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Ted Wenskus has read 31 of 75 books.

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Ted Wenskus

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Born

in Rochester, NY, The United States

April 06

Genre

Humor and Comedy, Horror, Fantasy

Member Since

March 2011

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Ted Wenskus is a freelance writer and lives in Rochester, NY. His work has appeared in a number of anthologies including Rom Zom Com, Strangely Funny, Zombie Zoology, and the alternate-history collection Rochester Rewritten. His first novel, The Mostly Weird Chronicles of Steffan McFessel, co-authored with Marcos Donnelly, was released in 2011. Ted has also written numerous short plays which have been produced in England, Australia, Dubai, the Philippines, and throughout New York. He is currently working on a variety of fiction and theater projects (as always).

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	Dracula by Bram Stoker, Amanda Friday (Narrator), Russell Gold (Narrator) 4.03 avg rating — 1,513,900 ratings — published 1897 — 11835 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
	Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) by L.M. Montgomery, Susan Iannucci (Narrator), Amanda Friday (Narrator) 4.33 avg rating — 1,137,659 ratings — published 1908 — 7053 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
	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, Andy Harrington (Narrator), Rob Goll (Narrator) 3.85 avg rating — 549,172 ratings — published 1882 — 11059 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
	Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3) (full-cast production) by L.M. Montgomery, Susan Iannucci (Narrator), Amanda Friday (Narrator) 4.29 avg rating — 197,889 ratings — published 1915 — 2256 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 Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, Josh Innerst (Narrator), David Stifel (Narrator) 4.09 avg rating — 176,514 ratings — published 1320 — 1411 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 Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle, Scott R. McKinley (Narrator), Rob Goll (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 3.93 avg rating — 73,973 ratings — published 1912 — 3214 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 Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov, Elizabeth Klett (Narrator), Amanda Friday (Narrator) 3.69 avg rating — 46,418 ratings — published 1903 — 750 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 of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Susan Iannucci (Narrator), Elizabeth Klett (Narrator) 3.44 avg rating — 43,589 ratings — published 1851 — 387 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
	Down for the Count 3.64 avg rating — 11 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
	Rochester Rewritten: Rochester in the Alternative by Ted Wenskus (Goodreads Author) (Lead Editor, Contributor), David Henn (Editor), Jennifer Moser Jurling (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2013 — 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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Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1)

by Matt Dinniman (Goodreads Author)

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Who's Afraid of Beowulf?

by Tom Holt

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A favorite of mine, even if just for the side characters -- CMOT Dibbler, Gaspode, Laddie ... just great stuff with Pratchett being at the top of his game!
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A re-read for me, as I read this when it originally came out 40+ years ago (!). While a little more meandering than I remembered, it really does still stand up after all this time -- very immersive, and some scenes are still chillingly described. Ver ...more
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Wow. Just wow. Great horror that makes you think -- very well done!
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