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	Bradley Sands is a Dick by Andersen Prunty (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Bradley Sands (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kek-w (Goodreads Author) 3.40 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2009	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
	Let Them Float: And Other Short Stories by Katy Wimhurst (Goodreads Author), Alien Buddha (contributor) 4.56 avg rating — 27 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
	An Orchid in my Belly Button 4.69 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
	Snapshots of the Apocalypse 4.50 avg rating — 24 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
	To Hull And Back: Short Story Anthology 2017 by Christopher Fielden (Goodreads Author), Bar Danino, C.L. Raven (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 7 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
	Alien Buddha Zine #59: Black & White Print by Alien Buddha, Mike Zone, Pete Blount-Glasser 4.75 avg rating — 4 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
	Fifty-One Trillion Bits it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Twelve Signs of the End: Recurring Nightmares from Alien Buddha Press by Alien Buddha, Red Blount, Katie Cossette it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Aestas 2016 by Anirban Ray Choudhury (Editor), Elena Croitoru, Jeffrey Cravens it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Seeing in tongues: An anthology of visual poetry by James Knight (Editor), Muhammed Yusuf Aktekin, Brian Baker it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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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Katy Wimhurst rated a book it was amazing Retrovival by Douglas Thompson	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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Katy Wimhurst rated a book it was amazing Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization by A. Leo Oppenheim	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
So detailed. Great scholarship
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Katy Wimhurst wants to read Future's Edge by Gareth L. Powell (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
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Katy Wimhurst liked Amy Orrell's review of Embers of War (Embers of War, #1): "A perfect read to start the year - fast paced, action packed, yet thought provoking too. This tale of redemption, for an eclectic cast of characters, has me looking forward to the next in the series."
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Katy Wimhurst wants to read Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter	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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Katy Wimhurst rated a book it was amazing The Wager and the Bear by John Ironmonger (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
Loved. An intelligent, witty, nuanced story about climate change that is full of heart and somehow – skilfully – manages to be both pessimistic and optimistic about the future of the Earth. It centres on the two characters of Tom, an idealistic young ...more
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Katy Wimhurst rated a book liked it A Spindle Splintered (Fractured Fables, #1) by Alix E. Harrow (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
Enjoyed the voice, the feisty characters and the subversion of disability tropes, but a little far fetched (how did the texts still work in fairyland/other world?) and a bit more visceral sense of Zinnia’s body/symptoms would have made it feel more p ...more
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Loved. An intelligent, witty, nuanced story about climate change that is full of heart and somehow – skilfully – manages to be both pessimistic and optimistic about the future of the Earth. It centres on the two characters of Tom, an idealistic young ...more
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