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Robert I. Katz attended Columbia College and Northwestern University Medical School, and is on the faculty of the State University of New York at Stony Brook. His first novel, Edward Maret was published by Willowgate in 2001 and won the ASA Literary Prize that year.

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	Surgical Risk (Kurtz and Barent Mysteries, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 569 ratings — published 2002 — 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
	The Anatomy Lesson (Kurtz and Barent Mysteries #2) 4.18 avg rating — 274 ratings — published 2004 — 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
	Seizure: A Kurtz and Barent Mystery (Kurtz and Barent Mysteries Book 3) 4.15 avg rating — 266 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	If a Tree Falls: A Kurtz and Barent Mystery (Kurtz and Barent Mysteries Book 6) 4.14 avg rating — 234 ratings — 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
	Brighton Beach: A Kurtz and Barent Mystery (Kurtz and Barent Mysteries Book 5) 4.28 avg rating — 179 ratings — 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
	The Chairmen: A Kurtz and Barent Mystery (Kurtz and Barent Mysteries Book 4) 4.36 avg rating — 170 ratings — 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
	The Game Players of Meridien: Chronicles of the Second Empire (The Chronicles of the Second Interstellar Empire of Mankind Book 1) 4.11 avg rating — 87 ratings — 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
	Kingpin (Kurtz and Barent Mysteries, #7) 4.52 avg rating — 71 ratings — 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
	The Empire of Ruin: Chronicles of the Second Empire (The Chronicles of the Second Interstellar Empire of Mankind Book 4) 4.16 avg rating — 68 ratings — 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
	The City of Ashes: Chronicles of the Second Empire (The Chronicles of the Second Interstellar Empire of Mankind Book 2) 4.10 avg rating — 60 ratings — 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

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It is rarely difficult to tell when a movie was made. What seems futuristic today seems weirdly discordant and indicative of its time tomorrow. It has been said that 1984 was not about 1984; it was about 1948.

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Me and My Demons (Book 4): A Portal Progression Adventure Fantasy Series

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