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Joseph Garraty is an author of dark fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He has worked as a construction worker, rocket test engineer, environmental consultant, technical writer, and deadbeat musician. He lives in Dallas, Texas.


I had the cable guy out to my new place yesterday to install internet service. This turned out to be a vast ordeal that spanned three hours and took years off the end of both our lives, but at least the guy was… interesting. I offer the following statements of his without comment, quoted as close to verbatim as I can remember:



“You into golf? No? Well, you know Vijay Singh? I got called out to...

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Published on December 27, 2012 06:50 • 11 views
Average rating: 4.25 · 65 ratings · 34 reviews · 4 distinct works · Similar authors
Voice
4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions
The Price
4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
To Rule This Broken Earth
4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2012
The Q-Bomb
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions

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" Oh boy, don’t read this one when you’re home alone at night. Joseph Garraty has created a world of horror populated by a string of characters who have their own demons to deal with – they don’t need their lead singer to turn into the devil to comp... " Read more of this review »
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" I received this book as a freebie in exchange for reviews. This book is a fantasy story set within the Boston mafia world. I normally do not read fantasy books. Neither of these items play a part in my honest review.

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“His body walks out onto the darkened stage , and a roar goes up from the crowd. He stands in front of the mic, and he can feel his face twist in a sneer-the Elvis sneer from his dreams-though he never told it to move. He is powerless now, a spectator at his own moment of glory.”
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