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Wendy Gamble

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in Ottawa, Canada

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Science Fiction, Fantasy, Thriller

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Wendy Gamble’s writing bring together years of science studies, work in heath care, and training and assistant teaching as a black belt in karate. Previously she had articles on art and science fiction published in print and on-line magazines. Wendy has also sold fantasy art and approved paintings and products related to the Canadian Musical Ride. Wendy lives in New Brunswick, Canada, where she runs a writing group, is a literacy volunteer at school, and enjoys gardening, creative cooking, yoga, photography, kicking back to good movies and shows, and, of course, her family.

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Average rating: 3.95 · 65 ratings · 10 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Earth and Beyond: A Space Adventure Origin Story (MedSci Missions Science Fiction Book 1) by Wendy Gamble (Goodreads Author), Bjørn-Rune Hanssen, István Szabó ifj (Illustrator) 3.89 avg rating — 46 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
	Ripped Genes (MedSci Missions 2) by Wendy Gamble (Goodreads Author), Bjorn-Rune Hanssen (Contributor) 4.11 avg rating — 19 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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Future Robotic Laws

Everyone knows Asimov’s Robotic Laws They seem pretty good, and we sort of assume they’ll be followed by real robot creators. However, in the future, or present reality, who knows what someone will decide to code into robots? They really could endanger all of humanity, or galactic neighbours we haven’t yet met. As far as I can find there are not yet laws covering what one can design into artificia

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Space Cadet: Recruit

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Star Rebels: Stories of Space Exploration, Alien Races, and Adventure

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Wendy Gamble and 144 other people liked Beata 's review of The Pull of the Stars: "A compelling offering by Ms Donoghue which, read in the times of COVID, could not escape comparison between the present and 1918. Nurse Julia Power is in charge of the maternity ward in a Dublin hospital. Thirty, taking care of her brother who suffers" Read more of this review »
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In the beginning the Universe was created.
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“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”
― Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

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