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Average rating: 4.32 · 262 ratings · 76 reviews · 21 distinct works • Similar authors

	Chronicle Worlds: Paradisi by Samuel Peralta (Goodreads Author) (Presented by), Ellen Campbell (Editor), Cheri Lasota (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2016	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
	Faces of Janus (Janus Paradisi, #1) 4.69 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Janus Challenge (Janus Paradisi, #3) 4.78 avg rating — 9 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
	EXODUS! 4.83 avg rating — 6 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
	Janus Arrival (Janus Paradisi, #4) 4.60 avg rating — 5 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
	Private Vices (Bright Lights, Dark Lives Book 1) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 5 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
	Galaxies and Fantasies 4.67 avg rating — 3 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
	Janus Final Flight (Janus Paradisi, #2) 4.67 avg rating — 3 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
	Finspace (Mike Lynch's No Revolution Is Too Big #6) 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
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UPDATE…Apologies for the long silence… Health issues set me back a bit. With two surgeries completed and another upcoming, things are improving. (YAY!)So I’m back at my keyboard, working through the edits for my next novel release, “REVOLT”, and will be looking for a second wave of beta-readers soon. By the way, I never announced the Lunar …

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Andy McKell wrote a new blog post Back in the Saddle! UPDATE…Apologies for the long silence… Health issues set me back a bit. With two surgeries completed and another upcoming, things are improving. (YAY! Read more of this blog post »
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Andy McKell made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Merging Editions topic " Hi I just discovered I have multiple editions for several of my books. I tried to merge these using https://www.goodreads.com/book/combin... But it failed ...more "
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Andy McKell liked PJ Lea's review of Janus Challenge: "A riveting follow up to Faces of Janus. Again it follows the same timeline as another Paradisi novel from an alternative point of view. There are overlaps but it still feels very different and exciting. It keeps you wanting more."
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Andy McKell liked Sheryl Smith's review of Janus Challenge (Janus Paradisi, #3): "Merry go round A wild ride is in store for readers of this book. A race against time starts us off and a twist of time leaves us wanting to dive into the next book. Never a dull moment and lots to discover as the story unfolds. Enjoy! " Read more of this review »
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Andy McKell liked Sheron McCartha's review of Janus Challenge (Janus Paradisi, #3): "Science fiction excitement Andy McKell nicely balances character interaction with exciting plot. Earth is degrading and ten powerful people plan to survive by building ships that will take them to an Earthlike planet, they name New Eden, to start over" Read more of this review »
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“And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost. History became legend. Legend became myth. And for two and a half thousand years, the ring passed out of all knowledge.”
― Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings

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“A writer is someone on whom nothing is lost.”
― Henry James

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“They had learned nothing and forgotten nothing.”
― Talleyrand

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