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	Edgar Rice Burroughs: The Master of Pulp Storytelling by Charles A. Madison (Editor), Patrick H. Adkins, David Critchfield (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2015 — 4 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
	The Gilak's Guide to Pellucidar by David Critchfield (Goodreads Author), Harry Roland (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2007 — 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 Magic Labyrinth (Riverworld, #4)

by Philip José Farmer

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James Madison: A Biography

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David Critchfield and 4 other people liked Wendy's review of Gray Ghosts and Rebel Raiders: "3.5 Almost refreshing to read a book that was not written with obvious political correctness in mind. The research was done in the 1930's so it was a little fresher in the history realms. This book is a collection of well researched individual exploi" Read more of this review »
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Twice as long as the first two books of the series, but unfortunately half as good. The plot is too meandering for me. This one is for Riverworld fans only.
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