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Fred Stesney

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Los Angeles, The United States

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https://fredstesney.wordpress.com/

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Science Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Fantasy

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September 2017

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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: 4.05 · 62 ratings · 17 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 — 95 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 4.90 avg rating — 10 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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Fred and 68 other people liked Jessica Woodbury's review of Going Zero: "This is a real throwback to the 90's technothriller age. It has a pretty good twist halfway through that completely changes the book in a satisfying way. Otherwise it didn't measure up for me. I was intrigued by the high concept and curious to see wha" Read more of this review »
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The concept is fantastic and the execution delivers on it. The Most Wanted Novel is an entertaining read, if laughably over the top, especially at the bullet-riddled conclusion. The Most Unwanted Novel is more than I could endure. DNF, as it would be l ...more
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Fred liked C.P. Cabaniss's review of Taunting Gravity: "I really wanted to love this. I love the idea of being in space, getting to know a crew. Having an adventure. Unfortunately, I didn't love this. There were portions that I really enjoyed, but I didn't feel much of a connection to the main characters a" Read more of this review »
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Fred and 3 other people liked Phil's review of Altar Boy: "The pros-- great cover! Altar Boy was marketed as a horror novel in 1982, but really is a mild police procedural set in a small, Irish Catholic town outside of Boston. The two main protagonists are the Town's police chief and the mother of the first " Read more of this review »
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