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Look for Frederick Gero Heimbach's fiction in Analog Science Fiction and Fact and at Mysterion Online. He was editor of the Hugo Award-winning podcast StarShipSofa. He can be found on the internet as Fredösphere and in the real world as a resident of Ann Arbor, Michigan, along with his family. He is the author of three novels. ...more

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Average rating: 4.04 · 77 ratings · 33 reviews · 12 distinct works

	The Devil's Dictum 4.35 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Analog Science Fiction and Fact January/February 2019 (Vol 139, Nos. 1&2) by Trevor Quachri (Editor), Adam-Troy Castro (Contributor), Tom Jolly (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.46 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2019	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
	Silence and Starsong Magazine: Spring 2023, Volume 1 Number 1 by Joseph Knowles (Editor), T.R. Alexander (Contributor), Zachary Grafman (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.53 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Cirsova #10: Heroic Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine by P. Alexander (Editor), Jason Ray Carney (Goodreads Author), Brian K. Lowe (Goodreads Author) 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Buckingham Runner 4.56 avg rating — 9 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
	Ronald Reagan's Brilliant Bullet: A Cold Warriors Novel 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Periapsis Christmas 2 by Katie Roome, Isaac Anderson (Goodreads Author), Blake Carpenter it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Best: Baneberry Hall Book 1 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2024 — 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
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Boiler Beach

by Peter Tiernan

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The Odyssey

by Homer

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Frederick Heimbach rated a book it was amazing The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Goodreads Author)	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 absolute banger of a mystery. Two mysteries in fact, intertwined. The list of suspects only grows as time goes on. And the revelations don't stop until the last page. Highest recommendation. ...more
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Frederick Heimbach and 2 other people liked Bryan Alexander's review of Theory of Bastards: "I've been meaning to read this since it appeared and now our local sf group gave me the opportunity. Theory of Bastards is a science fiction novel focused on scientists studying a group of bonobos. The first half of the book sees a new researcher, a d" Read more of this review »
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This book begins as a grim, violent, shocking thriller. Unfortunately, it transitions to a dystopian fantasy and becomes repetitious and annoying, even as the grim details pile up. (Along with the bodies.) This book is definitely not for kids. And no ...more
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Unfinished, unread. Too focused on proving its points via multiple citations to be useful for my purposes. I won't be rating this one. ...more
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Frederick Heimbach rated a book it was amazing The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky	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 rambling story with flashes of genius throughout and a shattering ending. I learned a lot by reading this edition's introduction. This being my first read, I read it after the novel, which was the right choice. I was impressed by Dostoevsky's strugg ...more
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Not really for me, but it deserves 4 stars as a well-plotted entertainment.
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