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George Bryan Polivka
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place of birth
The United States
genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Religion & Spirituality
influences
Tolkein, Lewis, Charles Williams, David McCullough
member since
June 2007
about this author
George Bryan Polivka was raised in the Chicago area, attended Bible college in Alabama, and ventured on to Europe where he studied under Francis Schaeffer at L’Abri Fellowship in Switzerland. He then returned to Alabama where he enrolled at Birmingham-Southern College as an English major.
In 1986, Bryan won an Emmy for writing his documentary, “A Hard Road to Glory,” which detailed the difficult path African Americans traveled to achieve recognition through athletic success during times of racial prejudice and oppression.
Bryan moved to the Baltimore area where he worked with Sylvan Learning Systems, (now Laureate Education). In 2001 Bryan was honored by the U.S. Distance Learning Association for the most si...more
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The Legend of the Firefish by George Bryan Polivka (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.77 — 39 ratings — published 2007 |
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The Hand That Bears the Sword by George Bryan Polivka (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.60 — 15 ratings — published 2007 |
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Blaggard's Moon by George Bryan Polivka (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.29 — 14 ratings — published 2009 |
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The Battle for Vast Dominion (Trophy Chase Trilogy, #3) by George Bryan Polivka (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.54 — 13 ratings — published 2008 |
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The Legend of the Firefish (excerpt) (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
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"Smith Delaney is a man who is awaiting his demise. This is a novel, of Delaney remembering a story in vivid detail of how things went from one place to another in the world of vast pirating and pillaging where the townsfolk saw no end of terror. Poli...more " | |||
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read in January, 1995, has a copy to sell/swap 
George said:
"This book has lots of swords and monsters, a love story, and people struggling against the odds. It has a siginificant spiritual bent, traditional (like 17th century) Christian. I really like it, but then, I'm a bit biased.
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"It was like... it was like women were made to do that to men. Like men were made with a big soft spot, and no matter how tough they got they couldn't protect themselves there. Like maybe, when God took that rib from the man to make the woman, the way the priests told it from their Scripture books, He left a hole in the man. One that she could always slide into. And the man couldn't stop her doing it, either. "
— George Bryan Polivka (Blaggard's Moon)
— George Bryan Polivka (Blaggard's Moon)
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""The Legend of the Firefish,first in the Trophy Chase Trilogy by George Bryan Polivka, is a winner....filled with action,adventure, danger, intrigue,surprise,suspense....The characters Polivka created are fresh and interesting....A must read for fantasy lovers, and a highly recommended drating for others who want a good story.
Rebecca LuElla Miller
A Christian Worldview of Fiction
Website "
— George Bryan Polivka
Rebecca LuElla Miller
A Christian Worldview of Fiction
Website "
— George Bryan Polivka
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