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- ↑ Ryan B. Patrick (2019-11-06). "With African epic The Rage of Dragons, Evan Winter wrote the book he'd want to read". CBC Books . Retrieved 2020-02-07.
The self-published book was a bestseller and was acquired and re-released by Orbit Books as part of a four-book deal. It is the first book in a planned series.
- ↑ "The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time". Time.com. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ↑ Winter, Evan (22 June 2021). The Fires of Vengeance. Orbit. ISBN 978-0316489799.
- ↑ Bob Armstrong (2020-01-18). "Romance writers' rift widens". Winnipeg Free Press . Retrieved 2020-02-07.
The two outliers were a fantasy novel, Evan Winter's The Rage of Dragons, and a collection of science fiction novellas, Cory Doctorow's Radicalized.
- ↑ "Interview: Evan Winter". Lightspeed Magazine. July 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
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- ↑ "'The Rage of Dragons' Is on TIME's List of the 100 Best Fantasy Books". Time. October 15, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
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