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I love to fool my readers, but in a good way. If you've read any of my work, there's a good chance that at some point I surprised you.

Vera Nazarian

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Vera Nazarian
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: May 25
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Moscow
Russian SFSR
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