Norman spinrad is the awardwinning author of dozens of books, and threetime past president of science fiction and fantasy writers of america, inc. Norman spinrads most popular book is bug jack barron. Jul 24, 2007 in the tradition of blade runner and stories like philip k. Intriguing and inventive in equal proportions and refuses to let go until the last page.
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