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J.D. Dresner is a fantasy and science fiction author whose work spans poetry, short fiction, and novels. His poetry has appeared in Polar Starlight, Ansible Press, Academy of the Heart and Mind, Polar Borealis, and Hippocampus Press, with “For the Robots” selected for Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Two. He won the 2024 short story contest from the Fantasy/Science Fiction Alliance, and his story “The Death Sentence” was published in Fission #4 by the British Science Fiction Association. Peasant Magazine published “Rhymes with Orange,” while 2 other stories are set to be published in 2025. Dresner’s debut novel, A Prologue of Deception, book one in the Talisman Series, was acquired by Golden Storyline Books and will ...more

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	A Goblin's Mind 4.10 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	One Week: A Bare Naked Musical it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	You Don't Know Jack by J.D. Dresner (Goodreads Author), Jared Shapiro (Design), Brett Savory (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	You Don't Know Jack: An Odd Dystopian Time Travel Sci-Fi Novella it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Polar Starlight, Issue 15, June 2024 by Rhea E. Rose (Editor), Colleen Anderson (Contributor), Carolyn Clink (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2024	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
	Polar Borealis, Issue 30, May 2024 by R. Graeme Cameron (Editor), Tommy Blanchard (Contributor), J.D. Dresner (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2024	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
	A Prologue of Deception (The Talisman Series) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 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
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