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Chris I. Naylor

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in The United Kingdom

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Fantasy, Humor and Comedy

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I was born in the south of England, and grew up in the Midlands. At university I studied philosophy, which inevitably led to me writing humorous stories about wizards. After that I worked in an office for 30 years, mainly as a way of keeping out of the rain. I now live in the south of England with my wife and our dog, and spend a surprising amount of my time making soup.

I write to cheer myself up, and I publish in the hope that what I write will cheer a few other people up as well.

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Average rating: 3.98 · 148 ratings · 33 reviews · 17 distinct works

	Wizard's Brew really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1998 — 20 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
	Wizards Behaving Badly 3.79 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2012 — 13 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
	Fear of Dragons 4.28 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2012 — 7 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
	Trust Me, I'm a Wizard really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2012 — 13 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
	Wizard through the Looking Glass 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014 — 12 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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	Camelot Wizards books 1-4 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 8 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
	Camelot Wizards books 1-3 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Two fatal errors in Anselm’s Ontological Argument 2.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	6 Fantasy Books it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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

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The Consequences of Determinism: A Theory of Determinism, Volume 2 (Clarendon Paperbacks)

by Ted Honderich

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Od Magic

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The Collected Stories Of Arthur C. Clarke

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Chris Naylor and 32 other people liked Bionic Jean's review of Ballet: A Complete Guide to Appreciation: "When do you think the following was written? “As recently as seven years ago, a taste for ballet was considered a trifle precious. There were many jokes about the anaemic-looking, long-haired youths and the short-haired untidy women in handspun fabric" Read more of this review »
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Chris Naylor wants to read Four Views on Free Will (Great Debates in Philosophy) by John Martin Fischer	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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Chris Naylor and 28 other people liked Bionic Jean's review of Yevtushenko: Selected Poems: "Yevtushenko: Selected Poems was the first translation of Yevtushenko’s poetry into English. It was published in 1962, and the translation was by Robin Milner-Gulland and Peter Levi. It is an interesting selection of poems, when we consider his entire " Read more of this review »
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Chris Naylor and 12 other people liked Bionic Jean's review of On the Brighton Road: "On the Brighton Road by Richard Middleton is an extremely short story, which I came across in The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories. It now tends to be anthologised in collections by various authors. Originally it was published posthumously, in 191" Read more of this review »
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“Talents are like the fairies. If no-one believes in them, they die.”
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“The grass on the other side of the hill may well be greener, but you should always check that there isn't something with teeth and claws crouching in it.”
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