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David Barr Kirtley

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Born

in Philadelphia, The United States

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http://www.davidbarrkirtley.com

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror, Short Stories

Influences

Roger Zelazny, Philip K. Dick, H.P. Lovecraft, Douglas Adams ...more

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June 2009

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David Barr Kirtley is an American short story writer. His fiction appears in print magazines such as Realms of Fantasy and Weird Tales, in online magazines such as Lightspeed and Intergalactic Medicine Show, on podcasts such as Escape Pod and Pseudopod, and in anthologies such as Fantasy: The Best of the Year, New Voices in Science Fiction, and The Living Dead. He is also the host of the Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast on Wired.com (geeksguideshow.com).

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My grandfather Roger Barr passed away early this morning at the age of 98. He was my mom’s father, and was my last surviving grandparent. He was being cared for by my uncle Steve (his son) and aunt Denice — both medical professionals — and was still sharp and good-humored in his final days. Yesterday Steph Grossman and I got word that he had become unresponsive, and we were able to speak to him on

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	Hvad Fluffy vidste by David Barr Kirtley (Goodreads Author), Sharon Lee , Gene Wolfe 3.13 avg rating — 8 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
	The Skull-Faced Boy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 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
	Если № 5, май 2003 by David Barr Kirtley (Goodreads Author), Michael G. Coney , Marina Dyachenko it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2003	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 Living Dead (The Living Dead, #1) by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Joe Hill (Goodreads Author) , George R.R. Martin 3.85 avg rating — 8,931 ratings — published 2008 — 10 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 Living Dead 2 (The Living Dead, #2) by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Robert Kirkman , Steven Barnes (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 2,372 ratings — published 2010 — 8 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
	New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird by Paula Guran (Editor), Caitlín R. Kiernan (Contributor) , Michael Marshall Smith (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.90 avg rating — 1,908 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Press Start to Play by Daniel H. Wilson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor) , Ernest Cline (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.63 avg rating — 1,380 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
	Armored by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David Barr Kirtley (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) , David D. Levine (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.74 avg rating — 659 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
	Other Worlds Than These by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Stephen Baxter , Vandana Singh 3.74 avg rating — 629 ratings — published 2012 — 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

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