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Julian R. Vaca

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Julian R. Vaca is a Daytime Emmy Award–winning writer, Telly Award–winning director, and the author of the critically-acclaimed THE MEMORY INDEX. Its sequel THE RECALL PARADOX published in 2023. The details around his next novel are being kept under wraps.

Connect with Julian at JulianRayVaca.com and on Instagram @JulianRayVaca.

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Average rating: 3.84 · 682 ratings · 182 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Memory Index (Memory Index, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 485 ratings — published 2022 — 8 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 Recall Paradox (Memory Index, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Running From Lions (The Running Saga, #1) 4.37 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Capernaum really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2013 — 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 Surgers! 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Toward Uncertain Futures (The Running Saga, #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014	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
	Probably, Most Likely it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	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 Mummy's Curse by Max R. Dugger, Margot Pierson (editor), Julian R. Vaca (Goodreads Author) (contributor) 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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Memory Index (2 books)
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Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3)

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