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Scott Rubin is a lifelong geek, toy collector/reviewer, husband, and father. He started on the path early with Dune , Star Wars, Star Trek, Krull, and of course plenty of rad ‘80s toys. Friends at school introduced him to comic books and tabletop gaming, then Evil Dead and horror movies in high school. He can talk your ear off about all of these and other favorites—like Green Lantern, Robotech, Warhammer 40,000, HeroClix, spaceships, and more.

At UCLA Scott fell in love with everything Ancient Greek and Roman, and he went from a Classics major to a graduate degree focusing on Latin from UCSB. That education gave him an appreciation of etymology and the study of names, and he was able to combine his geeky passions and love of language and ...more

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Scott Rubin While my wife was pregnant with our first child, we were driving home from a Thanksgiving in Las Vegas. With baby names on our minds, we lamented the …moreWhile my wife was pregnant with our first child, we were driving home from a Thanksgiving in Las Vegas. With baby names on our minds, we lamented the fact that there wasn’t a book that listed names of fictional characters, as we wanted to know what heroes or villains had used the name we were considering. I’ll never forget her succinct conclusion: “Write it!” And so I did.(less)

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Scott Rubin Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, Creatures of Light and Darkness by Roger Zelazny…moreHeretics of Dune by Frank Herbert, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, Creatures of Light and Darkness by Roger Zelazny(less)

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Naming Your Little Geek: The Complete List of Comic, Game, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Names!

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Savage Crew is a really fun pulpy sci-fi story full of great action, big explosions, and unique alien species. Gal, our protagonist (don't let him hear you call him a "hero"), comes off like a scoundrel out of a wretched hive of villainy on Tatooine, ...more
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