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Alexander Barnes

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Born
in Sunnyvale, CA, The United States
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Science Fiction, Spirituality, Science

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Star Trek, STAR WARS, Firefly, Exo Squad ...more

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My first love has always been Science-Fiction. Big surprise, right? Bet you didn’t see that one coming. There’s only a handful of Software Engineers in the world that love Star Trek and Star Wars. Sarcasm aside, me and Chris have slowly been assembling the world of “The Amaranth Chronicles” for the better part of the last decade. I’ve been working as a User Experience and Interface Designer in San Francisco California for the last ten years. I’ve seen the way technological innovations have changed the way we live our lives and with Artificial Intelligence just around the corner, I wanted to tell a story not of the emergence of this Earth changing technology but rather a story of when its so ubiquitous it is as if its totally invisible. What ...more

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“Hope. Its the most addictive thing you can give someone." - Cade”
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“Hope. Its the most addictive thing you can give someone." - Cade”
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“Ancient astronauts didn't build the pyramids. Human beings built the pyramids, because they're clever and they work hard.”
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“It isn't all over; everything has not been invented; the human adventure is just beginning.”
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“Matter of internal security - the age-old cry of the oppressor.
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“The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.”
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