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Data analyst / scientist for a number of years.
Novella: Space Ants: Never Say Die. Classic SF about survival.
3rd Novel: Near-future Cyberpunk. AI Therapy in the age of dystopian surveillance Capitalism, Above Dark Waters
2nd Novel: First Contact under Europa. A Hardness of Minds
1st novel: A utopian data science fiction No Lack of Sunshine.

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Space Ants: Never Say Die

I got a great review about Space Ants: Never Say Die. And if you are looking for science fiction about ants in space, or ant fiction, or space fiction from the non-human perspective of the aliens, then check out Space Ants:
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