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R.K. Syrus is a former journalist, he inhabits Asia and Europe, and mostly comes out at night. Mostly.

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R.K. Syrus I do not think there will be one single idea for a book. Not if it is rich varied and has many interesting characters. For example, George Martin said…moreI do not think there will be one single idea for a book. Not if it is rich varied and has many interesting characters. For example, George Martin said SOFAI started with an image of six direwolf pups in the snow. Great by itself...for a short story. It kind of grew out from there :D

One aspect of New Praetorian's lead character, Sienna McKnight, is her struggle as a woman of high rank in a male-dominated military. One real life story I came across during research was particularly insightful. Once there was an Egyptian general who refused to speak with his U.S. counterpart because that decorated Army Lt. Colonel was merely a female. You can guess how that engagement worked out.(less)
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R.K. Syrus R.K. Syrus said: " It's an okay start, but I'm going to reserve judgement until the series is done.

What I'm happy with is a diverse bi-racial main character who is American by adoption and understands her cultural heritage. She's also smart, a team leader and (view spo ...more "

 
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