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Stephen S. Power

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Stephen S. Power's first novel, The Dragon Round, was published by S&S. He's published nearly 50 speculative fiction stories, the majority in professional markets, including one given an honorable mention in The Year’s Best Science Fiction. And as a Pushcart-nominated poet I’ve published more than 100 works.

He's been a NYC book editor for more than 30 years. Previously an executive editor at Thomas Dunne Books, where he worked on 6 NY Times bestsellers, including a #1, he's now at Kevin Anderson & Associates, the editorial services firm where he's worked on two more Times bestsellers and five WSJ bestsellers. Books he's commissioned have won an Edgar Award and a Porchlight Award.

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	The Dragon Round 2.89 avg rating — 279 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Deep Magic August 2016 by Jeremy Whitted (Illustrator), Eldon Thompson (Goodreads Author), Josi Russell (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2016	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
	Analog Science Fiction and Fact September/October 2020 (Vol 140, Nos. 8 & 10) by Trevor Quachri (Editor), Lewis Padgett (Contributor), Adam-Troy Castro (Contributor) 3.74 avg rating — 31 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
	Timeshift: Tales of Time by Eric S. Fomley (Goodreads Author), Ian Randal Strock (Goodreads Author), Barbara Krasnoff (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Unnerving Magazine #5 by Eddie Generous (Editor, Contributor), John C. Foster, Christa Carmen (Goodreads Author) 4.60 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Unnerving Magazine Issue #1 by Eddie Generous (Editor), John F.D. Taff (Goodreads Author), Stephen S. Power (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Flapperhouse - Year Two by Joseph P. O'Brien (editor), Dora Badger (Goodreads Author), Sara Dobie Bauer (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2016	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
	FLAPPERHOUSE #6 - Summer 2015 by Joseph P. O'Brien (Editor), Dora Badger (Goodreads Author), C.L. Bledsoe (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2015	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
	A Flight of Dragons: Anthology by Heather C. Page (Goodreads Author), Ben Sawyer, Linda M. Crate (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 7 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 Worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror (Vol.III) by Robert N. Stephenson (Editor), Mike Jansen (Goodreads Author), Floris M. Kleijne 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2017 — 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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Paradise Lost: An Authoritative Text, Backgrounds and Sources, Criticism (A Norton Critical Edition)

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