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William Barton
William Renald Barton III (born 1950) is an American science fiction writer. In addition to his standalone novels, he is also known for collaborations with [author_link_3488]. Many of their novels deal with themes such as the Cold War, space travel, and space opera. Barton also has written short st…
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William Renald Barton III (born 1950) is an American science fiction writer. In addition to his standalone novels, he is also known for collaborations with [author_link_3488]. Many of their novels deal with themes such as the Cold War, space travel, and space opera.
Barton also has written short stories that put an emphasis on sexuality and human morality in otherwise traditional science fiction. His short fiction has appeared in Asimov's and Sci Fiction, and has been nominated for the Hugo Award, the Theodore Sturgeon Award, the Sidewise Award, and the HOMer Award, and three of his novels (The Transmigration of Souls, Acts of Conscience, and When We Were Real) have been nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award.
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