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Brian Gates

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Brian Gates grew up in a small country town in North East Ohio with a younger brother and sister. He had a passion for writing from a young age, and spent countless hours in and out of class writing stories, and he even gave his senior speech on various writing concepts. His love of stories eventually led him to pursue an English Degree in college. During his time there, several professors were impressed by his writing ability and encouraged him to pursue writing as a career. He graduated from Kent State University in 2014, and continued to pursue his passion for writing. Brian prefers a handful of literary genres, but two of his personal favorites are psychological thrillers and works set in post-apocalyptic worlds. Two of his biggest infl ...more

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	The Final Strain 4.20 avg rating — 66 ratings — 3 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
	One Shot 4.47 avg rating — 49 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
	White Wings: A Near-Future Sci-Fi Technothriller Novel (The Project Renaissance Trilogy, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 44 ratings — 3 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
	Door to Nowhere: A Near-Future Sci-Fi Technothriller Novel (The Project Renaissance Trilogy, #2) 4.40 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 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
	Augmented Reality Game: A Near-Future Sci-Fi Technothriller Novel (The Project Renaissance Trilogy, #3) 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 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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Brian Gates rated a book it was amazing Crimson Lucre (EPSILON Sci-Fi Thriller #1) by Brian H. Roberts (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
I had a ton of fun diving into the world(s) of Crimson Lucre. Overall, it reminded me of Andy Weir’s The Martian with an intense corporate spy thriller subplot (think David Baldacci). It was easy to get sucked into this book because the plot is so bel ...more
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“Nick yawned. “You’ll become closer with the person walking beside you in Hell for a day than the one sitting next to you in Heaven for eternity”
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