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Tom Tancin
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http://www.goodreads.com/tomtancin
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| born |
January 24, 1984
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| gender |
male |
| place of birth |
Allentown, PA, The United States |
| website |
http://www.tomtancin.com |
| genre |
Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers
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| influences |
[a:J.K. Rowling|1077326|J.K. Rowling|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1310407611p2/1077326.jpg], [a:Rick Riordan|15872|Rick Riordan|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1204641046p2/15872.jpg], [a:Suzanne Collins|153394|Suzanne Collins|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1285984570p2/153394.jpg], [a:Erica Spindler|37168|Erica Spindler|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1202439095p2/37168.jpg], [a:James Patterson|3780|James Patterson|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1284492096p2/3780.jpg], [a:Aldous Huxley| |
about this author
At 28 years old, Tom Tancin is an accomplished author. Having already written seven books (and self-published three), Tom ventured out to write a young adult fantasy series. A fan of Atlantis, Tom decided to focus the series on the mythical island and then designed Trey Atlas, the sixteen year old protagonist of the series. He spent nearly three years developing, plotting, writing, editing, and promoting the first book, Hippocampus, before it was released on April 3, 2012. The series is currently planned to have four book, one released per year from 2012-2015.
Tom is also a 7th grade science teacher, an avid reader of young adult novels, and a fan of sci-fi/fantasy/adventure movies. He lives in Pennsylvania.
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