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Adam Bender writes speculative fiction that explores modern-day political fears with a balance of action and romance.

A journalist by day, Adam has reported extensively on technology and the international debate between personal privacy and national security.

Adam is a senior journalist for Computerworld, Techworld and CIO in Sydney, Australia. He previously covered US politics on Capitol Hill for the esteemed Washington trade journal, Communications Daily.

For more info, visit Adam's home page: AdamBenderWrites.com.


Publishers Weeklyhas praised the manuscript for my unpublished second novel, Divided We Fall.


An independent reviewer from the literary magwrote that the story “raises interesting questions about the influence of propaganda on the construction of the self, the idea of true tabula rasa and the power of memory.”In addition, “the central love story propels the narrative energetically.”


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Average rating: 4.83 · 6 ratings · 2 reviews · 1 distinct work · Similar authors
We, The Watched
4.83 of 5 stars 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions

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