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J. Barry Reid

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Born
in Spartanburg, S.C., The United States
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Genre
Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller

Influences
Clive Cussler, Michael Crichton

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October 2015

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J. Barry Reid received his bachelor's degree from West Georgia College and his master’s degree in geology from Memphis State University. He worked as a geologist in oil and gas exploration in Texas before working in environmental consulting in the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. More recently he lived on a sailboat in the Florida Keys, and now lives with his wife Tiane in Jacksonville, Florida.

Barry had the idea for this book over a decade ago, thinking about what may happen if geological changes in the Earth's magnetic field that have happened in the distant past were to re-occur in modern times.

"I decided, working with my wife Tiane, to take these ideas further by adding a dash of adventure and dramatic twists and turns explorin ...more

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J. Barry Reid First, I take a break and do something different for a little while. Then I think about the story again, and the different parts that happened so far…more First, I take a break and do something different for a little while. Then I think about the story again, and the different parts that happened so far. I ask myself, is there something else that could happen, especially something unexpected. Something that I would not have thought about the characters or the plot already so far. Or I think about where I was planning for the story to go, and what would be some ways to get there. (less)
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J. Barry Reid All the different people that I got to talk to during the process and when we published this first book. In this process, I reconnected with family a…more All the different people that I got to talk to during the process and when we published this first book. In this process, I reconnected with family and friends, including lots of old friends I hadn't seen in a while.(less)
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“I was fascinated by information about the Earth's magnetic field in my geological studies, and started wondering what would happen if long-overdue changes in geomagnetism manifested in modern times. I decided, working with my wife Tiane, to take these ideas further by adding a dash of adventure and dramatic twists and turns exploring how different types of people, good and bad, might react.”
― J. Barry Reid, Reversal: The Skyfire Begins
tags: adventure, science, thriller
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“I was fascinated by information about the Earth's magnetic field in my geological studies, and started wondering what would happen if long-overdue changes in geomagnetism manifested in modern times. I decided, working with my wife Tiane, to take these ideas further by adding a dash of adventure and dramatic twists and turns exploring how different types of people, good and bad, might react.”
― J. Barry Reid, Reversal: The Skyfire Begins
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