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So who are you then, Todd Hewitt? he says. What makes you so special? Now that, I think, is a very good asking.

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Patrick Ness
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: October 17
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Journalist
Literary Critic
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Science Fiction Writer
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Fairfax
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