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Dan Wells is a thriller and science fiction writer. Born in Utah, he spent his early years reading and writing. He is he author of the Partials series (Partials, with the second book coming early 2013) and John Cleaver series (I Am Not a Serial Killer, Mr. Monster, and I Don't Want To Kill You). He has been nominated for both the Hugo and the Campbell Award, and has won two Parsec Awards for his podcast Writing Excuses. His newest novel, The Hollow City, was released in July.


PARTIALS, and it’s sequels, are primarily about Kira and her personal journey through the post-apocalyptic world. In designing that world, my editor Jordan Brown and I did a lot of background work (a LOT of background work) to explain exactly how and why the world ended, and where RM came from, and where the Partials came from, because it was important for us to know in order to present the wor...

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Average rating: 3.95 · 31,218 ratings · 5,436 reviews · 13 distinct works · Similar authors
Partials (Partials, #1)
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 12,565 ratings — published 2012 — 16 editions
I Am Not A Serial Killer (J...
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 8,686 ratings — published 2009 — 26 editions
Mr. Monster (John Cleaver, #2)
4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 3,239 ratings — published 2010 — 21 editions
Fragments (Partials, #2)
4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 2,468 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions
I Don't Want to Kill You (J...
4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 2,478 ratings — published 2010 — 17 editions
Isolation (Partials Sequenc...
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 766 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
The Hollow City
3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 627 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions
A Night of Blacker Darkness
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3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 232 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
Ruins (Partials, #3)
4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — expected publication 2014 — 3 editions
Nobody (John Wayne Cleaver #3)
4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013
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Partials Fragments
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4.00164744645799 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 15,782 ratings
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3.907587548638132 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 14,392 ratings

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“Happiness is the most natural thing in the world when you have it, and the slowest, strangest, most impossible thing when you don't. It's like learning a foreign language: You can think about the words all you want, but you'll never be able to speak it until you suck up your courage and say them out loud.”
Dan Wells, Partials

“I've been clinically diagnosed with sociopathy,' I said. 'Do you know what that means?'
'It means you're a freak,' he said.
'It means that you're about as important to me as a carboard box,' I said. 'You're just a thing - a piece of garbage that no one's thrown away yet. Is that what you want me to say?'
'Shut up,' said Rob. He was still acting tough, but I could see his bluster was starting to fail. He didn't know what to say.
'The thing about boxes,' I said, 'is that you can open them up. Even though they're completely boring on the outside, there might be something interesting inside. So while you're saying all of these stupid, boring things I'm imagining what it would be like to cut you open and see what you've got in there.”
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“I am stronger than my trials.”
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From August 25, 2010 to September 24, 2010 the author of Shades of Milk and Honey will be on hand to answer questions as well as ask a few of her own.



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message 6: by Sue

Sue Moro Thanks for accepting! I absolutely LOVED Partials, and I can't wait for Isolation (0.5) and Fragments! The covers are beautiful!
The little "Super Girl" in your profile picture is so adorable!
:-D


message 5: by Kate

Kate (Kisskitkatey) thanks for accepting!


message 4: by Cutter100 (last edited May 07, 2012 01:01pm)

Cutter100 Thanks for adding me as a friend. I love Writing Excuses, by the way. It's been very helpful and fun to listen to.


Sangria Thanks for your friendship, Dan.
That's one cute little Super Girl, by the way. :D


Nelson Mays Can't wait to get my copy of I Don't Want To Kill You in. I just love the series.


message 1: by Dan

Dan Wells Butterfly Joi wrote: "Hey Dan, wanted to say hello and tell you how much I enjoy your Writing excuses podcast. It is so much fu but also very helpful and makes me see writing devices in a different way. I wanted to subs..."

We don't have any RSS functions on my website yet, but we will eventually. And yes, please feel free to use any ideas we come up with on the podcast. Good luck with your writing!


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