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S. Andrew Swann

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S. Andrew Swann is the primary pseudonym of Steven Swiniarski, who also writes as S.A. Swiniarski, Steven Krane, and S.A. Swann. ...more

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S. Andrew Swann It was always conceived as a stand-alone. With what I did to the universe with it, a sequel would be difficult and probably be an anti-climax.
S. Andrew Swann The Chronicles of Amber was a definite influence. The core idea has been with me since High School, since I read those books. The Steampunk elements a…moreThe Chronicles of Amber was a definite influence. The core idea has been with me since High School, since I read those books. The Steampunk elements are a more recent addition, and we can probably thank Girl Genius for them.(less)
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Happy Birthday to Me

This past week saw my 59th birthday, and as a present my wife got me The Complete Tales of Jules de Grandin by Seabury Quinn, all five hardback volumes.

Many of you might be saying “who?’ right now. I don’t blame you. Even back in the 1970s and 1980s when there was a bit of a renaissance in interest about the pulp writers of the first half of the 20th century, Quinn was a bit of a punching bag for

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“As she walked, trying to find a hotel--any hotel--she was offered at least ten different ways of getting high, four or five ways of getting laid, and at least one way of getting even.”
S. Andrew Swann, The Hostile Takeover Trilogy

“The nature of consciousness is to define what it calls reality. It's all of your observations that combine to form what it is you think reality is. God plays dice with the universe, and you be the dice, man.”
S. Andrew Swann, God's Dice

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