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Damien Broderick

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The Resume

    (April 22, 1944- )
    Born in Australia
    Australian science fiction writer
    Novels include; 'Godplayers,' 'K-Machine,' 'Zones,' and 'Transcension'
    Short story collections include; 'A Man Returned,' 'The Dark Between the Stars,' 'The Qualia Engine,' and 'I'm Dying Here'
    Non-fiction includes; 'Theory and Its Discontents' and 'The Last Mortal Generation'
    PhD in Comparative Semiotics and Literature from Deakins University
    Winner of five Ditmar and four Aurealis awards

Why he might be annoying:

    His middle name is Francis.
    One of his early book covers featured his then girlfriend nude, playing with their dog in a pond.
    None of his work has been filmed.
    His first novel was published in 1970, his second in 1980. Similarly his first collection of short stories appeared in 1965 and his second in 1991.
    His biography on his website is a bizarre collection of stream of consciousness thought and interviews that have appeared elsewhere.
    An atheist, he once said, 'Religion was prehistoric humanity's first groping attempt to discover science fiction.'
    He goes back and redoes his books when they are re-issued.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He's published over forty books with international sales in the millions.
    He created the term 'virtual reality.'
    His work is among the most literate and imaginative in science fiction history with particular emphasis on the future evolution of human beings.

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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 32 Votes: 31.25% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying