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Amanda J Spedding is an editor, and award-winning author and comic writer. Her stories have been published in local and international markets earning honourable mentions and recommended reads. She won the 2015 Australian Shadows Award for written work in a graphic novel (The Road to Golgotha), and the 2011 Australian Shadows Award (short fiction) for her steampunk-horror, 'Shovel-Man Joe'.

Amanda is the owner of Phoenix Editing, and Editor-in-Chief for Cohesion Press. Between bouts of editing, she is currently writing the first draft of her apocalyptic fantasy novel.

Amanda lives in Sydney with her sarcastically-gifted husband and two very cool kids. And cats. She has cats. And a rabbit. We don't talk about the rabbit. ...more

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	Love, Death and Robots: The Official Anthology: Volume One by Tim Miller, Alastair Reynolds, Alberto Mielgo 4.07 avg rating — 672 ratings — published 2021 — 10 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
	SNAFU: An Anthology of Military Horror by Geoff Brown (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Amanda J. Spedding (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jonathan Maberry (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Weston Ochse (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Greig Beck (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), James A. Moore (Contributor), Eric S. Brown (Contributor), Christine Morgan (Contributor), more… 4.03 avg rating — 593 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Love, Death + Robots: The Official Anthology: Volumes 2 & 3 by Tim Miller, Neal Asher (Goodreads Author), J.G. Ballard 4.17 avg rating — 236 ratings — 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
	SNAFU: Survival of the Fittest by Geoff Brown (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Amanda J. Spedding (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jeremy Robinson (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 206 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	SNAFU: Unnatural Selection by Amanda J. Spedding (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Geoff Brown (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tim Lebbon (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	SNAFU: Wolves at the Door by Geoff Brown (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Amanda J. Spedding (Goodreads Author) (Editor), James A. Moore really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Missions from the Extinction Cycle, Vol. 2 (Extinction Cycle, #2) by Nicholas Sansbury Smith (Goodreads Author) (Foreword/Narrator), Michael Patrick Hicks (Goodreads Author) (Prologue), Geoff Brown (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 137 ratings — published 2019 — 8 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
	SNAFU: Black Ops by Amanda J. Spedding (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Geoff Brown (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jonathan Maberry (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	SNAFU: AI Insurrection by Amanda J. Spedding (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Geoff Brown (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Anthony J. Melchiorri (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	SNAFU: Contagion by Amanda J. Spedding (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Geoff Brown (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jonathan Maberry (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings — 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

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SNAFU: CONTAGION AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT – SUBHAM RAI

And this is the last of Cohesion Press’ Author Spotlights with Subham Rai! And yes, you’re right, the math doesn’t quite math. This is Author Spotlight #14, and we have eighteen authors in SNAFU: Contagion – you just need to roll with it. Please and thank you!

Subham absolutely killed with his tale. Not literally. That’s illegal despite alibis. I’m pretty sure. I mean, there are dead people in hi

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“Don’t confuse dangerous with strong. You’re strong, kid. So am I. So are the kinds of people, trained or untrained, who stand up to protect those who can’t protect themselves. That’s what defines strength. Just as being brave in the face of danger defines courage.”
― Amanda J. Spedding, SNAFU: Black Ops

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“We’re living in a fully dramatized example of that old samurai concept. Nanakorobi yaoki. You know that one?” “’Fall down seven times, get up eight’,”
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“You realize that I’m heavily armed and have no compunction about shooting people,” said Ledger. “I’m not wrong, though,” said Tom. “Sure. And that’ll look great on your tombstone.” They rode for a mile in silence. “And besides,” said Ledger, “fuck you.” “Point taken.” They rode on.”
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