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Jim Doran

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Average rating: 4.52 · 120 ratings · 105 reviews · 29 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Department of Extraordinary Emigration and Delivery: DEED 4.46 avg rating — 57 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
	Kingdom Come 4.60 avg rating — 10 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
	Kingdom's Ascension 4.80 avg rating — 5 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
	Kingdom's Advent it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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
	On Earth, As It Is: A Kingdom Fantasy Novel 4.50 avg rating — 4 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
	Deliver Us: A Kingdom Fantasy Novel it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Forlorn Harbor it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Kingdom's Advent: Kingdom Fantasy Short Stories by Jim Doran (Goodreads Author), Daniel Johnson (Illustrator) liked it 3.00 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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In Transcendence, Alexis Ferelli is a widower with a normal life. This changes when she receives a dire warning from a mysterious medium. Soon after, Alexis enters a surreal environment with extraordinary people while meditating. However, a dark figu ...more
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Amelia Clark is a homeschooled twelve-year-old girl who travels with her developer father when he goes on site to build a new housing project. In this case, she’s temporarily housed in a small town of Blacktree while her father builds a luxury resort ...more
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Jim rated a book really liked it The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton (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
Solid SciFi; Odd Mystery As with Stuart Turton’s prior two novels, the premise is fantastic. An island holds the remnants of humankind after a mysterious fog wiped out the remainder of the world. Three scientists work toward re-establishing society am ...more
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Jim rated a book it was amazing Murder at Spindle Manor (The Lamplight Murder Mysteries, #1) by Morgan Stang (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
Murder at Spindle Manor is a dark fantasy and gaslamp mystery. While mysterious elements aren’t new in gaslamp novels, this novel takes the step into true detective fiction. The setup is a classic whodunnit. A group of people have come to a “hotel” o ...more
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