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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Humor and Comedy

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Christopher Moore, Neil Gaiman, Kurt Vonnegut, Etgar Keret

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August 2016

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Scott Baron is an American author with a penchant for oddball stories with O. Henry-esque twists.

Born in Hollywood, Baron credits growing up in Los Angeles with skewing his humor towards the offbeat and absurd. He studied abroad in Italy during his college years, returning to Los Angeles to work in the film industry as an on-set medic. In addition to writing shorts and novels, Baron is also a screenwriter of both feature and television scripts.

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Average rating: 4.31 · 14,883 ratings · 1,532 reviews · 55 distinct works • Similar authors

	Bad Luck Charlie (The Dragon Mage, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 1,648 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Space Pirate Charlie (The Dragon Mage, #2) 4.36 avg rating — 1,074 ratings — 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
	Daisy's Run (The Clockwork Chimera, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 1,107 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Dragon King Charlie (The Dragon Mage, #3) 4.29 avg rating — 813 ratings — 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
	Magic Man Charlie (The Dragon Mage, #4) 4.24 avg rating — 641 ratings — 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
	Pushing Daisy (The Clockwork Chimera, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 608 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
	The Clockwork Chimera Series (The Clockwork Chimera, #1–5) 4.53 avg rating — 488 ratings — published 2019	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
	Daisy's Gambit (The Clockwork Chimera, #3) 4.35 avg rating — 498 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
	Star Fighter Charlie (The Dragon Mage, #5) 4.40 avg rating — 446 ratings — 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
	Daisy's War (The Clockwork Chimera, #5) 4.41 avg rating — 425 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

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Bad Luck Charlie Audiobook Review

Great and detailed review of my first ever audiobook from the great folks at Quella.

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What might you expect from a story about an engineer who is

afraid of space travel assigned to a maiden voyage of a starship and some new technology? Well, let me say, this is only the first of

many things that can and does go wrong for Charlie as his luck goes from bad to

worse. “Bad Luck

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The Dragon Mage (12 books)
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Scott Baron and 1 other person liked Ashley Ottesen's review of Daisy's Run (The Clockwork Chimera, #1): "3.5⭐️ Very entertaining with some clever sci-fi. A solid set up for a series. I was left with a few questions however, particularly with Sarah. spoiler Was what happened to Sarah an accident or on purpose? There was much that wasn’t fully explained, " Read more of this review »
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Scott Baron made a comment on Ashley Ottesen’s review of Daisy's Run (The Clockwork Chimera, #1) " SPOILER Yeah, I'll break the, "Never reply to reviews" rule. I mean, it's YOU, after all. :) So, to answer your question... It was an accident made to ...more "
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Scott Baron and 1 other person liked Kay's review of Assassins' Academy (The Book of Bawb, #1): "What an absolute pleasure it is to welcome back Bawb, the Wampeh Ghalian, into my life. I've missed him. We first met Bawb in the Charlieverse series 'The Dragon Maze' - which is fantastic. This current series takes place as Bawb is undergoing his tra" Read more of this review »
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“Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has already got there first, and is waiting for it.”
― Scott Baron, The Clockwork Chimera Series

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“Being a fish out of water is tough, but that's how you evolve. – Kumail Nanjiani”
― Scott Baron, Bad Luck Charlie

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“a healthy dose of paranoia often led to a longer life,”
― Scott Baron, Space Assassins Box Set: The Complete Series

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“novels certainly have their charms, but the most elegant creation in the prose universe is a short story. Master the short story and you’ll have mastered the world,”
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