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D. John Watson

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in Wakefield RI, The United States

September 05, 1963

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D. John Watson grew up in rural Mansfield, close to the University of Connecticut campus. He and his family moved to Western Massachusetts, where they still reside. The Chronicles of Irindia Book One: The Gatherer is being prepped for relaunch in celebration of its fourth anniversary. Book Two is expected to be released in the Fall of 2017.

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	The Gatherer (Chronicles of Irindia #1) 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Concordant Vibrancy by Nicola McDonagh (contributor), D. John Watson (Goodreads Author) (contributor), Harmony Kent (Goodreads Author) (contributor) 4.25 avg rating — 8 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
	Concordant Vibrancy 2: Vitality (Concordant Vibrancy, #2) by Y. Correa (Goodreads Author) (contributor), C. Desert Rose (Goodreads Author) (contributor), D. John Watson (Goodreads Author) (contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 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
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