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David Harten Watson

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July 04, 1807

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A lifelong environmentalist and solar energy enthusiast, David Harten Watson is the editor of Extinction Notice: Tales of a Warming Earth , a 2022 climate fiction (cli-fi) anthology of 41 stories by talented authors from all over the world. David is the author of the YA fantasy series Magicians' Gold, including Magic Teacher's Son (a 2016 Eric Hoffer Award Winner (Honorable Mention in category Young Adult), 2016 First Horizon Award Finalist, 2016 Eric Hoffer Award Grand Prize Short List, and 2015 IAN Book of the Year Award Finalist) and a sequel, Fortress of Gold. full member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), U.S. Army Brotherhood of Tanker ...more

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	Magic Teacher's Son: Book One of the Magicians Gold Series 4.29 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2014 — 12 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
	Fortress of Gold: Book Two of the Magicians Gold Series 3.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — 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
	Extinction Notice: Tales of a Warming Earth by David Harten Watson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ann Murray, Benjamin S. Grossberg (Goodreads Author) 4.50 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
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