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J.R. Wagner

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J. R. Wagner was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, during a blizzard. The snow made travel by car impossible, so his father called an ambulance when his mother went into labor. The ambulance became stuck at the bottom of their home’s driveway, prompting the dispatch of a fire truck, which towed the ambulance to the hospital where he was
born.

Maybe it was this experience that destined J.R. to love adventure.
A competitive cyclist, triathlete, mountain biker, and adventure racer, he once received a medal for saving a woman’s life during the kayaking section of an adventure race.

J.R. drafted his first story, a sequel to Return of the Jedi, when he was ten years old. A self-proclaimed Star Wars geek, he had lofty aspirations of working with Geo ...more

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	Exiled (The Never Chronicles, #1) 3.60 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Tristis Manor 4.26 avg rating — 31 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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Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough

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Alexandria: The City that Changed the World

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“Words are words. Nothing more, nothing less. It is the user's intent of the word that is good or evil. If you do not intend to use it for a dark purpose, I do not believe you should be restricted from using a word.”
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“Troublemakers in times of peace become heroes in times of trouble.”
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“I spent a lifetime in a garden one afternoon.”
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message 23: by Sophia

Jan 06, 2013 08:21AM

hey;) Thanks for the friend request;)

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message 22: by Bror (Abrar)

Jan 05, 2013 05:46AM

Hey J.R. thanks for the friend request ❀ :)

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message 21: by J.R.

Jan 02, 2013 11:04AM

@Shambhawi, excellent! There are few things more enjoyable than discussing a good book.

@Aalaa, A native Pennsylvanian! I will check out your blog for sure. Give a shout if you need anything for your blog (I have a good supply of giveaway goodies)

josh@theneverchronicles.com

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message 20: by Aalaa

Dec 31, 2012 11:52AM

Hello Mr J.R Wagner!
First of all, thank you so much for the add! It feels great to have an author add me as a friend on Goodreads! And I'm glad that you're from PA! And we both are actually from Montgomery County! I live in King of Prussia, however.
I have a book blog on tumblr that I recently started and I am going to write my own book reviews there. Feel free to check it out! its: ilovebooksandstuff.tumblr.com

So again, thank you so much and your book 'Exiled' is on my to-read list!

Aalaa

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message 19: by J.R.

Dec 31, 2012 07:54AM

Hey all, thank you for accepting!

@Ehmi -I'd be a pretty lame-o author if I didn't interact with readers :)

@Pang -keep your eyes peeled, Exiled will be available for free sometime within the next two weeks.

@Greta -The road is insanely well written -truly a work of art...it is also insanely depressing. I have added Ashfall to my 'to read' list. Thank you!

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message 18: by ehMi

Dec 29, 2012 07:15AM

thanks for adding me :)
you are an author..

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message 17: by Pang

Dec 29, 2012 06:13AM

Pang on Speed Clearing Books, Miss You!!

Hi J.R. :D Thanks for the invite! =D Your Book is very interesting! See you around! :P

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message 16: by Greta

Dec 29, 2012 06:02AM

Hey, thanks for the friend request.
The Road seems like it is waaay to serious for me. That's post-apocolyptic, right? Cannibalism?
I read one book by that author, though. I read

All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1) by Cormac McCarthy

and it was beautiful writing.
If you love post apocalyptic, have you read

? I really liked it.

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message 15: by Jonababez

Dec 29, 2012 06:00AM

Thanks for the add! :)

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message 14: by Teresa

Sep 10, 2012 11:15AM

Thanks for the friend request! Even though I live in Australia, I managed to get my hands on some Reeses! I gotta say...They. Are. Addicting!!

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message 13: by J.R.

Jul 23, 2012 07:05AM

Thank you for joining me!

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message 12: by Ozana (last edited Jul 23, 2012 04:25AM)

Jul 23, 2012 04:24AM

Happy friendship!

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message 11: by Lucas

Jun 05, 2012 02:09PM

Thanks for adding me!

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message 10: by Robert

Mar 09, 2012 06:54AM

Thanks for accepting my friend request, J.R.

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message 9: by Christine

Mar 07, 2012 12:37PM

thanks for being my friend

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message 8: by J.R.

Feb 15, 2012 06:54AM

I'm hell bent on finishing this George R. R Martin book before I start another -been putting it off for too long!

A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) by George R.R. Martin

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message 7: by J.R.

Feb 06, 2012 02:08AM

Hello everyone! Thanks for checking in. I love how we can all read 'together' :)

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message 6: by Helen

Feb 05, 2012 01:08PM

Hi there! Thanks for the add :) I like your taste in books :D

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message 5: by Melissa

Jan 09, 2012 03:00AM

Hey, thanks for the add :) I agree with you on Harry Potter, both movies and books. Just recently finsihed reading all the books and when i finsihed, i was so emotional, i felt as if i had lost a friend :(
~Melissa

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message 4: by Tammy

Dec 31, 2011 04:20AM

Thanks for the friend request, I see a few of my favorites on your favorites shelf! Looking forward to your reviews

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message 3: by Bridget

Dec 09, 2011 12:24PM

Thanks for the friends request, Josh!

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message 2: by Tasneem

Dec 05, 2011 09:06AM

hi Josh,
thanks for the add!!!

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Hey Josh, Thanks for the add :)

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