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oats: Another crew member, Oats came to prominence fairly late in the game as far as I’m concerned. From what I’ve read since, he took a long lay off, but we never really competed in the same circles and to this day I don’t think we’ve ever faced off. I could be wrong. He is a solid writer, using his knowledge in his scientific fields to great effect, and I think there are parallels between my own writing and his in that he adopts this authoritarian writers voice at times. Some say it reads too preachy in parts, but I personally, think it’s a great asset of his.