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$\"\"$ <\/a> $\"\"$ I took a glance to see how Religion and Science Fiction<\/a> $\"\"$ <\/em> is doing on Amazon.com, and was rather shocked by what is thus far the only review there. It isn\u2019t that it gives the book only one star \u2013 everyone is entitled to their opinion \u2013 but the person\u2019s only comment is about me and their apparent annoyance that I have turned my attention to science fiction. They seem not to be aware that I am the editor rather than the author of the book, and so I can only assume that they haven\u2019t even read it.<\/p>\n

I am disappointed that someone would do something out of a personal vendetta towards me that harms the contributors to the volume.<\/p>\n

If you have read the volume, I would be grateful if you could take the time to view it, however briefly, on Amazon.com<\/a>, so that the book\u2019s other authors should not be negatively affected by what I can only assume is a disgruntled reader of my blog. Thank you!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"