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Anton Troia

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Born

in New York City, The United States

May 16, 1977

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http://iridiumman.wix.com/books

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Science Fiction, Horror, Paranormal

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February 2012

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Anton Troia was a former Emergency Medical Technician, and studied electronic engineering at DeVry University. He was born and raised in New York City, where he still lives with his two audacious dogs. Anton always found NYC to be a strange place, but he hopes that will change someday.

Anton's stories warn about the potential dangers of technological progress, with themes centered around the ongoing tug of war between science and ethics. Anton's futuristic settings are usually dominated by monopolistic corporations, authoritarian governments, and scientific dictatorships.

Anton's themes veer into the paranormal elements as well and he has a knack for seamlessly weaving historical fact and mythology. His thematic focus strongly reflects his p ...more

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Average rating: 3.7 · 96 ratings · 44 reviews · 2 distinct works

	The Last Overseer (The Overseer, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 83 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
	Advent Children (The Overseer, #2) 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2014 — 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

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Are we evolving as rapidly as ever before?

Evolution. It's easy to see that it's happening right now, and has been happening since the turn of the 19th century. But every so often, we get hit with a wave, where evolution speeds up. Look how much we progressed on a technological level over the past 250 years?

Before 1750, wars were fought the same way for thousands of years, with crude pointy weapons and horses as our means of transport. In Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Anton Troia

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The Importance of Living

by Lin Yutang

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Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3)

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The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft

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“Some people possess gifts, and some people are possessed by them. When that happens, the gift becomes a curse”
― Anton Troia, Advent Children

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“Nothing is achieved without sacrifice”
― Anton Troia, The Last Overseer

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“No one is strong unless they were once weak. No one becomes fearless unless they were previously afraid. And no civilization can advance itself unless it had already been shattered”
― Anton Troia, The Last Overseer

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Making Connections: 1753. - THE LAST OVERSEER by Anton Troia	7	29	Sep 30, 2013 07:24AM
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Anton’s Quotes

“Human beings achieve the most extraordinary things when pushed to their limits or face a precipice”
― Anton Troia, The Last Overseer

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“It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”
― Herman Melville

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“Old enough to know better, but too young to care.”
― can't remember

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“The truth lies buried in the darkness of the soul.”
― Caligula

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The Goodreads group for the Facebook page I Love Vampire Novels. For all lovers of vampire/paranormal fiction!

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message 3: by S.M.

Jan 16, 2014 08:22AM

THanks for connecting with me!

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message 2: by Karen

Nov 02, 2013 11:00AM

Thanks for the book recommendation, Ophelia sounds like she's got a nasty problem, hope that she found away out... I guess I will have to get this one to find out, it sounds very familiar, I might have read one of her books but maybe not this one!!

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message 1: by Ms. Nikki

Aug 04, 2013 04:40PM

Thanks for the invite, Anton. Chat soon :)

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