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Wayland’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Wayland’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Wayland Smith
Goodreads Author
Born
in San Antonio, TX, The United States
Member Since
January 2013
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Dragons & Jetpacks
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2026 Hero Challenge: Suicide Squad vs Thunderbolts
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This one is a bit different than my usual ones. I have a run of 4 cons in a row starting next week. I will be at ACEN in Chicago, BaltiCon ...more " |
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| I have enjoyed most of this series. The prior book, Final Option, marked a big turning point as the super-ship the Corporation is based off was utterly destroyed. Now, they barely have the new vessel together when they get drawn from one case to the ...more | |
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| I was surprised I enjoyed this book, considering the two main characters are some of what I consider to be the lowest scum on Earth: a drunk driver that doesn’t take responsibility for their actions and a corrupt cop. Despite this, it was a good stor ...more | |
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| This is a well researched and remarkably depressing book. It tells the history of the genocide in 90's Rwanda, and the utter failure of the international community to make anything better. It's a real world situation where there are no good guys and ...more | |
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After reading this, I was even more impressed to learn it was a debut novel. This makes it even more impressive. 10 years ago, a pack of mean girls in high school (whatever the English equivalent is) set their sights on Poppy, an outcast who only had ...more |
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Book of the Month Nominations | June 2026
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A Plague of Magic for fantasy
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| In the Arctic, a research outpost is attacked by creatures out of myth. A Special Forces General has been waiting for this, and stands up her new project- a team of elite soldiers who will specialize in dealing with monsters most people don’t believe ...more | |
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Topics Mentioning This Author
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| Dragons & Jetpacks: Self-Published Gems | 60 | 145 | May 13, 2025 02:19PM |
“I think I’m greedy, but I’m not greedy for money - I think that can be a burden - I’m greedy for an exciting life.”
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“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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“Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, but only saps today of its strength.”
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“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
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Dragons & Jetpacks
— 2565 members
— last activity 7 hours, 46 min ago
A book group for all those who love sci-fi and fantasy. We read three books per month, one from each genre, plus a carefully curated moderators specia ...more
I Read Comic Books
— 1492 members
— last activity 12 hours, 43 min ago
This is the official Goodreads group for the I Read Comic Books podcast. We're open to everyone who loves comic books! Each month group members may p ...more
THE Group for Authors!
— 13027 members
— last activity 1 hour, 26 min ago
This is a group for authors to discuss their craft, as well as publishing and book marketing.
Review Group
— 5756 members
— last activity 2 hours, 9 min ago
Reviews are very important for Self-Published (SP), and Indie authors, just as they are for others. Unfortunately, though, many SP/Indie books don't g ...more
Ill Castle Publishing
— 77 members
— last activity May 04, 2020 01:52AM
We're looking to take on new clients: -New Authors -Re-branding self-published novels Submit a Manuscript We pay based on the percentage of profit f ...more
Wattpaders
— 153 members
— last activity Aug 24, 2023 02:10AM
This group is for persons who are on wattpad. We can share our books, poems and we can recommend other books to each other. We can follow each other o ...more
Beta Reader Group
— 29877 members
— last activity 18 hours, 44 min ago
A place to connect writers with beta readers. Sometimes writers get so involved in the plot they can't see the wood for the trees. Hang on a sec'--th ...more
First Two Sentences
— 19 members
— last activity Dec 12, 2017 08:23PM
Let's write out the first and first two sentences of our books, so that we aren't always held to judging books by their covers! Also post to www.1st ...more
Superhero Writers
— 111 members
— last activity Jul 19, 2020 02:50AM
A group for people who write stories about superheroes, supervillains, masked vigilantes, and so on in any medium, or even people mildly curious about ...more
