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Steven Paulsen is an award-winning speculative fiction writer. His bestselling children’s book, The Stray Cat (Lothian/Hachette), illustrated by Hugo and Oscar Award winning artist Shaun Tan, has seen publication in several English and foreign language editions. His short stories have appeared in publications around the world, the best of which are collected in Shadows on the Wall (IFWG Publishing Australia, 2018), which won the Australian Horror Writers Association Shadows Award for Best Collected Work. His historical fantasy novel, Dream Weaver, set in 15th century Ottoman Turkey, was released to positive reviews in September 2023. Find out more about Steven’s work at: www.stevenpaulsen.com ...more

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	The Cthulhu Cycle: Thirteen Tentacles of Terror by Robert M. Price (Editor), Lord Dunsany, M.R. James 3.81 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 1996 — 4 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
	Aurealis #14 by Stephen Higgins (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Dirk Strasser (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Peter Loader (Illustrator) 3.58 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 1990 — 53 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
	Cthulhu: Deep Down Under by Steve Proposch (Editor), Christopher Sequeira (Editor), Bryce Stevens (Editor) 3.82 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2015 — 6 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
	Killer Creatures Down Under: Horror Stories With Bite by Deborah Sheldon (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Anthony Ferguson (Goodreads Author), Geraldine Borella (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2023 — 3 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
	Shadows on the Wall: Weird Tales of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and the Supernatural 4.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2018 — 3 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
	Dream Weaver 4.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — 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
	Nosferatu Unbound by Steven Paulsen (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Christopher Sequeira (editor), Leverett Butts (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	The Stray Cat (After Dark, #5) 3.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1999 — 4 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
	Shadows on the Wall by Steven Paulsen (Goodreads Author), Jack Dann (Goodreads Author), Shaun Tan (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	Into the Cthulhu-Universe: Lovecraftian Horrors in Other Literary Realities by Steven Paulsen (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Christopher Sequeira (editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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This is a beautifully written, touching, heartfelt novel. Enlightening, both heartbreaking and heartwarming, it opened my eyes to the generational struggle, familial love, history and culture of Vietnam and its people.
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Typical Reacher book. Lots of violence.
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