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Phil Giunta

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Science Fiction, Paranormal, Mystery

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Phil Giunta’s novels include the paranormal mysteries Testing the Prisoner, By Your Side, and Like Mother, Like Daughters. His short stories appear in two dozen anthologies of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and more.

He is a multiple award-winning author and member of the Horror Writers Association, the National Federation of Press Women, and the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group.

Phil is currently working on his fourth paranormal mystery novel while plotting his triumphant escape from the pressures of corporate America where he has been imprisoned for thirty years. Visit Phil’s website at www.philgiunta.com.

Find him on Facebook: @writerphilgiunta, Instagram: @phil_giunta71, and BlueSky: pgiunta.bsky.social
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	By Your Side: A Paranormal Mystery 4.11 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2013 — 6 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
	Testing the Prisoner: An Intense Paranormal Mystery 4.41 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2009 — 8 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
	Over the River and Through the Woods (Mindful Writers Retreat #2) by Kathleen Shoop (Goodreads Author), Abigail Drake (Goodreads Author), Janet McClintock (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Halloween Party '21 by Dianne Pearce (Goodreads Author), Bernie Brown, Kim DeCicco 4.29 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	ReDeus: Divine Tales by Robert Greenberger (Goodreads Author) (editor), Aaron Rosenberg (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Phil Giunta (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Scary Stuff by Jacob Jones-Goldstein (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Nicholas Leamy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), J. Patrick Conlon (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 24 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
	A Plague of Shadows: A Written Remains Anthology by J.M. Reinbold (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Weldon Burge (Goodreads Author), Graham Masterton 4.72 avg rating — 18 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
	Somewhere in the Middle of Eternity by Phil Giunta (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Michael Critzer (Goodreads Author), Daniel Patrick Corcoran 4.37 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Elsewhere in the Middle of Eternity by Phil Giunta (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Daniel Patrick Corcoran, Michael Critzer (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 6 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
	Meanwhile in the Middle of Eternity 4.40 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

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More Than Human

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An inventor creates a potion that accelerates your movement to 1000x normal speed. He and his friend test it together by drinking the potion then going out on the town. Everything around them moves at an almost imperceptible pace. They cause a bit of ...more
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Adam Slade is sent back to the Archaeozoic era via a time prison. At the same time, a reporter named Marcia Lawrence is writing a story about the prison. When Adam escapes, he takes her hostage. While on the run near the coastline, they double back t ...more
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During a pointless war between the United States and the Soviet Union, a sailor in the US Navy deserts while piloting a one-man sub. While he wrestles with his conscience over his impetuous decision, he is discovered by a fleet of Soviet subs.
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