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Justin C. Key

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	Out There Screaming by Jordan Peele (Editor/Introduction), Erin E. Adams (Goodreads Author), Violet Allen 3.74 avg rating — 12,954 ratings — published 2023 — 18 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 World Wasn't Ready for You 4.14 avg rating — 580 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2020 edition by Charlie Jane Anders (Goodreads Author), G.V. Anderson (Goodreads Author), Gregory Norman Bossert 3.68 avg rating — 222 ratings — published 2021	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
	Many Worlds: Or, the Simulacra by Cadwell Turnbull (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), Josh Eure (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), Rebekah Bergman (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.10 avg rating — 108 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
	The Perfection of Theresa Watkins 3.69 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2020	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 Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Issue 732, July/August 2017 by C.C. Finlay (Goodreads Author) (Editor), William Ledbetter (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Auston Habershaw (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.97 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2017 — 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
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	The Hospital at the End of the World: A Novel 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — 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 Ball Hog by Justin C. Key (Goodreads Author), Christine Chang 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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A Man's Place

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Justin Key and 1 other person liked Shannon's review of The Hospital at the End of the World: A Novel: "I don't normally rate or write reviews for the books I work on (I was part of the production team for the audiobook) but I really, genuinely liked this book. Pok is an engaging, well-written protagonist. He is a first-year medical student at the last" Read more of this review »
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Justin Key and 1 other person liked Cari's review of The Hospital at the End of the World: A Novel: "I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss Read on the plane down to Disney. I love everything Key writes, and this book was really up my alley. It's a dystopia set in a world where AI and tech controls everything people do. The main character," Read more of this review »
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“You are, you fool. You are my Art. And your own Art. Just from being observed, you are the Art of the universe.”
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“You are, you fool. You are my Art. And your own Art. Just from begin observed, you are the Art of the universe.”
― Justin C. Key, Out There Screaming

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