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Hi there! I’m Jon Chaisson, the author of the Bridgetown Trilogy and creator of the Mendaihu Universe.

I’m a writer, obsessive collector of music, novice photographer, compulsive map drawer, okay bass player, and known for eating/drinking more sugary things than I really should. I lived in Athol, MA for a good portion of my life, with a five-plus year run in Boston, where I went to Emerson College and graduated with a BA in Film Studies. I’ve been living in San Francisco since 2005, where I’ve been writing science fiction ever since.

My first finished novel was born in 1984 and was finally finished in 1987, when I was in high school, and is definitely not worth publishing. Since then I’ve written in fits and starts until about 1996 when the B ...more

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	A Division of Souls (A Novel of the Mendaihu Universe Book 1) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015 — 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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Book 2 Available TOMORROW!

The Persistence of Memories is available tomorrow at numerous e-book sites for $4.99!

Here are but two:
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B & N: http://bit.ly/1WtXDDp

The Kindle version should be up and running soon!

**A DIVISION OF SOULS STILL FREE!**
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