Roger MacBride Allen (born September 26, 1957) is an American

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. He was born in

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and grew up outside of

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, graduating from Walt Whitman High School. He graduated from

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in 1979. His father is American historian and author Thomas B. Allen.

Background

Allen's family moved to Bethesda, Maryland when in 1966, when he was nine years old. He earned a degree in journalism from Boston University, after-which he returned to suburban Washington DC.

Works

''Allies and Aliens''

*'' The Torch of Honor'' (1985) *'' Rogue Powers'' (1986) **'' Allies and Aliens'' (1995) collects ''The Torch of Honor'' and ''Rogue Powers''

''Hunted Earth''

*'' The Ring of Charon'' (1990) *'' The Shattered Sphere'' (1994) *'' The Falling World'' (TBA)

''Caliban''

*''

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'' (1993) *''

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'' (1994) *''

Isaac Asimov's Utopia ''Isaac Asimov's Utopia'' (1996) is a science fiction novel by American writer Roger MacBride Allen, set in Isaac Asimov's Foundation universe, ''Foundation'' universe. Plot summary

Utopia takes place five years into the reign of Alvar Kres ...

'' (1996)

''Chronicles of Solace''

*'' The Depths of Time'' (2000) *'' The Ocean of Years'' (2002) *'' The Shores of Tomorrow'' (2003)

''BSI Starside''

*'' BSI Starside: The Cause of Death'' (2006) *'' BSI Starside: Death Sentence'' (2007) *'' BSI Starside: Final Inquiries'' (2008)

''Corellian'' (Star Wars)

*'' Star Wars: Ambush at Corellia'' (1995) *'' Star Wars: Assault at Selonia'' (1995) *'' Star Wars: Showdown at Centerpoint'' (1995)

Stand-alone novels

*'' Orphan of Creation'' (1988) *''

Farside Cannon ''Farside Cannon'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Roger McBride Allen. Plot summary Relations between Settlement Worlds and Earth is a constant source of tension. A geologist, Garrison Morrow, discovers himself in the middle of the ...

'' (1988) *'' The War Machine: Crisis of Empire III'' (1989), with

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*''Supernova'' (1991), with Eric Kotani *''

The Modular Man ''The Modular Man'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Roger MacBride Allen. It is the fourth in the Next Wave series. Plot summary The novel concerns the issue of personhood and what it takes to be considered a member of the moral un ...

'' (1992), accompanying the novel is an essay by

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"Intelligent Robots and Cybernetic Organisms."

Historical

*''Time Capsule: The Book of Record'' (2010) with Thomas B. Allen *''Mr. Lincoln's High Tech War'' (2008) with Thomas B. Allen

References

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