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B.J. Sikes

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March 13

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I am a 5'6" ape descendant who is inordinately fond of a good strong cup of tea, Doc Marten boots & fancy dress.

I write fantastical history with a modern feminist lens, a touch of heartbreak, and a little bit of steampunk.
My debut novel, The Archimedean Heart begins the Roboticist of Versailles series.
A novella that follows the events of The Archimedean Heart appears in the 2017 anthology The Clockwork Oracle. The full-length sequel, The Vitruvian Mask continues Adelaide's story.
My third full-length novel, The Cultist's Wife is a gothic horror inspired by a childhood experience.

I was also the chief editor and contributor of a triad of short story anthologies: Twelve Hours Later: 24 Tales of Myth and Mystery, Thirty Days Later, Steaming F ...more

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	The Cultist's Wife 3.51 avg rating — 35 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 Vitruvian Mask (The Roboticist of Versailles, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 24 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
	Thirty Days Later: Steaming Forward: 30 Adventures in Time (The Later Series Book 2) by A.J. Sikes (Editor), B.J. Sikes (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dover Whitecliff (Editor) 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	The Archimedean Heart 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — 5 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
	Some Time Later: Fantastic Voyages Through Alternate Worlds by A.J. Sikes (Editor), B.J. Sikes (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dover Whitecliff (Editor) 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Twelve Hours Later: 24 Tales of Myth and Mystery 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	The Clockwork Oracle by David L. Drake, Katherine L. Morse (Goodreads Author), A.J. Sikes 4.20 avg rating — 5 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
	Next Stop on the #13 by Katherine L. Morse (Goodreads Author), Lillian Csernica (Goodreads Author), David L. Drake 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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I flew through this book because the very real peril threatening the main character was so compelling. Della's a witch and VERY BAD THINGS often happen to witches in this story world. She is a survivor and her life is threatened by the magic eating h ...more
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“I can imagine no greater bliss than to lie about, reading novels all day.”
― Julia Quinn, Ten Things I Love About You

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“It's not about adding diversity for the sake of diversity, it's about subtracting homogeneity for the sake of realism.”
― Mary Robinette Kowal

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“You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.”
― Colette

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“I would say your passion, but that’s part of being headstrong. Or your conviction, but that’s related to being obstinate. Fearless, but that is a combination of both. Perhaps, then, I shall cite your love of Brussels sprouts.”
― Mary Robinette Kowal, Ghost Talkers

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“Put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a writer. But an author is one who can judge his own stuff's worth, without pity, and destroy most of it."

(Casual Chance, 1964)”
― Colette

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