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Sean Bai

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Sean has always liked reading and watching science fiction. It feels wonderful seeing the vast universe and all the crazy alien life forms and the thrill of the unknown. So he decided his books would capture that sense of wonder, and he would be as creative as possible in writing something different, unique, and unexpected. He doesn't like to write the stories everyone has heard over and over again. He wants you to think "Wow, I never thought that was possible!" when reading his books.

He has a BA in American Multicultural Studies and speaks Chinese and English as well as a smattering of Spanish and Burmese. This helps him flesh out alien cultures in his work so that they are unique and have believable motivations and backstories.

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Sean Bai I'm currently writing book 2, Escalation of War (Aliens Among the Stars Book 1). It won't be out for some time though, as I still need to do the audio…moreI'm currently writing book 2, Escalation of War (Aliens Among the Stars Book 1). It won't be out for some time though, as I still need to do the audiobook for book 1, and I am not a full-time author.(less)
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Creativity

I think it's important to be creative.

I like science fiction because it examines new frontiers.

So when I write science fiction, I want to capture the same sense of wonder I felt when watching Stargate. Spoiler alert!

Spoiler alert! Jaffa kree!

Wait, if you haven't watched Stargate yet, go and watch Stargate SG-1!

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