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Brian Burt

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Born

in Fort Wayne, Indiana, The United States

Website

http://www.briantburt.com

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Genre

Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror

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So many great books and authors, so little time. To see my influences, ...more

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I grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana (a proud Hoosier!), and started making up stories at an early age to try to get myself out of trouble. After college, I worked as a software engineer and got to travel as a consultant for a while, even landing a 16-month gig in Dublin, Ireland, which was fantastic!

I finally got tired of airports and decided to settle down back in the Midwest, in Southwest Michigan. I couldn't fight the writing bug and started submitting short fiction: science fiction, fantasy, and horror. (I loved them all and wasn't very decisive.) In 1992 I got my big break as a writer, winning the Gold Award (grand prize) in the Writers of the Future Contest for "The Last Indian War."

I met my wife of almost 20 years (who became my best fr ...more

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Average rating: 3.96 · 153 ratings · 58 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	In the Tears of God 3.71 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood Tide 4.29 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Price of Eden (Aquarius Rising #3) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 by Algis Budrys (Editor/Contributor), Dave Wolverton (Editor / Contributor), L. Ron Hubbard (Contributor) 3.94 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1992 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Winters by Sarena Ulibarri (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Wendy Nikel (Goodreads Author), Andrew Dana Hudson (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales From the Dream Zone by Polly Alice McCann (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Leah Kuntz (Contributor), Patrik Borosky (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Resurrection Trust by Amanda Saint (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Caroline Lucas (Foreword), Brian Burt (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anthology House (Vol. 1) by Maia Kumari Gilman (Goodreads Author) (Curator), Jillian Magalaner Stone (Editor), Brian Burt (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I haven't posted in quite a while. Life's been messy and complicated lately. My mom passed two weeks ago after a long, agonizing battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Especially around the Holidays, coping with this kind of grief is a challenge. My dad (who was married to Mom for more than 60 years) is struggling mightily, as are all of us. In truth, I'm utterly confl

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“The future is already here – it's just not evenly distributed.

The Economist, December 4, 2003”
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