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James R. Hardin

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Science Fiction

Influences

Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Timothy Zahn

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James R. Hardin received his first rejection from a major publisher when he was 11 years old and has been writing fiction intermittently ever since. After a long break earning a living and dealing with real life, he has returned to writing with renewed passion (although he still has to work around all that earning a living and real life stuff).

James retired from being an engineer in the R&D department of a major turbomachinery manufacturer, where he engaged in aerodynamic design, computational fluid dynamics analyses, and battle with temperamental computers. When not writing or engineering, he often plays or composes music, usually on a piano or synthesizer.

James lives in western Pennsylvania with his wife and a varying number of sons depe ...more

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Average rating: 4.35 · 17 ratings · 6 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Softlife 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2013 — 5 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
	Triangulation: Energy by John Thompson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Storm Walden (Editor), Derek Des Anges 4.50 avg rating — 4 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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If you've read Softlife and liked it (and you did, right?), I'd appreciate it if you'd leave a review on Amazon, as well as any other place, like Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, anywhere. I can't offer you anything for doing this--that would be against ethics and Amazon's policies--but you'd have my gratitude. More reviews may help sales, may help other readers find a book they'd like, and would make m Read more of this blog post »

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James R. Hardin rated a book it was amazing Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Goodreads Author)	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
You've got to have a science nerd streak for this story (though it's not necessary to thoroughly understand all the science presented--thank goodness!). But with that, this is a wonderful book about the science-based issues the protagonists must face ...more
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James R. Hardin rated a book it was amazing Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches, #1) by Terry Pratchett	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
Good fun, like any Discworld book! Not necessary to have read the preceding two Discworld books, since this one starts a new character, but the background information from them does help.
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James R. Hardin rated a book it was ok Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand	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
Ideas were interesting, whether one agrees or not. Book was twice or three times as long as it needed to be to get them across. Very repetitive. Often was much more a political or economic treatise than a work of fiction.
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Well, this was just a blast! Maybe a slightly slow start, with a lot of narration, but it made up for lost time later. Lots of fun for a geek reader, even if you're not a bigtime gamer (I'm not). Cline explains enough to help the reader along even if ...more
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