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Owen Norris

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Owen Norris is a reader, video and tabletop gamer and, oddly enough, an author. He grew up reading fantasy before transferring over to science fiction later in life. Now, he works to fuse the two genres, discovering how magic and technology can coexist. This has been built on a foundation of eleven years as an electrical engineer, making tech and its effect on humanity second nature in his writing. When not writing or spending time with his family, Owen dreams of snowboarding while sitting in the heat of Brisbane, Australia. You can find out more about Owen, and sign up to know when his next book is released, at his website www.thenerdsmith.com. ...more

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Children of Ruin (Children of Time, #2)

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Truly epic science fiction with an amazing take on uplifting. The spiders are different enough to feel alien but similar enough (maybe too similar) to not be distracting to the story. Maybe the sexism was a little overdone, but if it makes people thi ...more
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“They saw us, them!” Bastien shouted. “We’re getting painted!” “Filip,” Marco said. “Sa sa,” Filip said. With a motion, he trained the PDCs toward the distant flicker that was the enemy, ready to chew down any incoming torpedoes. The Pella jumped forward again, the hard burn jumping harder. Filip let his arms sink down to his sides, fingers on the built-in controls. He fought to inhale. Five gs. Six, and the acceleration was still going up. The wolves were loose now. The pack running. His vision narrowed, shadows crowding his peripherals like the dead from his dream. He had the weird sensation that she was in the room. Naomi Nagata. But that was only an accident of sleep and high-g blood flow. The crash”
― James S.A. Corey, Babylon's Ashes

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