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Michael Franz

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Born

in Pasadena, The United States

Website

https://www.skidkidsnovel.com/

Genre

Science Fiction, Young Adult, Classics

Influences

Philip K Dick
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Pierce Brown ...more

Member Since

May 2016

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Michael Franz is the author of Skid Kids. His debut novel has received critical acclaim and book two is already underway. He lives in Los Angeles with his son, daughter, and a rabbit.

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Average rating: 4.08 · 64 ratings · 51 reviews · 1 distinct work

Skid Kids

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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #2)

by Douglas Adams

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Children of Ruin (Children of Time, #2)

by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Goodreads Author)

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Eyes of the Void (The Final Architecture, #2)

by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Goodreads Author)

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