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Guy Donovan

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in Warner Robins, GA, The United States

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Ebooks, Fantasy, Young Adult

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Ray Bradbury, Victor Hugo, J.R.R. Tolkien, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournell ...more

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Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?

Guy Donovan I had to think about this one a bit, as there are so many. Romeo and Juliet spring to mind almost immediately. Then there's Quasimodo and Esmeralda (t…moreI had to think about this one a bit, as there are so many. Romeo and Juliet spring to mind almost immediately. Then there's Quasimodo and Esmeralda (though they don't quite qualify, do they?). Even Kermit and Miss Piggy leap to the forefront! In the end though, I have to go with Commander Dwight Lionel Towers and Moira Chambers from Nevil Shute's "On the Beach." Two damaged people making a connection at the end of the world...what's not to love about that? (less)

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Where did you get the idea to mix history and fantasy?

Guy Donovan I already had a fantastical idea (a dragon that cures a girl's autism through a telepathic contact) and wanted to couch that in a setting that felt to…moreI already had a fantastical idea (a dragon that cures a girl's autism through a telepathic contact) and wanted to couch that in a setting that felt to the reader as 'real.' I suppose I was afraid that if I went the more traditional route of creating an entirely made up world, then I risked overloading the (hopeful) readership in unfamiliarity. What I did not do it for was to save myself effort in terms of sheer creation. That post-Roman period is so ambiguous in terms of recorded history that one is sort of forced to make it all up anyway! The amount of research I had to put into it all was truly daunting and not something I'm eager to take on again for a while. (less)

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	Dreamtime Dragons by Nils Nisse Visser (Goodreads Author), Mary R. Woldering (Goodreads Author), Jaq D. Hawkins 4.59 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	The Forgotten Princess of Mona 4.28 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	A Cold White Home: Book Two of The Dragon's Treasure 4.75 avg rating — 8 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
	Memories so Distant and Brief: Book Four of The Dragon's Treasure 4.86 avg rating — 7 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
	Songs of Autumn: Book Three of The Dragon's Treasure 4.83 avg rating — 6 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
	Of Dragons and Men 4.67 avg rating — 6 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
	A Horde of Dragons by Barbara Lieberman (Goodreads Author), Raven Williams (Goodreads Author), Guy Donovan (Goodreads Author) 4.60 avg rating — 5 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
	Dreamtime Damsels & Fatal Femmes: A Dreamtime Fantasy Tales Anthology by Hilary Anderson (Editor), Jaq D. Hawkins (Editor), Morgan Smith (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.20 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
	Enchanting Yuletide by Jena Baxter (Goodreads Author), C.K. Brewer, Guy Donovan (Goodreads Author) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 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
	The Magical Book of Wands 0.00 avg rating — 0 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