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I write science fiction. Yes, this "biography" will be more an "autobiography", since I'm not about to write of myself in the third person.

I was born and grew up in northern New Jersey, in the early 1970's. A generation X'er, I grew up running around outside with bare feet, addicted to 70s and 80s sitcoms. I've always been a big fan of science fiction. I can remember standing in the massive line that wound about the mall parking lot just to see the premiere of Star Wars. Later, I would read or watch anything I could get my hands on. The original Dune series, Star Trek and all of its iterations and spinoffs.

Early authors - some of whom I still cherish today - include Dan Simmons (Hyperion/Endymion), Asimov, Bradbury, Wells and many others. I write science fiction. Yes, this "biography" will be more an "autobiography", since I'm not about to write of myself in the third person.

I was born and grew up in northern New Jersey, in the early 1970's. A generation X'er, I grew up running around outside with bare feet, addicted to 70s and 80s sitcoms. I've always been a big fan of science fiction. I can remember standing in the massive line that wound about the mall parking lot just to see the premiere of Star Wars. Later, I would read or watch anything I could get my hands on. The original Dune series, Star Trek and all of its iterations and spinoffs.

Early authors - some of whom I still cherish today - include Dan Simmons (Hyperion/Endymion), Asimov, Bradbury, Wells and many others. When I write my prose, echoes of their ideas and influences come out, though I would never claim to be on any level close to them. Nowadays, Andy Weir, Adrian Tchaikovsky, the works of the two James S.A. Corey writers fill my time and space, with a little Jason Anspach for good military sci-fi action!

I prefer contex in writing. I don't like cutting to the chase. For me, it is important to show the reader the world in which the story takes place. Why are the characters doing what they do? What is the context in which they live or do things by? I can't stand watching a movie or reading a book and going "Oh, come on. Why would they do that?"

My first series, "Humanity's Leap" is told from the point of view of an artificial intelligence - full of detail and analysis. I am a CFO by trade, having worked for a private equity portfolio company, and enjoy the precision of finance. I've been all over the world, and have worked in countries in Eastern Europe and the Carribean/Latin America.

Though I'm still working, my hope is to build a brand with my books that will one day allow me to continue to write after I retire. I guess, even if they don't, I'll still write - even if it's only for myself.

Thanks for giving me a chance to entertain you!

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	Species Seventeen: Book 1 of Humanity's Leap 4.40 avg rating — 404 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Architect: Book 2 of Humanity's Leap 4.50 avg rating — 283 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pilgrim and the Wolf: Book 3 of Humanity's Leap 4.47 avg rating — 193 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Released a bit earlier than scheduled. The Audiobook for Species Seventeen is in production (can't wait to hear the talented Patricia Santomasso bring it to life), and should be done this month.

Now I have to figure out how to advertise this stuff and get engagement. Hard to believe its only been less than two months!

Head on over to CSGarrand.com for news and content. Thanks for reading!

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C.S. Garrand liked Don's review of The Pilgrim and the Wolf: Book 3 of Humanity's Leap: "An amazing book! The author has such a way with descriptions! I actually can see what he is describing! I burned through the whole series, and cant wait for the next one."
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C.S. Garrand made a comment on C A’s review of Species Seventeen: Book 1 of Humanity's Leap " Sorry you feel that way, C A. I do appreciate the review, and I know the story isn't for everyone. Personally, when I read or listen to SciFi, I absol ...more "
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C.S. Garrand made a comment on Ernest Dorsett’s review of Species Seventeen: Book 1 of Humanity's Leap " Thanks for the feedback, Ernest. The level of detail is what I'd expect from an artificial intelligence trying to tell a story, while at the same time ...more "
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C.S. Garrand liked Hippy Chap's review of Species Seventeen: Book 1 of Humanity's Leap: "***** Great world building, enjoyable storyline and interesting version of first contact. Definitely recommend this book! Now going to find book two of the series!"
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C.S. Garrand made a comment on Rachgill’s review of The Pilgrim and the Wolf: Book 3 of Humanity's Leap " Great feedback, thank you! I'll try to do better on having CAIPARR explain more of the acronyms...but to make it realistic, Marines will talk like tha ...more "
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C.S. Garrand made a comment on Alvin Narsey’s review of The Architect: Book 2 of Humanity's Leap " That's surprising. I thought the back half was where it picked up. But not everyone reads the same book in the same manner, I guess. But thank you for ...more "
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“Slip Space Drive, allowed for travel in normal space with the latter using a bubble of space accelerated through the manipulation of gravity waves.”
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“I can and have experienced a broad range of emotions and awareness since I have reached sentience. It has been…an experience, learning to deal with them.”
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“But while the JEMAS platform does this through servomechanism driven power integration, the XAPSS adds additional support through gravitational manipulation,”
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