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Chris Howard

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http://www.SaltwaterWitch.com

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Chris Howard is just a creative human with a pen and a paint brush, author of Seaborn (Juno Books, 2008), Salvage (Prime Books, 2013), Saltwater Witch (Lykeion, 2005), and a shelf-full of other books. My short stories and essays have appeared in various magazines and anthologies, including “Lost Dogs and Fireplace Archeology” in Fantasy Magazine and “How to Build Worlds Without Becoming the Minister for Tourism” in Now Write! Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror (Penguin, 2014). My story “The Mermaid Game” appeared in the Paula Guran edited anthology Mermaids and Other Mysteries of the Deep (Prime, 2015), and “Hammers and Snails” was the Robert A. Heinlein Centennial Short Fiction Contest winner. I wrote and illustrated the comics Saltwater ...more

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Chris Howard’s books

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	Saltwater Witch (Saltwater Witch Comic #1) 3.27 avg rating — 310 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Saltwater Witch (Seaborn Trilogy #1) 3.58 avg rating — 263 ratings — published 2005 — 9 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
	Seaborn (Seaborn Trilogy #2) 3.74 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 2008 — 9 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
	Saltwater Witch Graphic Novel: Chapter 2 3.04 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Sea Throne (Seaborn Trilogy #3) 3.94 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	World of Darkness: Midnight Circus by Chris Howard (Goodreads Author), Rustin Quaide 3.61 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 1996	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
	Nobles: The Shining Host 3.81 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1997	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
	Silver Fangs Tribebook (1st Edition) 3.36 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1997	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
	Kithbook: Nockers by Chris Howard (Goodreads Author), Ethan Skemp 3.70 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1997	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 Complete Seaborn (Seaborn Trilogy, #1-3) 4.28 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2011 — 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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Series by Chris Howard

Changeling: The Dreaming (52 books)
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Seaborn Trilogy (3 books)
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Saltwater Witch Graphic Novel (2 books)
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Seaborn (1 book)
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Thin Air

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The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)

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“I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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“Don't be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don't have to live forever, you just have to live.”
― Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting

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message 1: by L

Dec 13, 2013 08:18AM

Dear Chris,
Thank you for acepting my friendship request here on Goodreads. I am delighted to have won a copy of "Saltwater Witch (Seaborn Trilogy #1)" {through a first-read giveaway}, which i am really looking forward to reading! Keep a look out also for a review once i have read it, and thank you so very much once again.
Kind Regards
Lucinda x

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