J Alan Erwine


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J Alan Erwine

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born October 15, 1969
gender male
place of birth Akron, United States
website http://www.jalanerwine.com
genre Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literature & Fiction
influences Heinlein, Asimov, Clarke, Simmons, Kafka, Camus

about this author

J Alan Erwine is a science fiction writer and editor with more than 40 short stories sold to date. In addition, he has two short story collections currently available, and his novel, The Opium of the People, was recently re-released by Nomadic Delirium Press to some very good reviews.

As an editor, J has edited more than a dozen books for such publishers as ProMart Publishing, Sam's Dot Publishing, and Nomadic Delirium Press. He also does freelance editing in his free time...ha ha...

books by J Alan Erwine

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avg rating: 4.33 | 3 ratings | 5 distinct works
Seedlings on the Solar Winds a... Seedlings on the Solar Winds and other stories (Paperback)
by J Alan Erwine (goodreads author!)
avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published 2007
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The Opium of the People The Opium of the People (Paperback)
by J Alan Erwine (goodreads author!)
avg rating 4.00 — 1 ratings — published 2007
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Lowering One's Self Before Fat... Lowering One's Self Before Fate, and Other Stories: A Short Story Collection (Paperback)
by J Alan Erwine (goodreads author!)
avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 2002
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Future Syndicate Future Syndicate (Paperback)
by J Alan Erwine (goodreads author!)
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Just Because: Fiction, poetry,... Just Because: Fiction, poetry, and essays by James Baker (Paperback)
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J's writing

Lowering One's Self Before Fate (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
1 chapters   —   updated 11/09/2007 08:31PM
description: The Kira Len Massacre has been a mystery for a long time, but one man finds the story downloaded into his AI's memory one morning. What's he to make of it? This story appears in my short story collection, Lowering One's Self Before Fate, and other stories
The Galton Principle (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
1 chapters   —   updated 11/09/2007 08:27PM
description: The United States has fallen into a eugenics fascist state, and one former supporter now finds himself a victim of the state. This story appears in my collection Lowering One's Self Before Fate
The Opium of the People - A sample (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
1 chapters   —   updated 11/09/2007 08:22PM
description: This is a chapter from my novel, The Opium of the People



J is currently reading

The Terror: A Novel 02/03 J is currently reading:
The Terror: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Dan Simmons
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July 16
1984 J gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
1984 (Paperback)
by George Orwell
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June 10
WorldCon J said "yes" to attending the event: WorldCon.
date: August 06, 2008 10:13AM
location: Denver Convention Center, Denver, CO, United States
description: The World Science Fiction Convention where I'll be a panelist...and hopefully have a signing as well...
Mostly Harmless J gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Mostly Harmless (Book 5)
by Douglas Adams
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J J said: "Still a good read, but a bit of a disappointment for the conclusion of the "trilogy."

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So Long, and Thanks ... J gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Paperback)
by Douglas Adams
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Life, the Universe a... J gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Life, the Universe and Everything (Paperback)
by Douglas Adams
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The Restaurant at th... J gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Paperback)
by Douglas Adams
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The Hitchhiker's Gui... J gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Mass Market Paperback)
by Douglas Adams
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J J said: "The best satirical SF I've ever read.

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March 08
Spider Star J marked as to-read:
Spider Star (Hardcover)
by Mike Brotherton
bookshelves: to-read
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February 19
2305970 New comment on Marva's review of Seedlings on the Solar Winds and other stories
609145 J wrote: "Marva-I'm glad you enjoyed the book. I hope people will read your Amazon review and decide to take ...more "

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from Jeremy
01/24/2008 12:04AM

630905 I want to apologize for the all the recommendations from me yesterday. I wanted to share the Stoker Award news, and I only pressed the send button once--I'm not sure what happened to create so many messages. Some weird glitch.

Argh...this is terrible...

Again, I'm very sorry.

-Jeremy

from Jeremy
01/01/2008 02:08PM

630905 Here’s wishing you a nifty New Year filled with noiseless noses, neato nicknames, noble Nebraskans, gnarly narcoleptic nebulas, and novel novels about nut-eating narwhals and novercaphobic gnats.

-Jeremy :)

P.S.—I’m currently offering autographed/personally-inscribed copies of my novel, Vacation, with free shipping for those in the US. If there’s anything you could do to help me spread the word about this, I’d really appreciate it. Feel free to click here for details:
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from Jeremy
12/24/2007 12:41AM

630905 Hi J!

Here’s wishing you a yippee-filled Yuletime overflowing with yard-long yams, yapping yoyo-yanking yetis, yak-milk yeast-cakes, and yellow yarn-yielding year-end yard-gnomes.

-Jeremy :)

from Jeremy
12/08/2007 02:42PM

630905 Thanks so much for sharing! I've never read Hyperion, so I'll definitely check it out.

Happytimes,
Jeremy :)

from Jeremy
12/04/2007 04:22AM

630905 Howdy!

If you don't mind sharing--I was wondering, what's your favorite novel of all time? Or novels?

Here’s wishing you a fantastic day filled with fabulous friendships, fanciful festivities, and frolicking phantom footstools.

-Jeremy :)

from Jeremy
11/25/2007 03:14PM

630905 Hi J! Thanks for the friendship! If you end up checking out any of my work, I'd love to hear what you think.

And here’s wishing you a fantastic day full of first-rate fates, fascinating flavors, and famous fire-eating ferret faeries.

-Jeremy :)












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