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Deric McNish

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in Oceanside, NY, The United States

June 08

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Dr. Deric McNish is the author of PARTICLE MAN and STRANGER IN THE WIZARD'S TOWER.

He recently narrated Evan Currie's HEIRS OF EMPIRE and Dana Cameron's BURNING THE RULEBOOK for Brilliance Audio.

He is an assistant professor at Michigan State University. He's an actor, director, and professional audiobook narrator. ...more

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	Heirs of Empire by Evan Currie (Goodreads Author), Deric McNish (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 4.04 avg rating — 2,056 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Burning the Rule Book (A Fangborn Story, 3) by Dana Cameron (Goodreads Author), Deric McNish (Goodreads Author) (Reader) 3.85 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Stranger in the Wizard's Tower 3.31 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Particle Man 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Drama in the Language Classroom: What Every ESL Teacher Needs to Know by Carmela Romano Gillette (Goodreads Author), Deric McNish (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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