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Ian Patterson is many things. Importantly here, he’s the author of The Narrator Cycle. He’s also an engineer, cyclist, foodie, coffee lover, cat dad, human father, and reader of books. Preferably, thick books that deal with strange things and big ideas. He’s dreamed of being an author for decades, but finally began the journey with the birth of his first daughter. This is an objectively terrible time to start work that requires quiet concentration, and he knows it, but he loves the chaos nonetheless. He lives in Colorado with his wonderful family.

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Average rating: 4.13 · 119 ratings · 49 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Transference (The Narrator Cycle, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 104 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
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The Cog that Spins the Wheel - 10

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Chapter 10 - A Migration of Whales

Across the galaxy, a pod of Blue Whales move. Slow, deliberate, fixated. Three behemoth creations that swim through the inky void between Mars and the tiny rock orbiting the Earth. They have none of the animal grace of their namesakes. They are things removed from nature. Their beauty is not in their form, but in their pure function.

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The City and Its Uncertain Walls

by Haruki Murakami

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You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World

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