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Alexander Barnes

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in Sunnyvale, CA, The United States

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Science Fiction, Spirituality, Science

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My first love has always been Science-Fiction. Big surprise, right? Bet you didn’t see that one coming. There’s only a handful of Software Engineers in the world that love Star Trek and Star Wars. Sarcasm aside, me and Chris have slowly been assembling the world of “The Amaranth Chronicles” for the better part of the last decade. I’ve been working as a User Experience and Interface Designer in San Francisco California for the last ten years. I’ve seen the way technological innovations have changed the way we live our lives and with Artificial Intelligence just around the corner, I wanted to tell a story not of the emergence of this Earth changing technology but rather a story of when its so ubiquitous it is as if its totally invisible. What ...more

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	The Amaranth Chronicles: Deviant Rising by Alexander Barnes (Goodreads Author), Christopher Preiman (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 58 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
	The Amaranth by Alexander Barnes (Goodreads Author), Christopher Preiman (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Nova Parallax (Tale From The Amaranth Chronicles Book 4) by Alexander Barnes (Goodreads Author), Janet Gyenes (Editor) 4.71 avg rating — 14 ratings	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
	In a Strange Land: The American Occupation of Germany 1918-1923 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 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
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Living in Flow: The Science of Synchronicity and How Your Choices Shape Your World

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“Hope. Its the most addictive thing you can give someone." - Cade”
― Alexander Barnes, The Amaranth

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“Hope. Its the most addictive thing you can give someone." - Cade”
― Alexander Barnes, The Amaranth

tags: cade, character-quotes, the-amaranth

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“Ancient astronauts didn't build the pyramids. Human beings built the pyramids, because they're clever and they work hard.”
― Gene Roddenberry

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“It isn't all over; everything has not been invented; the human adventure is just beginning.”
― Gene Roddenberry

tags: humanism, innovation, optimism

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“Matter of internal security - the age-old cry of the oppressor.
Picard”
― Gene Roddenberry

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“The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.”
― James Branch Cabell, The Silver Stallion