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Edward G. Talbot

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The United States

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Mystery & Thrillers, Humor, Horror

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Edward G. Talbot is the pen name for a collaboration of two authors, Ed Parrot and Jason Derrig, as well as work published by Ed Parrot alone. Ed Parrot is the public face of the duo.

Talbot's first novel, New World Orders, was released in 2008 as a free audiobook on their web site. The book is a thriller about a global warming conspiracy far different than those envisioned by either political party.

Talbot released their second novel in 2011, a thriller originally titled 2012: The Fifth World, about December 21, 2012 and the end of the Mayan Calendar. The book was re-released in 2017 under the title The Mayan Legacy.

Their most recent work is the James Robb series of terrorism thrillers, currently at three volumes. Alive From New York is the ...more

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Average rating: 4.19 · 1,810 ratings · 110 reviews · 19 distinct works

	New World Orders 3.67 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	The Mayan Legacy (Simon Gray #1) 3.81 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Alive From New York: A Terrorism Thriller (James Robb Thrillers Book 1) 3.56 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Alive From America 4.04 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Alive And Worldwide (James Robb Thrillers #3) 4.10 avg rating — 21 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
	A Funny Pair of Shorts 2.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	A Horrifying Pair of Shorts 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Femoral Depravity 2.83 avg rating — 6 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
	James Robb Terrorism Thrillers: Books 1-3 (James Robb Thrillers Box Set Book 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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 Devil You Know 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011 — 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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