Tales: Wisps, Spells and Faerie Tales (Volume Four) 3.16 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Delightfully Twisted Tales: Close Encounters of the Worst Kind (Volume One) 3.55 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2011 — 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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Revenger by Alastair Reynolds

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The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden

8 votes, 13.3%

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