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Crystal Connor

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Fort Lewis Washington, The United States

gender

female

website

http://www.wordsmithcrystalconnor.blogspot.com

genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror, Short Stories

influences

Octavia E. Bulter, Stephen King, Dean R. Koontz, Robin Cook

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January 2011

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I grew up telling spooky little campfire style stories at slumber parties. We’d make a tent in the bedroom, and the only source of light would be from a flashlight that was about to die. I’d tell my tale of doom and then while everyone was jumping at the tree branch scraping against the window and I’d be sound asleep!

I served my country in the United States Navy working as a boiler technician on board the USS McKee AS-41 assigned to the 7th fleet.

While deployed at various ports-of-call throughout Africa, Asia and the Middle East I began to learn about other cultures’ monsters and nightmares and I use my world travels and experiences take you to some of the exotic places that I’ve been but have altered and embellished with my twisted view o...more

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Science fiction doesn't equal atheism.

Horrorscope: Misfortunes for April 23rd.Your thirst for knowledge can only be quenched by reading as many volumes as you can get your hands on. But just as curiosity killed the cat, your investigation could also prove dangerous. Remember, when an ancient text warns about an incantation that will raise the dead, put the book back on the shelf.
Speaking of reading is it just me or is it extra har... read more »

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Average rating: 4.36 · 67 ratings · 46 reviews · 5 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Darkness 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 30 ratings — 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
	...and They All Lived Happily Ever After! 4.57 of 5 stars 4.57 avg rating — 14 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
	Artificial Light 4.86 of 5 stars 4.86 avg rating — 14 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
	Strange Tales of Horror by Matt Nord (Editor), Crystal Connor (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Eric Dimbleby (Contributor) 4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Yuletide Tales of Horror by Matt Nord (Editor), Crystal Connor (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011	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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The Spectrum Trilogy (2 books)
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Crystal Connor said: "Strange Tales of Horror hit the market yesterday! I will have this book in my hands next week, and I will post a review for each story except for mine.

Table of Contents for NorGus Press' Strange Tales of Horror Anthology:
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Apr 25, 2011 03:22pm · see review

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Crystal Connor liked Jonathan's review of The Darkness: " I’ve been thinking a lot about how I rate books, and it seems to me the prevailing factor has become how much it grips me and keeps me interested. There are books that are great, maybe even critically acclaimed that I would have no problem putting... " Read more of this review »
Apr 27, 2013 12:06am · see review
Crystal Connor liked Andy Angel's review of The Darkness: " Artemisia and Inanna - one a woman of science, one a woman of powerful and dark magics. Both have everything they want out of life except one thing - a child. The Child - the result of scientific experiment is what links these two women and divide... " Read more of this review »
Apr 27, 2013 12:06am · see review
Crystal Connor liked OrchardBookClub's review of The Darkness: " It took me a while to get into this book but only because it's not the sort of book that I would normally pick up and read, but once I got into the story and the fabulous way that Crystal Conner describes the charactors I couldn't put it down! This... " Read more of this review »
Apr 27, 2013 12:05am · see review
Crystal Connor liked Natasha's review of The Darkness: " Disclaimer: I received this book from the author in exchange for a review. A book that blends science and magic seamlessly and has a gut puncher for an ending. I loved the premise of this book and The Darkness balances magic and science perfectly. I... " Read more of this review »
Apr 27, 2013 12:05am · see review
Crystal Connor is 10% done with Spirit Fruit: Just finished reading the 1st story Lingua Franca Spirit Fruit: Collected Speculative Fiction by Carole McDonnell progress:	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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Crystal Connor rated a book 5 of 5 stars ...and They All Lived Happily Ever After! by Crystal Connor (Goodreads Author)	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
Sep 18, 2012 12:57am
Crystal Connor made a comment on A book of books! ;D: "Hi Heart, this one is not going to be on Kindle due to the way the book is formatted. I'm sorry, I saw that you bought the paperback...thank you! If y...more "
Sep 16, 2012 07:43pm
Crystal Connor rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Horror of the Heights and Other Tales of Suspense by Arthur Conan Doyle	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
Jul 17, 2012 10:56pm
Crystal Connor made a comment on Andrea's review of When Destiny Knocks (Destiny Saga, #1) "Carin wrote: "It seems to me if an author can't take a persons opinion about the work they put out with out flying off the handle and attacking people...more "
Jul 08, 2012 04:53pm · see review