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Thom Brannan (est.1976) has been a submariner, a nuclear operator, an electrician, offshore oilfield trash, and now does maintenance on automated machinery for whoever will let him.

He's a freelance editor for anyone who will have him. He has been published in several anthologies, in several genres. Thom find his inspiration equally from Robert B. Parker and H.P. Lovecraft. He is the co-author of Pavlov's Dogs and The Omega Dog (with D.L. Snell). His own books in the Century series, starting with Before the Dawn, are available now on Amazon.

Thom lives in or around Austin, Texas with his lovely wife Kitty, a boy, a girl, a dog and a cat.

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	Lords of Night 3.82 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2012 — 7 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
	Moreau Labs by Thom Brannan (Goodreads Author), D.L. Snell (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2013	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
	Sad Wings of Destiny 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Before The Dawn (Tales of the Century #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2015 — 7 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
	Return to Moreau Labs by Thom Brannan (Goodreads Author), D.L. Snell (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Tribulation of Dax 4.25 avg rating — 8 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
	The Horror in Clay 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Superhero Monster Hunter: The Good Fight by Thom Brannan (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Miles Boothe (Editor), Eric J. Guignard (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Vampire Sky (Tales of the Century #2) 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
	Wizards of Mass Destruction: A Tales of the Century Anthology by Thom Brannan (Goodreads Author), Michelle Kilmer (Goodreads Author), C. Dulaney (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 2 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

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Thom Brannan rated a book it was amazing The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild by Bryan Burrough	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
I don't do a lot of non-fiction reading, and I'm always a little skeptical about diving into another one of these. Especially one like this, pretty hefty. But I was wrong to be skeptical about Bryan Burrough. This is engaging and the writing is smoot ...more
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Thom Brannan rated a book it was amazing The Outfit: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels) by Richard Stark(1986-08-01) by Richard Stark	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
Once again, Parker ends up facing down organized crime and it's awesome. I was so happy when I found out Mel Gibson's Payback came from a book series, and this is exactly what I'd hoped it would be. My favorite part of this one, however, is the step ...more
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Thom Brannan rated a book really liked it The Mourner (Parker, #4) by Richard Stark	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
I'm making my way through the Parker books again, and I'm struck again by the unchanging nature of Parker, and also the structure of these books, with the overlapping sections of narrative from different POVs. It's a neat trick, and Donald Westlake k ...more
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In very stark contrast to the book I read before this one, an indie book for which I left my first-in-a-long-time negative review, this took me one quarter of the time to read. Quality will out. What I really like about this is Parker is complete. He ...more
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Thom Brannan rated a book did not like it Hunted (Jonathan Harker #1) by Christopher Draven (Goodreads Author)	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
Well, it has been a very long time since reading something for pleasure has turned to such a sour time. I should have not finished this book, is what I’m saying, but I did and I have nobody to blame but myself. I knew I was in trouble when the first- ...more
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Thom Brannan liked Tamara's review of Hunted (Jonathan Harker, #1): "I wanted to like this one more. It has all the elements I like in an urban paranormal. The flashbacks instead of filling out the backstory interrupted the flow of action. I may read the next in the series just to see if the story flow improves becaus" Read more of this review »
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Thom Brannan liked Felicia's review of Hunted (Jonathan Harker, #1): "Missed the Thrills... Jonathan Harker is a mage of indeterminate years, dedicated to eradicating mankind of the dark forces of evil most aren’t aware even exist. Harker has spent lifetimes destroying demons all over the world, and when he awakens beate" Read more of this review »
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Thom Brannan rated a book it was amazing Vampire$ by John Steakley	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
I don't know what re-read this is of THIS book, but goddamn, it's still in my Top Ten books of all time. Crazy to me that John Steakley only ever wrote two books, and they're both this good. One of the things I like the most about the way this is tol ...more
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Thom Brannan rated a book really liked it A Light Most Hateful by Hailey Piper (Goodreads Author)	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
I liked the way it started and the way it ended very much. I don't know about the middle, or the extended beginning, maybe? For all this happening in a single night, it seemed to take a very very long time. Not necessarily meandering, but not enough ...more
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