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American science fiction and fantasy author, audiobook narrator and puppeteer; four-time Hugo Award winner, author of the Lady Astronaut series and The Spare Man; president of SFWA from 2019 to 2021.
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Lock InBook John Scalzi
So Lock In takes the idea of locked-in syndrome, which is a thing that actually happens to people; but he’s imagining that there’s a highly contagious virus called Haden’s syndrome.
Five Books interview: the best books on The Best Sci-Fi Mysteries
2024-01-11·fivebooks.com ↗
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