[H]umans hate to admit error even as they stand there, blac… - James Nicoll

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[H]umans hate to admit error even as they stand there, black and smoldering, with the stub of a cigarette in one hand, in the middle of a wide crater containing them and the remains of a sign that once read 'DANGER: VOLATILE EXPLOSIVES'

James Nicoll

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James Davis Nicoll (born March 18, 1961) is a Canadian freelance game and reviewer, former role-playing game store owner, and also works as a first reader for the Science Fiction Book Club.

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Alternative Names: James Davis Nicoll • James D. Nicoll

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