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Why did I decide to finally write? Spoiler, it's not a midlife crisis. Like most people, mass shootings have always left me speechless. Of course, I don't need to have lived in other countries to know that the approach the USA takes regarding gun-related violence is perplexingly unique. I consider myself a keen observer, so I noticed that during the lockdown of the pandemic in 2020-2021, mass shooting news reports drastically went down (even as violence overall seemed to reach new records). So, I found myself wondering whether the lockdown would help with the gun violence crisis, and save lives from the lethal virus. It was a little bit naive, wasn't it? When the country started reopening to normal activities, between March and April 2021, punctual like a clock, mass shootings were also back to being part of life! That struck me to my core, and I decided to act on the idea of a book I had been keeping in my mind for some time. Even though I was trained as a scientist and engineer, I always felt drawn to literary endeavors but never had the time and the dedication to get the training I knew I would need to come up with a book worth anyone's time. But on this occasion, I was gonna do something about this book idea. Even the ugly divorce I was going through was not going to stop me. That's how I started working on this book, and I think you'll find it worth your time. I hope you enjoy the story. The book is simply a warning against complacency toward mass shootings. Accepting them as a normal part of our life may numb us from the fact that advanced AI technology can potentially be weaponized for seemingly random shootings, that perhaps cover up a crazy agenda, like world domination. Of course, it would take a resourceful evil genius to do that, but how many tech billionaires would or wouldn't fit that profile? ----------------------------------------- Born and raised in Cameroon, I grew up fantasizing about sci-fi and voraciously reading comics. After high school, I studied Physics and earned an undergrad, with the dream to become an astrophysicist. But in my early 20s, I moved to Italy and studied electrical engineering. I then worked in the tech industry for a few years, before jumping at a job opportunity and moving to the USA in my 30s. It's been over 10 years now. In early 2021, I decided to dedicate time and resources to what had always been a great passion of mine, sci-fi. So, I started working to bring to life my first book. I'm very excited to share "Killer Clones" with everyone.