The real thing—that’s not what you want in the theater. Ill… - Nancy Kress

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The real thing—that’s not what you want in the theater. Illusion, magic, imagination. What should have happened, not what did. Reality doesn’t make good theater.

Nancy Kress

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About Nancy Kress

Nancy Kress (born January 20, 1948) is an American science fiction writer. She also used the pseudonym Anna Kendall for one young adult fantasy trilogy.

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Pen Names: Anna Kendall

Birth Name: Nancy Anne Koningisor

Alternative Names: Nancy Anne Kress

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Kim Stanley Robinson Robert A. Heinlein Charles Sheffield Stephen Baxter Jack McDevitt

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