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Christopher J. Valin

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Christopher J. Valin is a writer, artist, teacher and historian living in the Los Angeles area with his wife and two children. He has written stories of all kinds since childhood, including novels, short stories, comic books, and screenplays. In 2009, his biography of his 5x great-grandfather, Fortune’s Favorite: Sir Charles Douglas and the Breaking of the Line, was published by Fireship Press. In addition to writing and inking for independent comic book companies and writing screenplays for production companies, Christopher has had numerous short stories published in anthologies such as Beyond the Stars: At Galaxy's Edge, Clockwork & Capes: Superheroes in the Age of Steam and Alt. Chronicles: Legacy Fleet. ...more

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	Beyond the Stars: At Galaxy's Edge by Patrice Fitzgerald (Goodreads Author) (Series Editor), Ellen Campbell (Editor), Michael Anderle (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 263 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Best of Beyond the Stars by Ellen Campbell (Editor), Patrice Fitzgerald (Goodreads Author), Samuel Peralta (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 188 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
	At the Helm, Volume 2 by Rhett C. Bruno (Goodreads Author), Will McIntosh (Goodreads Author), Rysa Walker (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2017	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
	It's A Bird! It's A Plane!: A Superhero Anthology (Superheroes and Vile Villains, #1) by Steve Beaulieu (Goodreads Author), Josi Russell (Goodreads Author), Rhett C. Bruno (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Sidekick: The Red Raptor Files - Part 1 (Red Raptor Files, #1) by Christopher J. Valin (Goodreads Author), Jonboy Meyers (Cover Illustrator) 4.04 avg rating — 52 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
	Once Upon a Time in Gravity City by Artie Cabrera (Goodreads Author), Christopher J. Valin (Goodreads Author), Michael Bunker (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 50 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
	Superteam: The Red Raptor Files - Part 2 by Christopher J. Valin (Goodreads Author), Jonboy Meyers (Illustrator) 4.42 avg rating — 26 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
	Formidable 4.60 avg rating — 20 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
	Tres Puercos: And Other Dark Tales 3.73 avg rating — 11 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
	Fortune's Favorite: Sir Charles Douglas and the Breaking of the Line 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2009 — 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

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R.I.P. Timothy Vincent Valin (1968-2023)

My brother Tim passed away last week. He was still relatively young, in his mid-50s, but he lasted more than ten years longer than my youngest brother, Bill, who died at 41. It’s a difficult thing to process, having both of my younger brothers die before me and before our mom. I tried to pay tribute to him at the celebration of life we had for him last weekend, but I was too choked up to say much.

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Enterprise (Star Trek: The Original Series Book 87: My Brother's Keeper #3)

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