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Rich Partain

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Science Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Fantasy

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May 2013

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Rich Partain writes absolutely ridiculous comedy sci-fi adventure stories. He doesn't have any major awards or accolades just yet as he is very new at writing fiction. He graduated with a B.A. in English from the University of Montevallo too many years ago to discuss here, and he has been a writer in one form or another for most of his life: from school newspapers and yearbooks to jobs as a reporter and editor of daily and monthly newspapers, to writing for the web and authoring Federal grants. He practically grew up in libraries and bookstores.

Rich has held a host of jobs that inform his written work, including positions in security, law enforcement, information technology, web and graphic design, and tons of other jobs that resulted in bu ...more

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Average rating: 4.06 · 82 ratings · 22 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Happy Jack and the Scary-Ass Book of Doom (Shadows Over Earth-That-Was 1) 3.90 avg rating — 63 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
	Happy Jack and the Wolves of New London: Shadows Over Earth-That-Was: Vol. 2 4.50 avg rating — 12 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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