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J. Cornelius

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J. Cornelius is the award-winning author of Remembering Demons, and, Fighting Angels, books one and two of the dark fantasy trilogy, The God Cycle. The highly original premise of the series mixes fantasy, sci-fi, and horror in unpredictable ways.

Besides books, J. Cornelius is a virus researcher (no, not corona) and the father of two beautiful girls and a boy for whom looks are too early to tell. He has also been a bartender, a food oil sommelier, a singer and composer of songs, and an embarrassingly avid dancer of dances.

He greatly enjoys making snaps and following the world of physics and cosmology. Learning about the latter two (possibly all three) has greatly influenced the writing of The God Cycle trilogy.

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Average rating: 4.38 · 167 ratings · 125 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Remembering Demons (The God Cycle, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 124 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
	Fighting Angels (The God Cycle, #2) 4.78 avg rating — 23 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
	Catching Spiders (The God Cycle, #2.5) 4.85 avg rating — 20 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

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