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  <name><![CDATA[Christine Amsden]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[I have been writing science fiction and fantasy for as long as I can remember. I love to write and it is my dream that others will be inspired by this love and by my stories. Speculative fiction is fun, magical, and imaginative but great speculative fiction is about real people defining themselves through extraordinary situations. I write primarily about people and it is in this way that I strive to make science fiction and fantasy meaningful for everyone.

I was born in St. Louis but moved to the Kansas City area with my husband in 2004. My husband, Austin, is my biggest fan and has been the key to my success. We have one child; a son, Drake. Two orange tabby cats, Kosh and Delenn, complete our family and demand the rest of my attention.]]></about>    <gender>female</gender>  <hometown>St. Louis</hometown>      
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Touch of Fate]]></title>
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  <average_rating>4.00</average_rating>
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  <published>2007</published>  
  
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