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Sean O'Hara

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Born

in Stuttgart, Germany

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Fantasy, Humor and Comedy, Horror

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Sean O’Hara was born in Stuttgart, West Germany during the last years of the Cold War. Both his parents served in the US Army, though his mother took an honorable discharge after his birth. His family moved to Fort Clayton, Panama in 1982, and they were still there when World War III broke out two years later. His mother, still a reservist, returned to active service during the Soviet-Cuban invasion of Panama, and died during the Battle of Darien. His father was reported missing in action after the fall of the Canal Zone, and none of the surviving Soviet records list him as a prisoner of war.

Sean himself escaped to Colombia thanks to Ruth Lyle, the Panamanian wife of his neighbor who smuggled him across the border. Sean spent the next sever ...more

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	The Testament of Lady Silvie 1.40 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Hero Complex (My Dark and Fearsome Queen #1) 1.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	False Colored Eyes 1.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Canticles of the Wolves 1.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	The House Divided: A Sourcebook for the Secession Crisis of 1860-61 by Sean O'Hara (Goodreads Author) (Editor), James Buchanan, John Sherman liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	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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So, my workplace kinda sorta caught fire, and for the last two months the insurance company has been paying me to sit home. I figured I should put thie time to use to finally set up paperback editions of my books, and while I was at it, I decided to make Hero Complex look a bit more light novely. This means a new cover and interior illustrations. And since I can't afford an artist, that means D.I. Read more of this blog post »

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この素晴らしい世界に祝福を! 11 大魔法使いの妹

by Natsume Akatsuki

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Sean’s Quotes

“Hasebe: One of these days, you'll have books falling out your front door. What will you do then, huh?

Lucy: I'll sell my furniture and use the money for more books!”
― Karino Takatsu, Servant x Service, Vol. 3

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“Yes. We will live the rest of our lives in hell. It's not so bad: as long as you're prepared for it, you can live anywhere.”
― Mizuki Nomura, Book Girl and the Suicidal Mime

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“Every mystery novel I ever read, the great detective was such an arrogant fuck you could replace 70% of his dialogue with 'Are you stupid?' and the conversation would still make sense.”
― NisiOisiN, Zaregoto, Book 1: The Kubikiri Cycle

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“God has to be a sadist to give people life.”
― Hitomi Kanehara, Snakes And Earrings

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“God is a man of such perfect, flawless character that he only watches over everyone equally -- the strong and the weak, the rich and the poor -- and never plays favorites or reaches His hand out to any of them. Oh, what a wonderful God. He can just drop dead.”
― YUKAKO KABEI, Kieli, Volume 1: The Dead Sleep in the Wilderness

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