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When wendy everly was six years old, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. Amanda hocking is the usa today bestselling author of the trylle trilogy and six additional selfpublished novels. Author amanda hockings complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Switched, torn, and ascend from new york times bestselling author amanda hocking. Ascend 3 by amanda hocking 2012, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. June 3rd, 2015 by amanda hocking this post currently has 7 comments this is going to be the first post in a three part series about writingpublishing that im doing. However, when shes thrown into a world unlike any shes ever imagined, wendy. She made international headlines by selling over a million copies of her selfpublished books, primarily in ebook format. New york times bestselling author amanda hocking returns to the magical world of the trylle with the lost city, the first book in the final trylle arc. A neverbeforepublished bonus short story after ascend of trylle trilogy. Amanda hocking is an indie publishing sensation whose selfpublished novels have sold millions of copies all over the world. When wendy everly first discovers the truth about herself. How amanda hocking really did it an inspiration for all. As a special gift to readers, this book contains a new, neverbeforepublished bonus story, ever after, set in the magical world of the trylle.
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Amanda hocking is the author of the new york times bestselling trylle trilogy, the kanin chronicles, the watersong series, and several additional selfpublished novels. Apr 24, 2012 having assumed her rightful place as the trylle queen, wendy everly must save everyone she lovesand the kingdom shes fought so hard forfrom her cruel vittra rivals. Amanda hocking lives in minnesota, had never sold a book before april 2010 and has now sold over a million. The vittra attacks trylle trilogy bonus by amanda hocking. The lost city is the first book in the omte origins series and is a spinoff of amanda hockings trylle trilogy. Amanda hocking born july 12, 1984 is an american writer of paranormal romance young adult fiction. One return when rhys and i showed up at my brother matts house at eight in the morning, he was happy in the sense that he was glad i was alive and hadnt disappeared forever. Eleven years later, wendy discovers she is a changeling who was switched at birth. A couple of years ago, amanda hocking needed to raise a few hundred dollars so, in desperation, made her unpublished novel available on the kindle. She spends her time in minnesota, taking care of her menagerie of pets and working on her next book. Amanda hocking wrote her first novel when she was 17, right after graduating high school.
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Amanda hocking is the new york times bestselling author of the trylle trilogy and the watersong series and a lifelong minnesotan. John got the name from hocking, after her first zombiepalooza in october 2010. Amanda hocking is the author of over twenty young adult novels, including the new york times bestselling trylle trilogy and kanin chronicles. When im going to all those meetings, this is what im trying do and why i want you to help me with them. New york times bestselling author amanda hocking s concludes the magical world of the trylle with the ever after, the final book in her last trylle arc. For a long while, shed sell one or two books a day. The reason is that i still get a lot of questions about publishing, writing, and how i diddo what i diddo.
Entered selfpublishing after reading about author elisa lorello who selfpublished her novel faking it, which made it to the top 100 in the kindle store. New york times bestselling author amanda hockings concludes the magical world of the trylle with the ever after, the final book in her last trylle arc. The lost city amanda hocking 9781250204264 netgalley. Share amanda hocking quotations about books, writing and eyes.
Ascend is the final chapter in her bestselling trylle trilogy and youll never guess how it ends. Ascend is the perfect ending to the trylle trilogy. Im sure there are more than a few people who wish amanda hocking had taken the obvious route with her plot, but i for one am so glad she didnt. She made international headlines by selling more than a million copies of her selfpublished books, primarily in ebook format. Ascend is the final chapter in her bestselling trylle trilogy. Mar 01, 20 in early 2011, hocking averaged 9,000 book sales each day.
I had great difficulty working through the trilogy, but as i brought the complete trilogy in a single book, which contained the short stories, i decided to give it all a read. All three books in the new york times bestselling kanin chronicles trilogy by amanda hocking are together for the first time in one spectacular volume. By march 2011, she had sold over a million copies of her nine. Dec 21, 2011 ascend by amanda hocking book three in the trylle series duration. Amanda hocking books list of books by author amanda hocking.