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Richard L. Pastore

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Born

in Brooklyn, The United States

July 22, 1959

Website

https://rlpastore.com/

Twitter

RichardLPastore

Genre

Fantasy, Humor and Comedy, Fiction

Influences

Christopher Moore, Roger Zelazny, Agatha Christie, Terry Pratchett, Ne ...more

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December 2011

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/richardlpastore

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Richard L Pastore was born in Brooklyn, New York on a sweltering summer’s day. He spent his entire formative years in that city until moving to New Jersey at the age of 21. Pursuing an education in Cognitive Psychology led to a career in User Interface Design. During a minor behavioral glitch called "midlife crisis" he switched careers to become a Business Analyst. Although having traveled across the country quite a bit, he feels most at home along the eastern shore of these United States. Be forewarned, should you choose to engage him in a conversation regarding anything food-related; whether it be the history of, growing of, or cooking of; he won’t shut up. ...more

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Richard L. Pastore’s books

Average rating: 4.41 · 78 ratings · 22 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Devil and the Wolf 4.33 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Perseus Kills His Grandfather 4.56 avg rating — 18 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
	Trumpland: An Alternative History Of The Future by M.D. Parker (Goodreads Author), Dave Callan, Scott J. Couturier (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 12 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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Richard L. Pastore's Blog

Don’t Beam Me Up, Scotty

It’s a new year, so let’s get my stretch* goal of at least one blog post per year out of the way.

A recent Bluesky post by the wonderful author Carrie Rubin regarding teleportation, reminded me of a thought experiment I proposed to some friends many decades ago. The discussion (circa 1985) was centered on how close science fact was getting to science fiction. I recall I had just convinced my friend

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Richard L. Pastore wrote a new blog post Twelve Favorite Photos I Took in 2025 I probably should have done this in 2024 too but oh well, c’est le Temps and you can’t rewind it. All of my photos are taken on my property, often fro Read more of this blog post »
Jan 23, 2026 02:18PM · like
Richard Pastore wants to read The Jump by Mark Paxson (Goodreads Author)	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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Richard Pastore finished reading I (Chronicles of Darkness #1) by Charles Reed (Goodreads Author)	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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Richard Pastore finished reading Nightwing #83 by Tom Taylor (Goodreads Author)	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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Richard Pastore is now following C. Quince Author of Specimen (PRISM Agents #1)
Aug 05, 2025 04:39PM · like
Richard Pastore rated a book it was amazing Malignant Assumptions (Liza Larkin, #2) by Carrie Rubin (Goodreads Author)	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
(Note: This review didn't make it over from Amazon, so I'm cutting and pasting here. No idea why it stopped doing it automatically, or if I prefer that they do or not yet). As the title indicates, I enjoyed this second Liza Larkin book even more than ...more
Mar 24, 2025 06:22PM · like · see review
Richard Pastore liked James's review of Fatal Rounds (Liza Larkin #1): "FATAL ROUNDS by Carrie Rubin is a fast-paced, multifaceted thriller that challenges the reader on many levels. At its core it’s a “flawed-protagonist-nobody-believes” story, but it’s much more than that. Carrie Rubin’s protagonist, Liza Larkin, is a " Read more of this review »
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Richard Pastore entered a giveaway Anima Rising by Christopher Moore (Goodreads Author)	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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Richard Pastore liked Q Reads's review of The Devil and the Wolf: "Compelling modern Fantasy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ *no spoilers but some minor mentions of plot in review Loved this! I knew very little going in but having read one of the author's other books (Perseus Kills His Grandfather) and enjoyed it, I saw this title was al" Read more of this review »
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