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Tony Peak

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Born
in Wytheville, The United States
February 16, 1978

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Arthur C. Clarke, Philip K. Dick, Ursula K. Le Guin, Frank Herbert

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June 2013


Tony is represented by Ethan Ellenberg of the Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency. His interests include progressive thinking, transhumanism, and planetary exploration. He resides in rural southwest Virginia with a wonderful view of New River. Find out more at www.tonypeak.net ...more

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Published on January 10, 2024 12:50
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“After eating a protein slab, she donned an envirosuit, then girded on her kinetic pistol with a ten-round magazine.”
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“Were you manipulated into asking so many questions?”
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“The more she learned, the more she realized just how much she didn’t know.”
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“Perfect is a dream that you wake up from and spend forever trying to remember.”
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“Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.”
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