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James Koss

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Genre

Fantasy, Humor and Comedy, Fiction

Influences

Isaac Asimov, Terry Pratchett, Zen Stories

Member Since

December 2012

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Hey. I'm a self-disciplined writer & artist. Among other things, I do Short Stories, Blogging, 3D Art, Web Designs, Permaculture and Philosophy. ...more

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	Short Link, Quick Wink liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Robert the Fail it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Robert the Fail: Losing to Trees 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
	The Story of the Armada by Amice Macdonell, Tomas Peter (Narrator), Todd (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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James Koss finished reading One Man's Laughter (The Good Guys, #16) by Eric Ugland (Goodreads Author)	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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James Koss liked Chris's review of Lunatic's Landing (The Ripple System, #6): "Holy Frank! This was so fantastic! The first five books were a great and ended on a high note. It was a good end to the first arc of the story. If you're this far in the series, you know what happens to Frank and what that means is way way more laugh" Read more of this review »
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James Koss and 1 other person liked Adam Roberts's review of Lunatic's Landing (The Ripple System, #6): "Getting to put the smack down on some lunar baddies! Great stuff as always, the mechanics are of my favorite things about this series and it never fails to dissapoint. Lots of laughs throughout, and we get to see Ned and Darling actually have a date!" Read more of this review »
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James Koss and 2 other people liked Trey Wingard's review of Lunatic's Landing (The Ripple System, #6): "Great continuation to the series! "
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James Koss rated a book it was amazing Lunatic's Landing (The Ripple System, #6) by Kyle Kirrin (Goodreads Author)	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
Absolutely epic! Laughed and well I didn't cry but the action was great, and the ending was exquisite! Can't wait for the next adventure of the bearded ex and his awesome - but not as awesome as the ex - companions. gg ...more
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James Koss did not finish Tenacity (The Completionist Chronicles, #9) by Dakota Krout (Goodreads Author)	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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“Rules are for children. This is war, and in war the only crime is to lose.”
― Joe Abercrombie, Last Argument of Kings

tags: law, rules, war

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“Travel brings wisdom only to the wise. It renders the ignorant more ignorant than ever.”
― Joe Abercrombie, Last Argument of Kings

tags: ignorance, travel, wisdom

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“You have to realistic about these things.”
― Joe Abercrombie, Last Argument of Kings

tags: abercrombie, logen-ninefingers

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“I have learned all kinds of things from my many mistakes. The one thing I never learn is to stop making them.”
― Joe Abercrombie, Last Argument of Kings

tags: learning, life-lessons, mistakes

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