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David Barr Kirtley

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in Philadelphia, The United States

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male

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http://www.davidbarrkirtley.com

genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror, Short Stories

influences

Roger Zelazny, Philip K. Dick, H.P. Lovecraft, Douglas Adams

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June 2009

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David Barr Kirtley is an American short story writer. His fiction appears in print magazines such as Realms of Fantasy and Weird Tales, in online magazines such as Lightspeed and Intergalactic Medicine Show, on podcasts such as Escape Pod and Pseudopod, and in anthologies such as Fantasy: The Best of the Year, New Voices in Science Fiction, and The Living Dead. He is also the co-host of the Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast (geeksguideshow.com).

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	Power Armor A Love Story 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	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 Living Dead by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Joe Hill, George R.R. Martin 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 4,565 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions	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 Living Dead 2 by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Robert Kirkman, Steven Barnes 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 936 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	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
	New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird by Paula Guran (Editor), Caitlín R. Kiernan, China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 365 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	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 Way of the Wizard by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author), George R.R. Martin 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 194 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	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
	Armored by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David Barr Kirtley (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), David D. Levine (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	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
	Lightspeed: Year One by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Catherynne M. Valente (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Tananarive Due (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	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
	Other Worlds Than These by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Stephen Baxter, Vandana Singh 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	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
	Z: Zombie Stories by J.M. Lassen (Editor), Kelly Link, Jonathan Maberry (Goodreads Author) 3.31 of 5 stars 3.31 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	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
	Under the Moons of Mars: New Adventures on Barsoom by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Joe R. Lansdale 3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	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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