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Peter Wisan

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Born

in The United States

Website

https://peterwisan.com/

Genre

Fantasy, Fiction, Children's

Influences

C.S. Lewis
Ray Bradbury
O. Henry
Jules Verne
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Member Since

May 2017

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Peter Wisan is an American novelist best known for Kristian's War.

Peter is a proud California native, having lived up and down the Golden Coast before calling Los Angeles home. Peter's life reads like a vibrant anthology of experiences and skill-gathering. In a former life, he attended University of California, San Diego, where he was a pre-med student, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Human Biology.

After graduating and seeing the world, Peter worked as a legal assistant in an environmental-protection law firm that took a page from Mister Smith Goes to Washington, specializing in championing lost causes. During this time, he took up screenwriting, and many of his works received acclaim in competitions and option deals.

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Average rating: 4.03 · 86 ratings · 58 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Kristian's War (The Searchers Series, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	The Fastest Bear in the World by Peter Wisan (Goodreads Author), Peter Wisan (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Death Care 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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Hi guys, you probably remember me from the novel Kristian's War and the children's book The Fastest Bear in the World. I'm happy to announce my personal website where you can find news about upcoming projects (did someone say movies?) and read my flash fiction! Click this link! Read more of this blog post »

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Peter Wisan and 1 other person liked Peter Wisan's status update Peter Wisan added a status update: Friends! I recently launched a fun newsletter: it's for movie lovers who enjoy behind-the-scenes looks, trends in Christian media, and anyone who wants to see improvement in faith-based storytelling. I know this isn’t about books exactly, but for lovers of good stories, there’s a lot of crossover! Here’s how to sign up: https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1...
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Peter Wisan added a status update: Friends! I recently launched a fun newsletter: it's for movie lovers who enjoy behind-the-scenes looks, trends in Christian media, and anyone who wants to see improvement in faith-based storytelling. I know this isn’t about books exactly, but for lovers of good stories, there’s a lot of crossover! Here’s how to sign up: https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1...
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“Peeves make for terrible pets.”
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tags: humor, observation

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“He wasn't like the other bears. While everyone else was hibernating, he would be out putting on his sneakers.”
― Peter Wisan, The Fastest Bear in the World

tags: bear, children-s-books

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“NEVER TRUST a blanket statement. They're all false.”
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tags: humor

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“Peeves make for terrible pets.”
― Peter Wisan

tags: humor, observation

4 likes

“NEVER TRUST a blanket statement. They're all false.”
― Peter Wisan

tags: humor

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“He wasn't like the other bears. While everyone else was hibernating, he would be out putting on his sneakers.”
― Peter Wisan, The Fastest Bear in the World

tags: bear, children-s-books

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“Holy mischief twinkled in Ian's brown eyes.”
― Peter Wisan, Kristian's War

tags: action, christian, holy, mischief

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