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Ahimsa Kerp

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Ahimsa is a language mercenary and peripatetic spec-fic writer, with a taste for travel, tofu, and history. He hails from the Pacific Northwest but is currently teaching and traveling in Asia.


I’ve sold both my steampunk stories–one is set during the Boxer Rebellion in late Imperial China, and the other set in 1920′s New Zealand. In these stories are clockwork Terra Cotta warriors, robotic Moa, unsavory villains, tattoo magic, New Zealand’s … Continue reading → Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 21, 2013 03:37
Average rating: 4.33 · 9 ratings · 3 reviews · 2 distinct works · Similar authors
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Rainy's BookRealm Ahimsa, I realized I'm double following you so I'm going to remove you from this account. I'm still following from the other one though =)


Ahimsa sounds awesome...I haven't heard of it, but i'll try to check it out.


Missystedm Have you read World War Z yet? It is what the world would be if Zombies took over and we were the last few people on earth is supposed to be great


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