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John B. Olson

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers, Young Adult

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John B. Olson is a novelist who lives with his wife Amy and two children in the San Francisco Bay Area. John earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and did postdoctoral research at the University of California at San Francisco. His books have won several awards, including a Christy Award, a Christy finalist, a Silver Angel award, and placement on the New York Public Librarys Books for the Teen Age.

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	Oxygen (Oxygen, #1) by John B. Olson (Goodreads Author), Randy Ingermanson (Goodreads Author) 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 264 ratings — published 2001 — 9 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
	Shade 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	The Fifth Man (Oxygen, #2) by John B. Olson (Goodreads Author), Randy Ingermanson (Goodreads Author) 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 137 ratings — published 2001 — 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
	Fossil Hunter 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Powers: A Novel 2.97 of 5 stars 2.97 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2009 — 7 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
	Adrenaline 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2003	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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