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Laurence E. Dahners

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Born

in Lefka, Cyprus , Cyprus

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http://laury.dahners.com/

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Science Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction

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Bujold, Moon, Heinlein, Niven, Asimov, Weber

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I was born on the island of Cyprus where my dad was employed as a mining engineer. We moved to the Philippines (more mining) when I was three and then to Arizona when I was 9. I went to med school at the University of Arizona and did a residency in Orthopaedics at the University of Kansas. I taught Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill until I retired in 2017.

I've always loved science fiction and it's been great fun getting to write some. I also like music and have a little home recording studio. You can read more, listen to some music and look at some of my art, at http://laury.dahners.com/ if you like.

If you want to contact me, or be put on my email list to be notified when new books come out, just email ...more

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	Quicker (Ell Donsaii, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 3,961 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Smarter (Ell Donsaii, #2) 4.39 avg rating — 2,949 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Lieutenant (Ell Donsaii, #3) 4.43 avg rating — 2,817 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Rocket! (Ell Donsaii, #4) 4.44 avg rating — 2,799 ratings — published 2012 — 9 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
	Comet! (Ell Donsaii, #5) 4.40 avg rating — 2,641 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
	Tau Ceti (Ell Donsaii, #6) 4.37 avg rating — 2,484 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Habitats (Ell Donsaii, #7) 4.36 avg rating — 2,420 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Allotropes (Ell Donsaii, #8) 4.40 avg rating — 2,384 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Defiant (Ell Donsaii, #9) 4.39 avg rating — 2,280 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Wanted (Ell Donsaii, #10) 4.40 avg rating — 2,261 ratings — published 2014 — 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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Hi, I'm Laurence (goes by Laury) Dahners and I write science fiction. I've mostly published on Amazon since I love the Kindle. A lot of readers communicated with me and other readers on the Amazon Author's Forums, but those don't seem to be getting much support any more and there have been a lot of complaints.

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Laurence Dahners made a comment in the group Ell Donsaii books group — This group topic " For those of you who like to preorder books Maker Magic is up for presale. I can't post a link on Goodreads but you can find it with an Amazon search f ...more "
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“There’re new people, and new places, and different ways of doing things. You don’t know where to find anything. It’s frightening. So, here’s my bit of wisdom. Act calm. Not only will others think you know what you’re doing when you act calm, but you’ll also start to feel calm. When you’re sad, make yourself smile and your sadness will be less. When you’re frightened, pretend you’re brave and the fear will be less provoking.”
― Laurence Dahners, A Pause in Space-Time

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“fell apart after the first three holes?” Milo looked a little glazed. “After the third hole, we had to wait a while for the foursome ahead of us and she asked me to ‘explain the scorecard.’” Exasperatedly Denise said, “Explain the scorecard! She’s four under par after three holes, and she’s”
― Laurence E. Dahners, Impact!

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“Thank you so much for this honor. Really … I’ve been so lucky … to have been born where I could get an education, where my dreams were not stifled, and where I was lucky enough to become a part of some amazing teams.”
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