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Michael C. Goodwin

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After several false starts, Michael C. Goodwin began writing science fiction novels in 2008. He is an illustrator, cartoonist and book designer. His first book of cartoons, "Who Was That Monolith I Saw You With?" gave birth to a series including, "My Stars!" "Son of Monolith," and "Tripping the Light Fantastic." He is also a contributor to many other anthologies of SF humor. He was the graphic designer to Orson Scott Card's editor in the fantasy anthologies, "Dragons of Light," and "Dragons of Darkness." He is co-author to "A Guide to the Commonwealth," detailing Alan Dean Foster's Humanx Commonwealth series of books, His first science fiction novel, "Field Trip," was released in November of 2014. He currently lives in Northern Utah, writin ...more

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	Who Was That Monolith I Saw You With? 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1976 — 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
	My Stars and Galaxies!: A Comic Cosmic Journey 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014	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
	Son of Monolith 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1991 — 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
	My Stars! by Michael C. Goodwin (Goodreads Author), Alan Dean Foster (Foreword) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1980 — 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
	Tommyelf in the City of Love by Ann Hatch, Michael C. Goodwin (Goodreads Author), Randy Hatch really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1995	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
	Heyne Science Fiction Magazin #12 by Wolfgang Jeschke (Editor), Michael C. Goodwin (Goodreads Author), David Garnett liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1985	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
	Field Trip it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	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
	All the Monoliths in the Universe by Michael C. Goodwin (Goodreads Author), Alan Dean Foster (Foreword), Joe Monson (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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