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Javier Maldonado

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Science, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Short Stories

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Psicólogo. Agnóstico. En mi tiempo libre suelo leer (libros, cómics, mangas, artículos en línea, papers), divagar por internet o ver series y películas. Mis principales intereses giran en torno a la ciencia ficción, la fantasía, el horror sobrenatural, las culturas asiáticas en general y Japonesa en particular, la divulgación científica (especialmente las ciencias cognitivas y las neurociencias) y las artes marciales. Solía tener un blog pero decidí cerrarlo because reasons.

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	El dios dormido by Javier Maldonado (Goodreads Author), F.A. Real H. (Editor), Carlos Alberto Palma Cruchaga (Illustrator) 3.56 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2015	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
	Cuentos chilenos de fantasía by Javier Maldonado (Goodreads Author), F.A. Real H., Paula Rivera Donoso (Goodreads Author) 3.43 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2012	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
	Chile del terror - Una antología ilustrada by Aldo Astete Cuadra (Anthologist), Rodrigo Vásquez Saldía, Javier Maldonado (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 33 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
	Chile del terror: Visiones lovecraftianas by Fraterno Dracon Saccis (Goodreads Author) (Compilador), Patricio Alfonso, H.E. Pérez 3.76 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Cuentos chilenos de fantasía: Antología 2010-2012 by Javier Maldonado (Goodreads Author), Rodrigo Vásquez Saldía, Gerardo Sanhueza B. (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 23 ratings — 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
	Cuentos chilenos steampunk by Felipe OA (Goodreads Author), Fraterno Dracon Saccis (Goodreads Author), Gerardo Sanhueza B. (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2014	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
	Ominous Tales #2 by Aldo Astete Cuadra (Editor), Rafael Nangarí Bade (Editor), Ingrid Hartmann Mendoza (Editor) 3.54 avg rating — 13 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
	Ominous Tales #1 by Aldo Astete Cuadra (Editor), Jorge Araya Poblete, Fraterno Dracon Saccis (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 12 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

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Hace cuatro años compilé algunos de los cuentos que había escrito en un ebook al que titulé "El Dios Dormido" (El dios dormido). No le suelo hacer mucha publicidad, pero hoy aprovecho de recordarles que lo pueden descargar gratuitamente desde este enlace: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
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Crimen y castigo

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Ideas: historia intelectual de la humanidad

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