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H.G. Martin

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http://www.goodreads.com/hgmartin

born

February 01, 1960 in Sacramento, CA, The United States

gender

male

website

http://www.hgmartin.net

genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy

influences

George MacDonald Fraser, Roger Zelazny, Philip Jose Farmer, and many m...more

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September 2009

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H.G. Martin was born a long time ago in Sacramento, California. When he was a boy he wanted to be a comic book artist but, being left-handed, kept smearing the work with the palm of his hand.

He went through a wanna-be rock star phase in college, but found it too difficult to gauge the correct number of beers to drink during a concert. Too few and he had stage fright, too many and he started forgetting the words.

In his early thirties he discovered that his true calling was writing stories. He has been at it ever since.

Like most writers, Martin has a day job in order to keep the wolves away from the door. He has been a software test engineer for the past twenty-four years. In that time he has been able to work on many interesting projects in...more

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H.G. Martin's Blog

Early look at the cover of my new novel

Happy New Year! Long time, no post. Just wanted to let everyone get a sneak peak at this amazing wraparound cover to my third novel, Sow the Dragon's Teeth. It should be out in paperback and ebook sometime in the first quarter of this year from Mundania Press.

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Books by H.G. Martin

Average rating: 4.40 · 5 ratings · 1 review · 2 distinct works

	Doctor Diablo 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Legacy of the Silver Scorpion 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	My rating:

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Oct 20, 2011 07:34pm ·

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Sow the Dragon's Teeth
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Oct 20, 2011 07:32pm

H.G. Martin took the Never-Ending Book Quiz

questions answered:	29
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Mar 08, 2010 12:04pm · beat his score

H.G. Martin gave

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Needful Things
by Stephen King

read in March, 2010

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Mar 08, 2010 11:57am

H.G. Martin gave

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The Road
by Cormac McCarthy

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My new favorite book. Syntax is...unusual, but the story is extremely powerful and moving, especially for a parent.

Jan 29, 2010 08:02am · see review

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To Your Scattered Bodies Go
by Philip José Farmer

read in January, 2010

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Jan 29, 2010 07:51am

H.G. Martin gave

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The Last Colony (Old Man's War, #3)
by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author)

read in January, 2010

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Jan 07, 2010 08:58am

H.G. Martin is on page 140 of 374 of The Ghost Brigades

The Ghost Brigades (Old Man's War, #2)
by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author)

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Dec 10, 2009 08:05am ·

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Old Man's War
by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author)

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Even people who don't like science fiction will love this tale. Scalzi has an intriguing concept and tells a great story. And another thing, if more science fiction writers remembered to (or were capable of) making their characters as clever, funny,...more

Dec 10, 2009 08:03am · see review

H.G. Martin gave

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The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author)

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This is a compilation of Sherlock Holmes stories by some of today's best and most popular genre fiction authors. The twist here is that each story places Holmes and his ever-loyal friend Watson into a world, situation, or reality that Sir Arthur neve...more

Dec 10, 2009 07:51am · see review

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