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Basil Sylvester

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Children's, Middle Grade, LGBTQ+

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Basil Sylvester is an author, student, editor, sometimes bookseller, and occasional backstage person in community theatre. Their favourite monsters are vampires, but ghosts are pretty good too. Recently, they worked on Empress of Blandings Productions' queer noir podcast Hardboiled. The Fabulous Zed Watson! is their first book, which they co-authored with Kevin Sylvester. When not in quarantine they can be found drinking london fogs at local cafes and watching Pride and Prejudice (2005) while they should be working. ...more

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Average rating: 4.22 · 389 ratings · 97 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Fabulous Zed Watson! by Basil Sylvester (Goodreads Author), Kevin Sylvester (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.22 avg rating — 349 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Night of the Living Zed by Basil Sylvester (Goodreads Author), Kevin Sylvester (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2024 — 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

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Zed Watson (2 books)
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Basil Sylvester (Goodreads Author),

Kevin Sylvester (Goodreads Author)

4.22 avg rating — 389 ratings

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The Little Stranger

by Sarah Waters

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Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Audio Collection (Sherlock Holmes, #1-9)

by Arthur Conan Doyle

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