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Scott Ickes

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Scott Ickes is a retired mechanical engineer living in Vancouver, WA, with his lovely wife Linda.

A storyteller at heart, he strives to immerse readers in the worlds he creates, hoping that they will enjoy reading about them as much as he enjoys writing about them.

Scott has always enjoyed reading the types of books that he writes. Before he retired, Scott spent approximately 130 nights a year in hotels, traveling throughout the Pacific Northwest in the United States and doing extensive business travel to many parts of the world.

After reading thousands of science fiction novels, he now writes about the worlds they inspired in his mind.

Scott began writing in February 2024. He had been diagnosed with Leukemia in September 2023. After many roun
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I had a request for a book signing today!

I had to visit my dentist today for some miner dental work.

When I arrived she was in the waiting room, holding a hardcover copy of my book, FIRST CONTACT - LEMURIANS.

She said that when my wife was last there for a cleaning, she mentioned that I was now a published author. My dentist purchased the first book in the series for her staff and patients!

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“Don't live in the past. Be in the present, but don't live in the present. Live in and for the future. Infinity is the key!”
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