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Jared Oliver Adams

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Born

in Fort Pierce, Florida, The United States

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http://www.jaredoliveradams.com

Genre

Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fiction

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Becky Chambers. Guy Gavriel Kay, Emily St John Mandel

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Jared Oliver Adams currently resides in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he is a professional teacher, a semi-professional writer, and an amateur urban explorer. He holds two degrees in music performance, a third degree in education, and is utterly incapable of passing a doorway without checking to see if it leads to Narnia.

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	Unidentified Funny Objects 8 (UFO, #8) by Alex Shvartsman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Chris Hepler (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Galen Westlake (Contributor) 4.23 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Not Your Average Monster, Vol. 2: A Menagerie of Vile Beasts by Pete Kahle (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jared Oliver Adams (Goodreads Author), Sallie McDaniel 4.07 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 193, October 2022 by Neil Clarke (Goodreads Author), Lavie Tidhar, Elaine Gao 3.74 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Compelling Science Fiction Issue 9 by Joe Stech, John Taloni (Goodreads Author), Amy Power Jansen really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2017	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
	InterGalactic Medicine Show, Issue 24, August 2011 by Edmund R. Schubert (Editor), Ross Willard (Goodreads Author), Jared Oliver Adams (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Dreamforge Magazine - Anvil Issue 18: Solitary Journeys, Shared Souls (DreamForge Anvil 2024 Book 4) by Scot Noel, Wulf Moon (Goodreads Author), Akis Linardos it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	DreamForge Magazine Issue 15: Stories from DreamForge Anvil (DreamForge 2024) by Scot Noel, Jared Oliver Adams (Goodreads Author), Scott Edelman it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Mysterion 2: Stories from the Online Magazine 2018-19 by Donald S. Crankshaw (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kristin Janz (Editor), Joanna Michal Hoyt (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	For Sale: Veterinary Practice On Sigma 4; Certain Conditions Apply 3.33 avg rating — 3 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
	Ride-Along it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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The Lola Quartet

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A solid entry in the series, but one that lacks some of the freshness of Books 1 and 2. Most exciting to me was the progression of Din's augmentations and some juicy family history that shapes his character. ...more
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