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| Source | ID | Link | Books | Overlap |
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| GoodReads | 4659789 | not fetched yet | 23 | 23 (100%) |
| Amazon | no author ID (search by name) | https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AMike%20Shel | 23 | 23 (100%) |
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Date: 2026-08-25
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NEW BOOK: WEST OF THE WORLD IS AVAILABLE. Purchase here.
Mike was born in Detroit and raised in Dearborn, Michigan, oldest of three boys, the son of a firefighter and homemaker. He has practiced as a psychotherapist for nearly 30 years. He lives in central Indiana with his wife Tracy, son Leo, and dogs Tilly and Bobo. Mike began freelancing for Paizo Publishing’s Pathfinder Roleplaying Game in 2010. He released his first novel, Aching God, in 2018. Its sequel, Sin Eater, followed in 2019. Idols Fall, released in 2021, is his third novel and completes the Iconoclasts trilogy. His latest next novel, set in the same world, more than 200 years after the events of Iconoclasts, WEST OF THE WORLD , is out now. He's working on its sequel, THOU UNCLEAN SPIRIT,.
Indie authors depend on word of mouth. If you enjoyed this novel and its predecessors, make the howling hellscapes that are Twitter, Reddit, and Facebook a force for good and chat them up. And as always—always—make sure to post ratings and/or reviews at Amazon, Goodreads, r/Fantasy, Audible, or on that SFF review blog you keep telling everyone you’re going to start.
Peace, love, and kindness to all.
Mike was born in Detroit and raised in Dearborn, Michigan, oldest of three boys, the son of a firefighter and homemaker. He has practiced as a psychotherapist for nearly 30 years. He lives in central Indiana with his wife Tracy, son Leo, and dogs Tilly and Bobo. Mike began freelancing for Paizo Publishing’s Pathfinder Roleplaying Game in 2010. He released his first novel, Aching God, in 2018. Its sequel, Sin Eater, followed in 2019. Idols Fall, released in 2021, is his third novel and completes the Iconoclasts trilogy. His latest next novel, set in the same world, more than 200 years after the events of Iconoclasts, WEST OF THE WORLD , is out now. He's working on its sequel, THOU UNCLEAN SPIRIT,.
Indie authors depend on word of mouth. If you enjoyed this novel and its predecessors, make the howling hellscapes that are Twitter, Reddit, and Facebook a force for good and chat them up. And as always—always—make sure to post ratings and/or reviews at Amazon, Goodreads, r/Fantasy, Audible, or on that SFF review blog you keep telling everyone you’re going to start.
Peace, love, and kindness to all.