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Steven L. Kent

Steven L. Kent turned a lifelong joystick addiction into a fifteen-year gig writing for outlets like Microsoft News, Boys’ Life, USA Today, the Chicago Tribune, and The Japan Times. In addition to his two-volume account The Ultimate History of Video Games, Kent wrote The Making of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within and The Making of Doom 3. Also a novelist, he authored the Clone Republic series and co-authored 100 Fathoms Below with Nicholas Kaufmann. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
The Ultimate History of Video Games, Volume 2
The Clone Apocalypse
The Clone Assassin
The Clone Sedition
The Clone Redemption
The Clone Empire
The Clone Betrayal
The Clone Elite
The Clone Alliance
Rogue Clone
The Clone Republic
The Ultimate History of Video Games, Volume 1

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The Ultimate History of Video Games, Volume 2
The Clone Apocalypse
The Clone Assassin
The Clone Sedition
The Clone Redemption
The Clone Empire
The Clone Betrayal
The Clone Elite
The Clone Alliance
Rogue Clone
The Clone Republic
The Ultimate History of Video Games, Volume 1

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