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Fred Stesney

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Science Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Fantasy

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One sunny day in January, Art Center College of Design handed Fred a BFA in illustration. That led to a long career as an advertising copywriter, a short one as a radio producer and audio engineer, and a new beginning as a writer, artist and illustrator. He - and please pardon him for writing about himself in the third person - lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife and son.

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Average rating: 4.06 · 63 ratings · 18 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Unidentified Funny Objects 7 (UFO, #7) by Alex Shvartsman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Esther M. Friesner (Contributor), Shane Halbach (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.94 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Unidentified Funny Objects 5 (UFO #5) by Alex Shvartsman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David Gerrold (Goodreads Author), Esther M. Friesner 4.01 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Saint Destiny 4.91 avg rating — 11 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

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Moby-Dick or, The Whale

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