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Matthew Candelaria

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Matthew Candelaria loves telling meaningful stories set in imaginative, detailed worlds, including our own. Primarily a science fiction writer, he has lately discovered the joys of historical fiction, with its richness of detail and the ability to riffle fantasy elements between the true facts of history.

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	Speculations on Speculation: Theories of Science Fiction by James E. Gunn (Editor), Matthew Candelaria (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.75 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2004 — 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
	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 by Algis Budrys (Editor/Contributor), Frank Frazetta (Cover Artist), Joel Best (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.53 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2002 — 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
	Reading Science Fiction by James E. Gunn (Editor), Marleen S. Barr (Editor), Matthew Candelaria (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.72 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Sexual Ideology in the Works of Alan Moore: Critical Essays on the Graphic Novels by Todd A. Comer (Editor), Joseph Michael Sommers (Editor), K.A. Laity (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Speak Truth to Fire (Cult of Mithras Book 1) 4.86 avg rating — 7 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
	Star Pepper: A Spicy Adventure in Interstallar Capitalism 4.67 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
	Star Pepper: A Spicy Adventure in Interstellar Capitalism 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	The Well Amid the Waste (Cult of Mithras Book 2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Plug and Feathers (Argent Abyss Book 1) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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The Odyssey

by Homer

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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

by Stephen King (Goodreads Author)

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Great Sky River (Galactic Center, #3)

by Gregory Benford

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For a while, this book is up and down. There are passages of brilliant imagination interspersed with some less impressive character work. As I read on, though, I came to realize that the characters aren't flat because they're thinly imagined, they're ...more
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“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”
― Robert A. Heinlein

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“If you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of The Elements of Style. The first greatest, of course, is to shoot them now, while they’re happy.”
― Dorothy Parker

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