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Jay Key

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Fort Worth, The United States

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http://www.dukelagrange.com

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@ofamesozoicmind

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Science Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Fantasy

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JAY KEY knew at a young age that he wanted to be the world's first professional wrestler turned fraternity president turned digital media executive turned Society of Vertebrate Paleontology-approved blog writer turned best selling science-fiction comedy author. At various points, Key called Dallas, San Francisco, and Los Angeles home—but it wasn’t until a move to Chicago that writing professionally became a reality. Authoring a serialized version of The Adventures of Duke LaGrange and a popular blog on the paleobiological accuracy of dinosaurs in pop culture, Key used that momentum to complete the best selling novel How to to Pick Up Women with a Drunk Space Ninja in 2017. It debuted with Star Wheel Books in 2018.

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	How to Pick Up Women with a Drunk Space Ninja (The Adventures of Duke LaGrange #1) 3.86 avg rating — 360 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	How to Win at Pit Fighting with a Drunk Space Ninja (The Adventures of Duke LaGrange #2) 4.43 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	How to Save the Universe with a Drunk Space Ninja (The Adventures of Duke LaGrange Book 3) 4.40 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	How to Battle Giant Monsters with a Drunk Space Ninja (The Adventures of Duke LaGrange #4) 4.37 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Beyond the Galaxy: The War Between Teku and Krad (A Space Opera Anthology) (Charity Anthologies Book 5) by J. Thorn (Goodreads Author), Zach Bohannon (Goodreads Author), Lindsey Pogue (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 18 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 Art of Negotiating with Space Monsters 4.71 avg rating — 17 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
	The Adventures of Duke LaGrange Omnibus, Volume I: The Collected Adventures (Books I-III) 4.80 avg rating — 5 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
	How to Save the Universe with a Drunk Space Ninja: The Adventures of Duke LaGrange, Book 3 by Jay Key (Goodreads Author), Will Tulin (Narrator) 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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