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J. Daniel Sawyer

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers, Nonfiction

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J. Daniel Sawyer is a hat-wearing, obsessive-compulsive nutcase attempting to write his way out of the loony bin. No credit to his sanity, he's the author of The Clarke Lantham Mysteries, the science fiction thriller series The Antithesis Progression, and the genre-shattering delusion Down From Ten.

In addition to his wanton abuse of the printed word, he unscrupulously uses his decade-long experience as an audio and video producer with his painfully florid and gritty writing style to create deeply immersive audio universes. This habit, which he indulges in public, has garnered him seven Parsec nominations and helped him make his first professional fiction and philosophy sales (a trend which, for the good of the world at large, we can only ho...more

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J. Daniel Sawyer's Blog

A Dragon Bigger than the Moon

In history classes, we pay a lot of attention to Columbus–in 1492, after all, he set out to discover a route to the Americas. Love his accomplishments or hate his humanitarian record (and I see no contradiction in doing both), he inaugurated the Age of Discovery (TM) which changed the world. Right?

Well, kind of. There were a lot of government-funded discovery voyages because of Columbus. Some w...

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Books by J. Daniel Sawyer

Average rating: 4.46 · 130 ratings · 32 reviews · 25 distinct works

	Predestination and Other Games of Chance 4.33 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	My rating:
	And Then She Was Gone 4.20 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Man In The Rain 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Buried Alive In The Blues 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	A Ghostly Christmas Present (The Clarke Lantham Mysteries #2) 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Free Will (and Other Compulsions) (The Antithesis Progression, #2) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Cold Duty: Selected Readings from the Diary of a Gelusian Repairman 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Lilith 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Throwing Lead: A Writer's Guide to Firearms by J. Daniel Sawyer (Goodreads Author), Mary Mason, Kitty NicIaian (Illustrator) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012	My rating:
	Down From Ten 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:

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Series by J. Daniel Sawyer

The Antithesis Progression (2 books)
by J. Daniel Sawyer (Goodreads Author)

4.36 avg rating — 33 ratings

The Clarke Lantham Mysteries (4 books)
by J. Daniel Sawyer (Goodreads Author)

4.45 avg rating — 31 ratings

The Lombard Alchemist Tales (2 books)
by J. Daniel Sawyer (Goodreads Author)

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J. Daniel Sawyer wrote a new blog post: A Dragon Bigger than the Moon A Dragon Bigger than the Moon In history classes, we pay a lot of attention to Columbus–in 1492, after all, he set out to discover a route to the Americas. Love his accomplishme... read more »
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J. gave to: Peace Lord of the Red Planet by Steven H. Wilson (Goodreads Author) read in August, 2010	My rating:
Steven H. Wilson always comes at a story from an angle that surprises, even to those of us who have learned to love his work. What presents as a pastiche of and homage to ERB's "John Carter of Mars" books (yes, the ones that the recent movie was loos...more
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J. gave to: Book of Mormon, The Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price by Joseph Smith Jr.	My rating:
Feb 05, 2012 02:51am
J. made a comment on Gail Carriger's review of The Joy of Writing Sex: A Guide for Fiction Writers "This assumes I can still find my copy ;-) I'm sure it's around here somewhere. "
Jan 15, 2012 10:56pm · see review
J. gave to: Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2) by Ian Fleming	My rating:
I avoided this one for quite a while due to the embarrassing film version. Big mistake. This is an excellent, deeply brutal, adventure at the crossroads of organized crime, espionage, and despotic statecraft with a goodly amount of self-conscious and...more
Jan 04, 2012 05:59am · see review
J. gave to: Casino Royale (James Bond, #1) by Ian Fleming	My rating:
Wonderful start to Flemming's very dark and uncomfortable series. This ain't your movie's James Bond (though Craig and Dalton both get very close).
Jan 04, 2012 05:56am · see review
J. gave to: The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson	My rating:
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J. gave to: Them: Adventures with Extremists by Jon Ronson	My rating:
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