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Bryan Thomas Schmidt

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Bryan Thomas Schmidt is an author and editor of adult and children’s speculative fiction. He's the author of the Saga Of Davi Rhii space opera series, a family friendly old fashioned science fiction series including the prequel short Rivalry On A Sky Course and the novels The Worker Prince(2011), The Returning(2012) and The Exodus (forthcoming 2013). His debut novel, The Worker Prince(2011) received Honorable Mention on Barnes & Noble Book Club’s Year’s Best Science Fiction Releases for 2011. His first children’s books, 102 More Hilarious Dinosaur Books For Kids (ebook only) and Abraham Lincoln: Dinosaur Hunter- Land Of Legends (forthcoming) appeared from Delabarre Publishing in 2012. His short stories have appeared in magazines, antho...more

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Well, ConQuest 44, our local con, and the first SFF con I ever attended in 2010, is back this coming weekend and here is my tentative schedule: Friday 1600-1700: Building a Fantasy World [MOD] (Monarch) Bryan Thomas Schmidt [MOD], Patrick Rothfuss, Patricia C. Wrede, M.C. (Mary) Chambers, K.D. McEntire Saturday 1300-1325: Reading/Q&A/Autographs [MOD] (Regency) Bryan[ Read More ] Read more of this blog post »

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	The Worker Prince (Saga of Davi Rhii, #1) 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Space Battles: Full Throttle Space Tales #6 by Bryan Thomas Schmidt (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Anna Paradox, Gene Mederos 4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 15 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
	The Returning (Saga of Davi Rhii, #2) 4.57 of 5 stars 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012	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 North Star Serial, Part 1 3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2010	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
	Rivalry On A Sky Course 3.25 of 5 stars 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012	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
	Land Of Legends (Abraham Lincoln Dinosaur Hunter 1) 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	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
	102 More Hilarious Dinosaur Jokes For Kids: Jokes That Will Have your Kids Roaring and Hissing With Laughter by Bryan Thomas Schmidt (Goodreads Author), Evan Peter (artist) 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	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
	Abraham Lincoln Dinosaur Hunter 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	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
	102 More Hilarious Dinosaur Jokes by Bryan Thomas Schmidt (Goodreads Author), Evan Peter (Illustrations) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	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
	Raygun Chronicles: Space Opera For a New Age by Bryan Thomas Schmidt (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Mike Resnick (Contributor), Keanan Brand (Contributor) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2013	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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Saga of Davi Rhii (3 books)
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Shield of Sea and Space (The Chaos Knight, #3)

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Bryan Schmidt rated a book 5 of 5 stars Bitter Seeds (Milkweed Triptych, #1) by Ian Tregillis (Goodreads Author) read in May, 2013	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
What a first novel. Extremely well done and realistic using modified real history but real understanding of cultures and settings, great characterization, great pacing and action. I couldn't put it down. Can't wait to read the other two.
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Bryan Schmidt rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Outlanders (Lon Tobyn Chronicle, #2) by David B. Coe read in May, 2013	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
Amazing follow up to CHILDREN OF AMARID. The first book was Jaryd's coming of age. In this book, Jaryd takes a smaller role as we get Orris' redemption story and a larger canvass of the conflicts between continents. Well done, compelling, and a great...more
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Bryan Schmidt wants to read A Thousand Perfect Things by Kay Kenyon	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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Bryan Schmidt rated a book 4 of 5 stars Fire with Fire by Charles E. Gannon read in May, 2013	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
Space opera is my favorite subgenre of science fiction without a doubt, and in large part, the subgenre that drew me to speculative fiction more than any other. That being said, I also have particular tastes in space opera, which include larger-than-...more
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