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Joel Ohman

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Born

in St Charles, The United States

March 16, 1982

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Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult

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C.S. Lewis, Lee Child, John Truby ...more

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Joel Ohman lives in Tampa, FL with his wife Angela and their three kids. His writing companion is Caesar, a slightly overweight Bull Mastiff who loves to eat the tops off of strawberries.

Joel is the author of the #1 bestselling Meritropolis series—“The Hunger Games meets The Village with a young Jack Reacher as a protagonist” and the new YA release, Other Bodies.

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Average rating: 3.78 · 1,269 ratings · 380 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Meritropolis (Meritropolis, #1) 3.63 avg rating — 859 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Meritorium (Meritropolis, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 264 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Meritopia (Meritropolis, #3) 4.10 avg rating — 101 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
	Other Bodies 4.02 avg rating — 45 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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Meritropolis (3 books)
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Obviously Awesome: How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It

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Quotes by Joel Ohman

“He couldn’t change the past, and he couldn’t control the future. But he would beat the present into submission.”
― Joel Ohman, Meritropolis

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“The question everyone debated while we were underground was always something like, “What does it say about the System if it sanctions the killing of innocent life?” but I think the real question is, “What does it say about us, if we see it and do nothing?”
― Joel Ohman, Meritropolis

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“Funny how little things ignite the fuse and end up burning the fastest.”
― Joel Ohman, Meritropolis

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