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Born in late 1954 in Easthampton, New York, Alan Loewen is the product of a long line of German Mennonite farmers on his father's side and a long line of Episcopalian whalers and fishermen on his mother's side.

In his early years, Loewen became an avid reader, devouring fantasy and science fiction as fast he could read. His favorite novels to this day will always be H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds along with Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth. Loewen knows that his writing did not originate in a vacuum and acknowledges he stands on the shoulders of giants who have inspired him over the years: C. S. Lewis, H. P. Lovecraft, Alan Garner, Robert Holdstock, and many others.

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	Opal Wine 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Dreams and Darker Visions: Ten Stories of Dark Fantasy 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Come Into My Cellar: Darker Tales From A Cerebral Vault 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Seven Sisters 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Humor Most Odd: The Collected Silliness of Alan Loewen 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Kybalion A Study of The Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece

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Reads Like a SyFy Movie Channel Plot … oh. Wait a sec. (I can’t comment anymore without giving spoilers). The story is painfully simple. A family flees Atlanta that is under siege by trillions of man-eating insects. The story was rushed into print too q ...more
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Enjoyable Creature SF Horror Though it could have used the services of an editor, Nightcrawlers was an enjoyable read, reminding me much of the pulp SF from the 30s and 40s. I thought of a similar solution to the problem about halfway through the book ...more
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A Charming Detective Noir Short Story Taking place during prohibition on Christmas Eve, Detective Sam runs into two young girls living on the streets. The result is a charming Christmas story told by a storyteller who knows the genre. It would be fun ...more
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Very Good Anthology of Horror Avoiding the tropes that make many horror stories feel old and stale, this collection contains different takes on monsters so common in today’s horror: zombies, vampires, ghosts, etc. for this reviewer it was a refreshing ...more
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Wonderful Pictures But No Text As a fan of Shinto shrine architecture and aesthetics I found the photographs enchanting. A pity that there was no accompanying text to explain what each photo represents.
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Wonderful Photographs, But No Text As a fan of Shinto shrine architecture and aesthetics, this photograph are a sheer delight. Unfortunately, there is no accompanying text to explain what each picture conveys.
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