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John David Buchanan

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in Anchorage, The United States

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Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Thriller

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I grew up in San Antonio, Texas watching science fiction cartoons on television and acting out adventures in my backyard. At the age of 8 I published a small comic strip that my cousin and I briefly marketed to the neighborhood. By middle school I had my first set of drums and a band. In high school I played sports, joined another band, and watched all the science fiction programming available on television. I attended college at Southwest Texas State University, and it was there that I discovered creative writing. Six years later I graduated with a Masters in Science and began my career as an environmental specialist. To address my love of music I joined a Pink Floyd cover band - Anybody Out There? - and began writing lyrics for a solo CD. ...more

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	The Obsession of Dr. Pendergrass: Murder in Whitechapel 3.53 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Jump Starting The Universe 3.77 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2015 — 7 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 Obsession of Doctor Pendergrass eBook Bundle: Murder in Whitechapel, Spring-heeled Jack, and Sarah Shelley and the Deadly Aperitifs (The Obsession of Dr. Pendergrass 5) 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
	Spring-heeled Jack (The Obsession of Doctor Pendergrass, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 9 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
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	World Eaters: The Universal Constant (Jump Starting the Universe Book 3) by John David Buchanan (Goodreads Author), Ryan Orosz (Illustrator), Brittany Koester (Editor) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	The Edge of Nothing and Everything: Jump Starting the Universe (2) by John David Buchanan (Goodreads Author), Ryan Orosz (Illustrator) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Sarah Shelley and the Deadly Aperitifs 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 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
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