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Gary Henson

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in Levelland, Texas, The United States

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Science Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Paranormal

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I was born in Levelland, Texas, moved to Boulder, Colorado and joined the US Nuclear Submarine force at 17.

After 9 years cruising the oceans, I returned to Colorado and eventually became a software developer.

I've always loved creating something from my imagination. In 2006 I wrote a screenplay, 'Genome'. After years of 'no thanks' or no response I decided to adapt it to a novel and try ePub.

I've since written the first book of a humorous SciFi series, 'Arlo and Jake Enlist' which is also published. I'm working more books in that series as well as stories for magazines.

My interests include playing PC RTS and FPS games like Quake, Serious Sam, Duke Nukem, Command and Conquer. Also music: Chet Atkins, Ventures, Bach, Mozart, Boogie piano.

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	Arlo and Jake Enlist: The adventure begins! 4.25 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Genome 3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2012 — 2 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 Ivory Domino by Gary Henson (Goodreads Author), Bradley S. Cobb (Editor) 4.88 avg rating — 8 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
	Arlo and Jake Lost Partner: Arlo's solo adventure! 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Arlo and Jake: Galactic Boot Camp 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013	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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Wow!

Time is an insane concept! We should form a committee to slow it down! I vote YES!

I won't bore you with all that has happened in the last year, just 2 words: heart attack! It put a serious dent in my writing career.

But I'm back now and really enjoying finishing up book #4 of my 'Arlo and Jake' Scifi adventure series with a smile. The series has the smiles, not me. Hmm. well, you get it.

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Convergence (The Convergence War #5)

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“Live in the present, remember the past, and fear not the future, for it doesn't exist and never shall. There is only now.”
― Christopher Paolini, Eldest

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“Work is about a search for daily meaning as well as daily bread, for recognition as well as cash, for astonishment rather than torpor; in short, for a sort of life rather than a Monday through Friday sort of dying.”
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“If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin.”
― Ivan Turgenev

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“We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers, we create the dreams.”
― Albert Einstein

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