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Christopher R. Taylor

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Christopher Taylor is the author of three novels -- Snowberry's Veil, Old Habits, and Life Unworthy -- along with many other works for role playing games. He lives in Oregon and is always at work on another novel.

A life long dreamer, Christopher encountered fantasy in The Hobbit at a young age and for him it was like coming home. He learned to play AD&D in 1979 and his gaming experiences as player and GM have shaped his storytelling and world building skills to a razor sharp edge.

Both Old Habits and Snowberry's Veil are set in his game world Jolrhos and reflect his love of both the wilds of Oregon and the gaming worlds he's been a part of.

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	Life Unworthy 3.89 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Old Habits 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2011 — 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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	The Jolrhos Bestiary: volume 1 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	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 Taming of Tascora it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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 Jorhos Field Guide it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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This the third book in the series has our hero sent on a secret mission. Donland is to contact no one, avoid all ships, and is given a bag of gold to hand to someone. What is the purpose of all this? Why is he to not speak to anyone on any ship? And ...more
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Pretty enjoyable James Bond romp, with the stakes not quite as high as some. Bond finds himself in Germany at the Nürburgring, famous now from Top Gear and other driving shows. This is set in the late 1950s, early in Bond's career (he just met Pussy ...more
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“I have seen tyrants come and go, and each seems more invincible and more terrible than the last. They all fail. Empires arise and crumble. What matters is what each of us do where we are, when we are.”
― Christopher R Taylor, Life Unworthy

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“What's good for reform is bad for the reformers”
― Loren D. Estleman Gas City

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“The act of defending any of the cardinal virtues has today all the exhilaration of a vice.”
― G.K. Chesterton

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“The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.”
― -A. A. Milne

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“I have come to the conclusion that none of us in our generation feels as guilty about sin as we should or as our forefathers did.”
― Francis Schaeffer

tags: history, life, morality, philosophy

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“To disbelieve is easy; to scoff is simple; to have faith is harder.”
― Louis L'Amour

tags: courage, cynicism, faith, reason, skepticism

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Oct 29, 2015 11:51AM

I only know a few, in the Portland and Eugene area mostly. There's never been any sort of meetup in the area that I am aware of.

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message 1: by Octiparan

Oct 27, 2015 05:56PM

Howdy Christopher,

I noticed you are in Salem, OR. This means were neighbors, as I live in Keizer. I've lived in Keizer 10+ years, Salem 10 years and a number of other places around the country before that. My real home is Billings, Montana. I'm trapped here in Oregon due to the triplet grand kids. If you ever want to meet in person just let me know.

BTW, has there ever been a Moron meet up in the general area? and are there any other rons and ettes in the area?

Thanks
Lee

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