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John Grant

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in Aberdeen, The United Kingdom

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http://www.johngrantpaulbarnett.com

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Fantasy/crime/sf, Science/science Hist/reference, Cinema/animation/film Noir

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John Grant is author of over eighty books, of which about twenty-five are fiction, including novels like The World, The Hundredfold Problem, The Far-Enough Window and most recently The Dragons of Manhattan and Leaving Fortusa. His “book-length fiction” Dragonhenge, illustrated by Bob Eggleton, was shortlisted for a Hugo Award in 2003; its successor was The Stardragons. His first story collection, Take No Prisoners, appeared in 2004. He is editor of the anthology New Writings in the Fantastic, which was shortlisted for a British Fantasy Award. His novellas The City in These Pages and The Lonely Hunter have appeared from PS Publishing.

His latest fiction book is Tell No Lies , his second story collection; it's published by Alchemy Press. His ...more

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	Discarded Science: Ideas That Seemed Good at the Time... 3.61 avg rating — 192 ratings — published 2006 — 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
	Debunk It: How to Stay Sane in a World of Misinformation 3.46 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 2015 — 5 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
	Corrupted Science: Fraud, Ideology and Politics in Science 3.72 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	Bullsh*t 3.45 avg rating — 93 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
	The Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Science Fiction Art Techniques by John Grant (Goodreads Author), Ron Tiner 3.82 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1996 — 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
	Denying Science: Conspiracy Theories, Media Distortions, and the War Against Reality 3.67 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Bogus Science 3.35 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	An introduction to Viking mythology 3.52 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1990 — 12 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
	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.86 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1996 — 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
	Eureka!: 50 Scientists Who Shaped Human History 3.74 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2016 — 7 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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my story "The Law of Conservation of Data" goes live at Lightspeed . . .

. . . and you can read it online for free! Here's the mag's cover, illustrating the story:

This stunning piece of artwork is by Reiko Murakami -- many thanks to her!

Here's the link so you can you feast your eyes upon the issue as a whole: voila. If you're so awestruck by what you see that there's nothing for it to preserve your sanity except subscribe, try clicking here.

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