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Christopher D. Ochs

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Born

in The United States

Website

http://www.christopherdochs.com

Genre

Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction

Influences

H.P.Lovecraft, A. C. Clarke, Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Member Since

August 2014

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Christopher D. Ochs dove headfirst into speculative fiction with his epic fantasy "Pindlebryth of Lenland." While scaring audiences with the Lehigh Valley Storytellers Guild, he crafted "If I Can't Sleep, You Can't Sleep," a collection of the mirthful macabre. "My Friend Jackson," is a gritty and gripping YA Urban Fantasy/Horror, and a Finalist in Indies Today's Best Books of 2020. His latest novel, "Eldritch, Inc." is a whimsical tale of science-fiction, fantasy, and horror with a soupçon of humor.

His short stories have been published in award-winning anthologies from the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group and Bethlehem Writers Group, including "Fur, Feathers & Scales," Winner of the 2020 Indies Book Awards.

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	My Friend Jackson 4.36 avg rating — 11 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
	Pindlebryth of Lenland: The Five Artifacts by Christopher D. Ochs (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Dolbow (Illustrator) 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	GLVWG Writes Stuff by Rebecca Bartlett (Goodreads Author), Steven N. Bays, Donna M. Brennan 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2015	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
	Write Here, Write Now by Christopher D. Ochs (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Peggy Adamczyk (Contributor), Eric Ahrweiler (Goodreads Author) (contributor) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Untethered by Marianne H. Donley (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Carol L. Wright (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Christopher D. Ochs (Goodreads Author) 4.75 avg rating — 4 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
	If I Can't Sleep, You Can't Sleep 4.50 avg rating — 4 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
	Behind the Revolving Door, an Anthology of Choices, Volume I by Ann Stolinsky, Ruth Littner, Joachim Heijndermans (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 4 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
	Eldritch, Inc. 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
	Fur, Feathers, and Scales by Marianne H. Donley (Goodreads Author) (editor), Carol L. Wright (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Christopher D. Ochs (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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