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Posted 2013-02-05 1:16 PM (#4673 - in reply to #4631)
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dihenydd - 2013-01-26 5:57 PM

I took a very simplistic approach. I used a RNG to pick a number between 1-26. I got 5 - the fifth letter in the Alphabet is E. There were 7 authors with last names starting in E. Back to the the RNG for a number between 1-7. I got 3 so counting off my author is Janet Edwards. Never heard of her but the book in the DB looks interesting...


Thanks for this. I ended up using this system to get my random author (I admit, I did it a few times as I wanted to get an author who's books were available through my local library). I ended up with Sarah Zettel. I've never heard of her, but her novel 'Bitter Angels' look interesting.

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