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Ryan Link

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Born

Houston, The United States

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Genre

Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller

Influences

Frank Herbert
Alastair Reynolds
H. P. Lovecraft
Arthur C. Clarke

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July 2014

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Ryan is a native Texan who lives in Houston with his wife. He works as a mechanical engineer in the energy industry. He likes dogs, whiskey, and Thai food. Ryan creates literary science fiction that embraces realism and strong character development.

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Average rating: 4.53 · 15 ratings · 3 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	renatus 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2014 — 6 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
	Sanitarium #12 by Barry Skelhorn (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ryan Link (Goodreads Author), Shaun Adams (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 5 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
	A Year Owed it was amazing 5.00 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
	Fallen State 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 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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