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Ben Van Dongen was born in Windsor Ontario. He likes to think that if he tried harder he could have been an Astronaut, but he is happier writing science fiction anyway. He wrote the novellas The Thinking Machine and The Neon Heart, co-authored the books No Light Tomorrow and All These Crooked Streets, and is one half of the founding team of Adventure Worlds Press. You can read more crazy notions on his website. BenVanDongen.com

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	No Light Tomorrow by Christian Laforet (Goodreads Author), Ben Van Dongen (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 33 ratings — 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
	The Thinking Machine (The Synthetic Albatross #1) 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings	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 These Crooked Streets by Christian Laforet (Goodreads Author), Ben Van Dongen (Goodreads Author), Edmond Gagnon (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 14 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
	Broadcast Wasteland (The Synthetic Albatross #3) 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings	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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	Snow from a Distant Sky (The Synthetic Albatross #5) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	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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One of the earliest post I made on this site was about how I don’t like wearing pants. I’m not sure when the change happened, but at some point in the last 15 or so years, I stopped minding. I wouldn’t say I’m a convert and love pants, but they don’t bother me anymore. I say that as an awkward introduction to a story about how I just bought new pants for work.

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Ben Van Dongen wrote a new blog post New Pants Blog Post No. 680One of the earliest post I made on this site was about how I don’t like wearing pants. I’m not sure when the change happened, but at Read more of this blog post »
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I'll refrain from talking about the story I have in this anthology, but I'm thrilled to be in a book with so many great stories! The flow is great and each story has an interesting take on the theme. It's a surprisingly quick read for having so how lo ...more
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I'll refrain from talking about the story I have in this anthology, but I'm thrilled to be in a book with so many great stories! The flow is great and each story has an interesting take on the theme. It's a surprisingly quick read for having so how lo ...more
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Ben Dongen liked Joey Ouellette's review of Break/Interrupt (The Synthetic Albatross #4): "In a dystopian city powerful orbiting corporations compete in a no rules winner take all struggle. A surprising and unlikely group of friends help the down on his luck hybrid could-have-done-better protagonist find and rescue his best friend- who jus" Read more of this review »
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Ben Dongen and 1 other person liked Christian (C.M. Forest) Laforet's review of Snow from a Distant Sky (The Synthetic Albatross #5): "If you’re like me, and have been digging the Synthetic Albatross series since book 1 (The Thinking Machine) then you are aware of the portal-hopping fellow who has appeared in each of the volumes from the beginning. The mysterious figure who enters t" Read more of this review »
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Ben Dongen liked Theron Eulalie's review of Snow from a Distant Sky (The Synthetic Albatross #5): "An exciting and imaginative portal adventure! Thomas is thrown into a frozen, dying world and must fight to survive while searching for a way home. The harsh setting, strange allies, and mysterious enemies make for a gripping read. A great mix of sci" Read more of this review »
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Ben Dongen rated a book it was amazing The Roots Run Deep: Horror Short Story Collection by C.M. Forest (Goodreads Author)	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
A thrilling and chilling collection of stories. With a good mix of horror from realistic to fantastic, and some unexpected humour, the stories in The Roots Run Deep will keep you coming back for more. Great looking cover on the shelf, too!
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