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Sue Ann Bowling

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Born in Connecticut, raised in Kansas, BA in Physics at Harvard, MS and PhD on geophysics at University of Alaska Fairbanks. On faculty at UAF (Geophysical Institute) until retirement, now writing science fiction. My SF is very much about people (human or not) and their interactions in societies that comment subtly on our own.

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Quotes and contexts. All but the last are by Mercedes Lackey.

��We honor the wisdom that comes with age.�� The girls of the land of spring, to Demeter in her guise of old woman. ��A Tangled Web�� from Harvest Moon.

��What a mother feels for her child is not rational.�� Hades to Persephone, understanding Demeter better then she does. ��A Tangled Web�� from Harvest Moon.

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	Homecoming 4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	The Complete Shetland Sheepdog (Book of the Breed S) by Margaret Norman, Sue Ann Bowling (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1998 — 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
	Tourist Trap 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Horse Power 4.43 avg rating — 7 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
	The New Complete Shetland Sheepdog by Maxwell Riddle, Sue Ann Bowling (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Barbara Curry (Contributor) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1991	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
	Foundation Pedigrees for U.S. Shelties 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1987	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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	Climate of the Arctic: 24 Alaska Science Conference 1973 by Alaska Science Conference, Sue Ann Bowling (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1975	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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September Sci-Fi Theme: Goodreads Author Search, Phase II. First Vote.

Boneshaker, by Cherie Priest

50 votes, 22.4%

Immortal: Second Edition, by Valjeanne Jeffers

38 votes, 17.0%

Cyteen, by C.J. Cherryh

26 votes, 11.7%

The Android's Dream, by John Scalzi

17 votes, 7.6%

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Dust, by Elizabeth Bear

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7 votes, 3.1%

Dr. Identity, by D. Harlan Wilson

7 votes, 3.1%

Dawn of Destiny, by Lee Stephen

5 votes, 2.2%

Dying Light, by D. Scott Meek

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Homecoming, by Sue Ann Bowling

4 votes, 1.8%

The Enlightened Ones, by Keith David Henry

4 votes, 1.8%

Self Convictions, by R.J. Hamilton

4 votes, 1.8%

Right Ascension, by David Derrico

2 votes, 0.9%

Synergy, by M.D. Benoit

1 vote, 0.4%

Lioness' Heart, by Valerie J. Long*

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The Understanding The Jump-Clones, by Dennis Pennefather*

1 vote, 0.4%

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