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John A. Pretorius

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Born

in Pretoria, South Africa

January 25

Website

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Genre

Fantasy, Christian, Horror

Influences

CS Lewis, Stephen King, Umberto Eco, Neil Gaiman, Deon Meyer.

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John A Pretorius was born in 1981 in South Africa, in the city of Pretoria, where he still lives. Currently he works as a salesperson, but has been writing in his spare time since highschool.

Living in Times of Dragons is his first novel, but Pretorius is working on more which he hopes to publish soon.

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Average rating: 4.38 · 21 ratings · 16 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Living in Times of Dragons (The Remnant King, #1) 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2019 — 4 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
	Rock and Roll Mercenaries: A Pulp Rock Anthology by N.R. LaPoint (Goodreads Author), JD Cowan, Michael Gallagher (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 4 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
	The Tangles of Old Sins (The Remnant King, #2) 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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