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Average rating: 4.15 · 1,025 ratings · 275 reviews · 21 distinct works • Similar authors

	Failstate (Failstate, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 334 ratings — published 2012 — 8 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
	Legends (Failstate, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Numb 4.19 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2013 — 6 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
	Nemesis (Failstate #3) 4.29 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2014 — 5 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
	Drawn in Ash (A Legacy of Imk, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	The Hive 3.98 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2015 — 6 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
	Kynetic: On Target 4.18 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Drawn through Blood (A Legacy of Ink, #2) 4.54 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Gauntlet Goes to Prom 4.15 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Drawn by Light (A Legacy of Ink, #3) 4.77 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2024 — 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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Series by John W. Otte

Failstate (3 books)
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A Legacy of Ink (3 books)
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Karabos (The Timebound Duology Book 1)

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Worlds Collide (Worlds Collide Trilogy #1)

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John Otte liked Lilly McSweeney's review of Return to the Bewilderness: A Short Story Anthology: "These were really fun! John Otte seems to be in his element when messing around with whacky settings and ideas. I want to say that I actually enjoy his short stories even more than his novels; that could just be my love for short fiction talking, but" Read more of this review »
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“[T]hey led us through a fifteen-minute set of what I called "seven-eleven" songs. Sing seven words, and repeat the phrase eleven times.”
― John W. Otte, Failstate

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“The Christian shoemaker does his duty not by putting little crosses on the shoes, but by making good shoes, because God is interested in good craftsmanship.”
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