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Elin Heron

755 books | 10 friends

John Wiswell

1,435 books | 388 friends

Cherie

665 books | 31 friends

Ellen

310 books | 25 friends

Liam Smith

187 books | 70 friends

Ella

284 books | 104 friends

Seth Thévoz

2 books | 19 friends

Chris Stamper

20 books | 65 friends

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Francis Gaskin

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Science Fiction, Fantasy

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June 2011

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Francis Gaskin’s books

Average rating: 3.0 · 2 ratings · 2 reviews · 3 distinct works

	The Prospero Praxis really liked it 4.00 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
	Jane Gullivar and the Robot of Venus it was ok 2.00 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
	The Bifröst Contagion 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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Francis wants to read A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders	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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Francis wants to read A Crown of Feathers: Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer	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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Francis rated a book did not like it The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1) by Christopher Buehlman (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
Review of audiobook only: Can’t comment on the story because the audiobook is narrated by the American author himself, doing what must be the worst fake Irish accent I’ve ever heard. Literally unlistenable.
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Francis wants to read The Unspoken Name (The Serpent Gates, #1) by A.K. Larkwood (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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Francis wants to read Roadside Picnic by Arkady Strugatsky	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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Francis wants to read Cloud Warrior (Amtrak Wars, #1) by Patrick Tilley	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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Francis wants to read Murdle: Volume 1, 100 Elementary to Impossible Mysteries to Solve Using Logic, Skill, and the Power of Deduction by G.T. Karber	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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Francis wants to read Pagans by James Alistair Henry	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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Francis wants to read Twice as Dead by Harry Turtledove	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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Francis wants to read In a Lonely Place by Dorothy B. Hughes	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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