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Phil Giunta

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Science Fiction, Paranormal, Mystery

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Phil Giunta’s novels include the paranormal mysteries Testing the Prisoner, By Your Side, and Like Mother, Like Daughters. His short stories appear in two dozen anthologies of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and more.

He is a multiple award-winning author and member of the Horror Writers Association, the National Federation of Press Women, and the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group.

Phil is currently working on his fourth paranormal mystery novel while plotting his triumphant escape from the pressures of corporate America where he has been imprisoned for thirty years. Visit Phil’s website at www.philgiunta.com.

Find him on Facebook: @writerphilgiunta, Instagram: @phil_giunta71, and BlueSky: pgiunta.bsky.social
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	By Your Side: A Paranormal Mystery 4.11 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Testing the Prisoner: An Intense Paranormal Mystery 4.41 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2009 — 8 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
	Over the River and Through the Woods (Mindful Writers Retreat #2) by Kathleen Shoop (Goodreads Author), Abigail Drake (Goodreads Author), Janet McClintock (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Halloween Party '21 by Dianne Pearce (Goodreads Author), Bernie Brown, Kim DeCicco 4.26 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	ReDeus: Divine Tales by Robert Greenberger (Goodreads Author) (editor), Aaron Rosenberg (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Phil Giunta (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Scary Stuff by Jacob Jones-Goldstein (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Nicholas Leamy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), J. Patrick Conlon (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Somewhere in the Middle of Eternity by Phil Giunta (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Michael Critzer (Goodreads Author), Daniel Patrick Corcoran 4.37 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Love on the Edge Mindful Writer's Retreat Series #3 by Kathleen Shoop (Goodreads Author), Demi Stevens (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lorraine Donahue Bonzelet 4.61 avg rating — 18 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
	Elsewhere in the Middle of Eternity by Phil Giunta (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Daniel Patrick Corcoran, Michael Critzer (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 6 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
	Meanwhile in the Middle of Eternity 4.40 avg rating — 5 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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Hilarious yarn about the makers of Puffyloaf, who infuse helium in their bread to make the loaves lighter than air. However, when a war in Europe limits the availability of helium, one of Puffyloaf's employees substitutes hydrogen, causing the bread ...more
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Humorous tale about a chemist with a weak heart who invents a formula to reanimate the dead. Jack Huekels, a chemistry teacher, had a knack for puns when naming his protagonists, Professor Carbonic and assistant, Mag Nesia.
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Humorous tale about a chemist with a weak heart who invents a formula to reanimate the dead. Jack Huekels, a chemistry teacher, had a knack for puns when naming his protagonists, Professor Carbonic and assistant, Mag Nesia.
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Humorous story about a cop named Fitzgerald who is desperate to bring down a mobster named Big Jake. Brink, the owner of a dry cleaning company seems to be impervious to Big Jake's attacks on his business. Brink explains to Fitzgerald that he has exc ...more
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Inventive tale about Larry Manahan, a bored advertising agent yearning for adventure, who receives a mysterious call that leads him to a lab where he finds blood on the floor, a crushed revolver, and a miniature planet suspended between two light bea ...more
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More of a vignette than a short story about an older man who encounters a young "spacer" in the bar. The spacer bears the physical and emotional scars of his profession, which leave him isolated. As the pair bar hop, the old man offers guidance to th ...more
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This story was adapted into one of the most memorable episodes of the original Twilight Zone. A man who struggles to make time to read finds himself the sole survivor of the apocalypse. He makes his way to the ruins of the public library. There, he f ...more
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