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Matt London

Matt London is a writer, video game designer, and avid recycler who has published short fiction and articles about movies, TV, video games, and other nerdy stuff. Matt is a graduate of the Clarion Writers Workshop, and studied computers, cameras, rockets, and robots at New York University. When not investigating lost civilizations, Matt explores the mysterious island where he lives — Manhattan.

Find out more at 8thContinentbooks.com. And visit Matt on his website (http://themattlondon.com) and on Twitter @theMattLondon.

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