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Paul B. Spence

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"I'm a mouse in a mechanical man's body." Okay, that was Pinky and the Brain, not me.

I am a writer, archaeologist, anthropologist, and geologist. I currently live in New Mexico, where all the cool kids hang out, with too many cats. (is there such a thing?)

Like most authors, I've had an eclectic career path. I've worked as a retail gofer, a food service monkey, brute laborer, a rennie, a writer for the RPG industry, and many other rewarding jobs that didn't pay enough to feed me or my cats.

I really love archaeology, and no, I haven't found any tombs with ancient evils lurking. I plan to keep it that way.

I will not dig on Mars, and I will NOT go to Zahadoom.
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I'll be updating it regularly with snippets, talking about the creative process, and interesting science news. I admit that I may be biased toward news about archaeology.

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The Remnant (The Awakening #1)

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Story Order

I’ve received some questions about where the novels fall in relation to each other. So, I made a little graphic to show them all together. I’ll update this as I write more stories. Hopefully this will help. Please note this is a very rough guideline. Riders on the Storm takes place during and just after … Continue reading "Story Order" Read more of this blog post »
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“Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.”
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L Dear Paul,
Thanks so much for accepting my friend request here on Goodreads! I am delighted to have won a copy of your novel "The Fallen" {through a first-read giveaway}, which I am really looking forward to reading and reviewing.
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Lucinda x


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