American novelist
Avanti Centrae |
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Born | Paulding, Ohio |
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Occupation | Novelist |
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Education | Bachelor's degree |
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Alma mater | Purdue University |
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Genre | Thriller, action-adventure, mystery |
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www.avanticentrae.com |
Avanti Centrae is an American novelist who is the author of the VanOps (Vanguard Operations) thriller book series and the novel Cleopatra's Vendetta.[1]
Biography
Centrae was born as Kathy Baker[2] in Paulding, Ohio.
She graduated Valedictorian of Fremont High School in 1982 and earned a Computer Technology degree from Purdue University in 1986.[2] Shortly after college, she moved to California, where she had a short stint as a journalist at a Sacramento, California weekly newspaper. While in her 20's, she legally changed her name from Kathy Baker to Avanti Centrae.[2] For several summers she worked as a raft guide on the rapids of the American River in California.
She worked as a Silicon Valley IT executive before quitting, at the age of 53, to pursue her dream of being an author.[3]
Her debut novel, The Lost Power is the first book in the VanOps action-adventure/thriller series. The novel deals with the quest for superconductivity and electromagnetic pulse weapons, an idea influenced by her experience as an IT executive in Silicon Valley.[4]
Centrae is a member of the Author's Guild,[5] Sister's in Crime,[6] and the International Thriller Writers.[7] She resides in Northern California.
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