Lawrence M. Schoen was born on July 27, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois. He has a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics. He is the publisher and chief editor of Paper Golem, a speculative fiction small press. Prime Codex was his first book. His other edited works include Alembical 3, with Arthur Dorrance, and Cats in Space. He is also an author and has written numerous short stories, novellas and poetry. Barsk: The Elephant's Graveyard is his first novel.
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