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I am a writer living in the Sonoran Desert of the American Southwest, to which I relocated from my childhood home in Illinois. I have a B.S. in plant biology from the University of Arizona, and have in the past worked as a laboratory technician for that institution. Most recently I worked for Steward Observatory, as an inventory coordinator. Among other things, I am also a student of history, natural history, astronomy, and backyard horticulture.

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	Founders' Effect (War of the Second Iteration #2) 4.51 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2013 — 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
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	The Courage to Accept (War of the Second Iteration #4) 4.49 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2014 — 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
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	All That Bedevils Us: A Tale of the Second Iteration 4.17 avg rating — 23 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
	Mr. Olcott's Skies: An Old Book and a Youthful Obsession 4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2012 — 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

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Once upon a time there was an entity known as the Science Fiction Book Club. I discovered it while in high school, much to the horror of my parents, who were already alarmed at the way I turned whatever money I earned into a growing collection of books. (They wanted me to grow up as a responsible, practical man. Which, by their definition of such things, I never did.

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