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Jack Womack


Born
in Lexington, Kentucky, The United States
January 08, 1956

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Genre
Science Fiction, Literature & Fiction


"Womack's fiction may be determinedly non-cyber, but, with its commitment to using SF as a vehicle for social critique, it definitely has a punky edge. William Gibson once said that he thought he was more interested in basic economics and politics than the average blue sky SF writer. That counts double for Womack, whose fiction is packed with grimly amusing social satire and powerful little allegories exploring urban breakdown, class war and racial tensions".
--Jim McClellan (from an interview with Jack Womack, 1995). ...more

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Average rating: 3.94 · 156,100 ratings · 9,271 reviews · 37 distinct works • Similar authors
Random Acts of Senseless Vi...
3.93 avg rating — 2,863 ratings — published 1993 — 29 editions
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Ambient
3.75 avg rating — 636 ratings — published 1987 — 23 editions
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Elvissey
3.80 avg rating — 399 ratings — published 1993 — 21 editions
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Terraplane
3.84 avg rating — 298 ratings — published 1988 — 23 editions
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Let's Put the Future Behind Us
3.92 avg rating — 274 ratings — published 1996 — 15 editions
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Heathern
3.68 avg rating — 250 ratings — published 1990 — 17 editions
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Going, Going, Gone
3.97 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 2000 — 12 editions
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...Flying Saucers Are Real!
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4.20 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions
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Series by Jack Womack

Random Acts of Senseless Vi... Heathern Ambient Terraplane Elvissey Going, Going, Gone
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“You don't know who your friends are ... until you're not like them anymore.”
― Jack Womack, Random Acts of Senseless Violence
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“On the news tonight the new President said there's no reason for anyone to worry about the situation. He didn't say which situation.”
― Jack Womack, Random Acts of Senseless Violence
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“As is often the case, the sole person not left speechless in awe by my brilliance is my own beloved wife.”
― Jack Womack, Let's Put the Future Behind Us
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