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J. Richard Jacobs

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Born

in Santa Monica, CA, The United States

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Short Stories, Science

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Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein, Brown, Bixby, Einstein, Feynman, ad infinitu ...more

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September 2008

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I am an author of Science Fiction (both soft and hard), and science fact. I occasionally play with Fantasy, Paranormal, and Horror. The Horror is usually darkly humorous. More rarely I dash off a little mainstream-ish stuff for the not-too-squeamish.

I have been an avid and active amateur astronomer since 1947. I began writing at the professional level in 1956 when, at 16, I went to work as a technical writer and illustrator for Butler Publications in West Los Angeles, CA.

A brief change in my writing habits occurred when I became a naval architect, though I continued to write articles for trade magazines and journals on such things as yacht design, creative mathematics in design, applied physics, etc. When I "retired", I moved to Mexico to t ...more

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	Twisted Tails: An Anthology to Surprise and Delight by J. Richard Jacobs (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Eugen M. Bacon, Terence West 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2006 — 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
	Seeds of Memory 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2006 — 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
	Twisted Tails III: Pure Fear 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Twisted Tails VII 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Twisted Tails V - Apocalypses Now and Then 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Storm Cloud Rising [Rain Trilogy Book 1] 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2007	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
	Twisted Tales II -- Out of Time by J. Richard Jacobs (Goodreads Author), Jeremy Davies (Contributor) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2007 — 6 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
	Xenogenesis it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2005 — 6 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
	Ancient Whispers from Tomorrow 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Twisted Tails IV: Fantastic Flights of Fantasy it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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