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Jon Thysell

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Short Stories, Historical Fiction

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Jon Thysell is a writer and engineer currently living in the Pacific Northwest, where he works as a software engineer for Mojang.

He was first published (in print) in Not Quite What I Was Planning. In 2012 he published his short story Pawsgaard, prequel to his upcoming novel, "Hester and the Kookaburra King".

When he's not writing, he plays video games with his wife; sometimes she even lets him win. ...more

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Pawsgaard (Guineawick Tales, #0)

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions

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Kika Kila: How the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Changed the Sound of Modern Music

by John W. Troutman

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Redwall (Redwall, #1)

by Brian Jacques

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