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Bryan Thomas Schmidt

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Bryan Thomas Schmidt is a national bestselling author and Hugo nominated editor of adult and children’s speculative fiction. His fourth novel, Simon Says is a page-turning near future thriller. His debut novel, The Worker Prince received Honorable Mention on Barnes & Noble Book Club’s Year’s Best Science Fiction Releases for 2011. His children’s books, 102 More Hilarious Dinosaur Books For Kids and Abraham Lincoln: Dinosaur Hunter- Land Of Legends appeared from Delabarre Publishing in 2012. His short stories have appeared in Tales of The Talisman, Straight Outta Tombstone, The X-Files: Secret Agendas, Predator: If It Bleeds, Decision Points and many more.

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	Predator: If It Bleeds by Bryan Thomas Schmidt (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), Holly Roberds (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Steve Perry (Contributor) 4.01 avg rating — 870 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Infinite Stars: Dark Frontiers by Bryan Thomas Schmidt (Goodreads Author), David Weber (Contributor), Orson Scott Card (Contributor) 4.11 avg rating — 815 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Infinite Stars by Bryan Thomas Schmidt (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David Weber (contributor), Brian Herbert (contributor) 3.87 avg rating — 468 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Aliens vs. Predators: Ultimate Prey by Bryan Thomas Schmidt (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Louis Ozawa Changchien, Scott Sigler (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 327 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Predator: Eyes of the Demon by Bryan Thomas Schmidt (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tim Lebbon (Goodreads Author), Stephen Graham Jones (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 278 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	The Hitherto Secret Experiments of Marie Curie by Bryan Thomas Schmidt (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Henry Herz (editor), Seanan McGuire (Goodreads Author) (contributor) 3.41 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Surviving Tomorrow: A Charity Anthology by Bryan Thomas Schmidt (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author), Orson Card really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	The Worker Prince (Saga of Davi Rhii, #1) 3.38 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Galactic Games by Bryan Thomas Schmidt (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Robert Silverberg (Contributor), Mercedes Lackey (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.64 avg rating — 55 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
	Simon Says (John Simon Thrillers Book 1) 3.98 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2019 — 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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