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Noah's books cover a wide variety of genres, but all of them possess a wry and quirky sense of humor to them.

Noah was born in Oshawa, Ontario, and had never really forgiven it for that. Shortly after university he moved to Japan, where he taught English for three years and barely learned a word of Japanese.

After that he moved to London, England to make it as a writer. Unfortunately the closest he came to literary success was working at several bookstores.

Upon returning to Canada he became an editor and has published a number of books in a variety of genres.

In addition to novels, Noah had a long running comic strip called Fuzzy Knights, which centered about the adventures of stuffed toy animals playing Dungeons and Dragons, and the evil ha ...more

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	Trooper 4 4.21 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Lost Lives: Even More Sci-Fi Adventure with a sense of humor! (Get Lost Saga Book 3) 4.83 avg rating — 24 ratings — 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
	A G**damned Love Story: The Curious Case of Bleeding Heart Yard 4.47 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2011 — 8 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
	Getting Rid of Gary (James and Lettice Cote Mysteries Book 1) 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013 — 8 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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	Fire Flood and Ice 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012	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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Remember when conspiracy theories were fun? I grew up enjoying things like In Search Of and The X-Files, and got wrapped up in the temporary endorphin rush of wondering, “what if?” But the last ten years kind of killed the joy of that for me. That doe ...more
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The Dangerous Visions anthology series was a turning point in modern science fiction, even though only two collections were released, Dangerous Visions (1967) and Again, Dangerous Visions (1972). Ellison died in 2018, and The Last Dangerous Visions, ...more
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