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He was born on november, 1957 in liverpool, england and lives in northumberland. Ring is a 1994 science fiction novel by british author stephen baxter. Stephen baxter is an incredibly skilled author a successor to arthur c clarke and philip k dick who has kept me entertained for years with his clever books written around huge ideas and concepts. Stephen baxter at the sciencefictiontage nrw in dortmund, germany, march 1997 a second category in baxter s work is based on readings in evolutionary biology and humananimal behaviour.
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