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
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Conception (DEUS MODUS, #1)

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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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" When we think of history we typically divide it into two periods:
Before Christ and Anno Domini(In the Year of Our Lord).
Some say the birth of Artifici
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“There is a Madness to Our Methods. We Thrive in Chaos. Accept it.”
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