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My name is Andy Gorman, and I am not just a human. I am also a machine that turns coffee and sunlight (and sometimes beer) into words. Okay, fine…mostly beer.

In 2018, I published The Last Safe Place, a fun-filled and fast-paced sci-fi thriller that I spent over a year writing and much longer dreaming about. I wrote most of the novel while earning a Bachelor of Arts in English at UNLV—before school, between classes, and during boring lectures (i.e., most lectures). The world I was building interested me more than reality did, which made the characters come to life. I remember crying like a newborn baby when I had to kill one. The murder was worth it, though, because The Last Safe Place became a #1 Bestseller in four sci-fi categories.

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5 Must-read Fiction Books Set in the Future

From near to far and everything in between, fiction set in the future always intrigues. As a science fiction author, I love exploring unfamiliar societies, advanced technologies, and the consequences of time. Whether they’re standalone novels or series-starting stories, I’m constantly reading books set in the future—for inspiration, yes, but primarily for sheer enjoyment. In no particular order, m

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	The Last Safe Place: A Near Future Sci-Fi Thriller 4.15 avg rating — 93 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
	Life on Planet Earth 4.12 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2021	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
	Goodbye World: An A.I. Science Fiction Short Story 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Planet of Origin: A Science Fiction Short Story 4.75 avg rating — 4 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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	THRIVE: THE ENTREPRENEURS GUIDE TO AUTHENTIC SUCCESS by Phil Berg, Elaine Dodge (Goodreads Author) (editor), Paul Furlong 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
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Hell Divers (Hell Divers, #1)

by Nicholas Sansbury Smith (Goodreads Author)

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How to Win Friends and Influence People

by Dale Carnegie

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Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters

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“Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand; instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb nail.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden

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“True artists, whatever smiling faces they may show you, are obsessive, driven people—whether driven by some mania or driven by some high, noble vision need not presently concern us.”
― John Gardner, The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers

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