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Joy V. Smith
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in Marshfield , WI, The United States
June 08
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Lying down on the futon on the back porch and browsing with my mind sometimes works.
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Detour Trail
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2013
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Strike Three
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2014
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Sugar Time
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Taboo Tech
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Cold New Planet
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The Doorway and Other Stories
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Velvet of Swords
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Well Met by Water
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Transplanted
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Hot Yellow Planet
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TRANSPLANTED
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Joy V. Smith
Reviewed by Clare O’Beara
Posted September 14, 2026
Science Fiction | Young Adult Science Fiction | Paranormal – Supernatural
This science fiction tale brings a startled group of school staff and students to an unexpected destination – which then keeps changing. TRANSPLANTED by Joy V. Smith has similarities to her tales of the American frontier, in that people have to work tog
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The Retired Assassin's Guide to Orchid Hunting (Retired Assassin's Guide #2):
"This is book 2 in the Retired Assassin mystery series but I was able to pick it up easily without having read book 1 first. The characters were instantly memorable and enough of their backstories introduced organically as the story unfolded to make m"
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The Retired Assassin's Guide to Orchid Hunting (Retired Assassin's Guide #2):
"Intelligent storytelling, great characters, and unusual plot elements make this a really great series and entertaining read.
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The Retired Assassin's Guide to Orchid Hunting (Retired Assassin's Guide #2)
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| Sara Flores is "turned" by a friend who dies shortly thereafter, leaving her without a mentor. This collection of eight stories looks at her early life: Turning is painful, but it doesn't require a full moon, though she has to watch out for silver bu ...more | |
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“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
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“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
“You know what I did after I wrote my first novel? I shut up and wrote twenty-three more."
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“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”
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“You think those dogs will not be in heaven! I tell you they will be there long before any of us.”
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