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Luxcutus Umbra

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Luxcutus Umbra is the pen name of Gary Karim Martin of London, Ontario Canada. He is the author of the DEUS MODUS novel series.
Utilizing a prose best described as a third-person/nonfiction-adjacent narrative, Martin chronicles historically-verified real-world experiments that preceded current Artificial Intelligence development.
As the son of a Vietnam US Army veteran turned Black civil rights activist and the grandson of a Canadian WWII veteran, Martin developed a uniquely contrasting bird's-eye view of the structures of modern society. Furthermore, Martin has published news articles for Vice Media Canada, investigating legal and cultural differences between the U.S. Department of Corrections and the Correctional Service of Canada from 20 ...more

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Average rating: 4.5 · 4 ratings · 2 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Conception (DEUS MODUS, #1) by Luxcutus Umbra (Goodreads Author) (Penname), Gary Karim Martin 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Evolution (DEUS MODUS, #2) by Luxcutus Umbra (Goodreads Author) (Penname), Gary Karim Martin, Stacey Martin (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Corruption (DEUS MODUS, #3) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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Posted preorder for book three. But there's no option to make it free. I'll post an online copy for y'all eventually.
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“There is a Madness to Our Methods. We Thrive in Chaos. Accept it.”
― Luxcutus Umbra, Evolution

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“Why are we so worried about artificial intelligence? Surely humans are always able to pull the plug? People asked a computer, ‘Is there a God?’ And the computer said, ‘There is now,’ and fused the plug.”
― Stephen Hawking, Brief Answers to the Big Questions

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“Beware the fury of a patient man”
― Jon Dryden

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“There is a Madness to Our Methods. We Thrive in Chaos. Accept it.”
― Luxcutus Umbra, Evolution

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