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Rachel Brittain

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Rachel Brittain (she/her) is a writer from Arkansas whose fiction has been published by Andromeda Spaceways, Luna Station Quarterly, and others. Rachel grew up on science fiction and fantasy, and it addled her brain so much she decided to become a writer. In between working on her own fiction, she writes about books as a contributing editor for Book Riot and tries to keep up with her ever-growing TBR pile.

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	Oh Reader Issue 006 by Oh Reader Magazine, Rachel Brittain (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.43 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	My Name Was Never Frankenstein: And Other Classic Adventure Tales Remixed by Bryan Furuness (Goodreads Author), Rachel Brittain (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Edward Porter (Contributor) 4.08 avg rating — 24 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
	Luna Station Quarterly: Issue 042 by Jennifer Lyn Parsons (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Emily Swaim, Carol Scheina 4.80 avg rating — 5 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
	Spooky Magazine #2: Fall/Winter 2024 by José Cruz, Josh Strnad (Goodreads Author) (editor), Orrin Grey (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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
	Hyperion & Theia by Elizabeth O. Smith (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Elizabeth O. Smith (Editor), Marga Biazzi (Illustrator) 4.75 avg rating — 4 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
	Parentheses Journal, Issue 7 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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 Conium Review: vol. 8 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Andromeda Spaceways Magazine, Issue 78, March 2020 by Andromeda Spaceways Magazine, Brooke Munday (Editor), Rachel Brittain (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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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	Uchronia: An Anthology of Alternate Histories & Alternate Worlds by Zelda Knight (Goodreads Author), Dennis Mombauer, Krystal Claxton (Goodreads Author) 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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Hell's Heart

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Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End

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Nine Goblins: A Tale of Low Fantasy and High Mischief

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