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Jan S. Gephardt (pronouns: she/her) is a science fiction novelist, fantasy artist, and publisher from Kansas City. Her “XK9s Saga” books feature a pack of uplifted police dogs who live far in the future inside a habitat space station in a different star’s planetary system.
She and sister G. S. Norwood co-founded Weird Sisters Publishing LLC in 2019. Jan is the Chief Cat-Herder and Art Director for Weird Sisters, which means she is in charge of book production, illustration commissions, and all marketing.
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	What's Bred in the Bone: The 1st Novel in the XK9 "Bones" Trilogy 4.66 avg rating — 95 ratings — 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 Complete XK9 Bones Trilogy: The Omnibus Edition (XK9 "Bones" Trilogy) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 69 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
	The Other Side of Fear: A novella about the XK9s 4.53 avg rating — 57 ratings — 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
	A Bone to Pick (XK9 "Bones" Trilogy #2) 4.69 avg rating — 26 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
	Bone of Contention: Third Book in the XK9 "Bones" Trilogy (XK9 Series 3) 4.63 avg rating — 8 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
	The XK9 "Bones" Trilogy Companion: The Ultimate Resource for Everything XK9 (The XK9s Saga) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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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