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Omar Fink

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Science Fiction, Science, History

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Heinlein, Asimov, Clarke, Bradbury, Van Vogt, Verne

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Grew up reading science-fiction (Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein, Bradbury...) and now I'm writing it.

Some favorites include: Dune, Foundation Trilogy, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Stranger in a Strange Land, Robot series (Asimov), Gateway/Heechee series (Pohl), Martian Chronicles, Enders Game, Contact, The World of Null A, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, ... many more and many short stories.

Currently live in Georgetown, TX. ...more

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An Ethical Imperative

In my previous book, “Star of Epiphany”, a synthetic consciousness called TYCHE/SYNCON maintained a journal that explained humanity should consider it an ethical imperative to improve human ethical analysis. In my next book, “Rhodium Pirates”, the TYCHE/SYNCON consciousness continues to update the journal and further develops the concept of an Ethical Imperative. The Ethical Imperative […]

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