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J.L. Pattison

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Born

The United States

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http://www.jlpattison.com/

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Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

Influences

Rod Serling, George Orwell, JC Ryle, Donald Jeffries

Member Since

August 2015

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J.L. Pattison is the author of suspenseful contemporary speculative fiction for modern-day thought criminals.

J.L. Pattison won Libertopia’s “Best Libertarian Fiction” award two years in a row, and his uniquely clever tales with twist endings have garnered him favorable comparisons to Ray Bradbury, Rod Serling, and M. Night Shyamalan. His latest book, The Monster In The Well, is now available.

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Average rating: 4.51 · 113 ratings · 77 reviews · 7 distinct works

	The Visitor 4.37 avg rating — 41 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
	The Man Who Thought He Could Fly: 12 Tales From the Edge of Imagination 4.43 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Saving Kennedy 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings	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 Island 4.77 avg rating — 13 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
	Alibi Interrupted: Time Travel Always Has Its Consequences 4.69 avg rating — 13 ratings	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 Monster In The Well: 12 Tales From Beyond The Boundaries Of Imagination it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 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
	Life: 15 Short Stories That Honor the Imago Dei by J.L. Pattison (Goodreads Author), Yaasha Hepperle, Jess Hanna (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 4 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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I am looking to generate more interest in my latest book, and potentially increase the number of reviews it has on Amazon.

The book is titled The Man Who Thought He Could Fly, and it is a collection of 12 suspenseful short stories (contemporary speculative fiction) told in a fashion reminiscent of The Twilight Zone.

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