Walter H. Hunt is a science fiction

Science fiction

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 novelist from Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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, United States

United States

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. His writings currently include the Dark Wing series, a military science fiction

Military science fiction

Military science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction in which the principal characters are members of a military service and an armed conflict is taking place, normally in space, or on a planet other than Earth...

 space opera

Space opera

Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes romantic, often melodramatic adventure, set mainly or entirely in outer space, generally involving conflict between opponents possessing advanced technologies and abilities. The term has no relation to music and it is analogous to "soap...

, as well as numerous role-playing scenarios for various gaming companies. He is a graduate of Bowdoin College

Bowdoin College

Bowdoin College , founded in 1794, is an elite private liberal arts college located in the coastal Maine town of Brunswick, Maine. As of 2011, U.S. News and World Report ranks Bowdoin 6th among liberal arts colleges in the United States. At times, it was ranked as high as 4th in the country. It is...

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Hunt's work experience has been as a software engineer

Software engineering

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 and technical writer

Technical writer

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. He also has a deep interest in history

History

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 (which he studied at college), in science fiction, which he has been reading since he watched Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong

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 walk on the moon, and in baseball

Baseball

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. His most recent book, A Song in Stone, explores the mystery of Rosslyn Chapel

Rosslyn Chapel

Rosslyn Chapel, properly named the Collegiate Chapel of St Matthew, was founded on a small hill above Roslin Glen as a Roman Catholic collegiate church in the mid-15th century...

 and the fall of the Templars.

Hunt is a Freemason

Freemasonry

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. He lives in eastern Massachusetts with his wife and daughter.

Publications

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External links

• Walter Hunt's Web Page
• Walter Hunt at Fantastic Fiction