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Michael Albergo

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A Long Island native and graduate of MIT, Michael Albergo is a civil engineer and professor of risk analysis at NYU. He writes speculative, character-driven fiction rooted in early 20th century locales, people, and events. In his spare time he enjoys strategy and role-playing games. Native Species is his first novel.

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Prelude to Extinction (Xenophobia Series - Book 1)

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Readers of science fiction enjoy being awed, frightened, shocked, or fascinated by an author’s vision of the future. Readers of Gregory Basham’s debut work, CYBERSPACE VOID: A Set of System Failures + User Errors, will enjoy all these reactions, punc ...more
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Horror is not so much about pain and doom as it is the threat of pain and doom. Myrddin Young understands this well. His debut novel, The Vellum Morta, is a sublime blend of horror, mystery, and the supernatural. The novel opens with a perfectly appal ...more
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