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Molly Lazer

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Molly Lazer is a former associate editor at Marvel Comics, where she worked on books such as Fantastic Four, Captain America, New Avengers, and cult favorite comic book Spider-Girl. After returning to graduate school to receive a degree in education, she began a career as a high school reading, writing, and drama teacher. She also serves as a professional critiquer for Comics Experience, helping aspiring comic book writers finesse scripts for publication.

In 2016, Molly received a MFA in Creative Writing from Rosemont College. Her short stories have been featured in numerous literary magazines including Gone Lawn, LIT, and Silver Blade. She lives outside Philadelphia with her husband and twin sons. Owl Eyes is her first novel.

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Average rating: 3.93 · 248 ratings · 77 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Iron Man: Extremis by Warren Ellis, Adi Granov, Molly Lazer (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Andy Schmidt (Editor), Nicole Wiley (Editor), Randy Gentile (Letterer), Tom Brevoort (Editor) 4.13 avg rating — 16,735 ratings — published 2006 — 56 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
	Owl Eyes: A Fairy Tale 3.94 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	After Lines by Rie Sheridan Rose (Goodreads Author), Richard Jay Goldstein, Gareth Barsby (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	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
	Lentils in Black Rice: Myths and Fairy Tales it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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The Gate of the Feral Gods (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #4)

by Matt Dinniman (Goodreads Author)

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Castle in the Air (Howl's Moving Castle, #2)

by Diana Wynne Jones

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Not as good as the first, still a ton of fun. I really like the way Dinniman drops in little hints about Carl's past without using major blocks of exposition or flashbacks. There were some truly emotional moments in this volume, and I can see how Din ...more
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