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Avanti Centrae

Avanti Centrae

American novelist

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]

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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.

Bibliography

  • VanOps: The Lost Power - Black Opal Books (2019) - ISBN 9781644371596[4][8]
  • VanOps: Solstice Shadows - Thunder Creek Press (2020) - ISBN 9781734966251[9][10]
  • VanOps: The Doomsday Medallion - Thunder Creek Press (2022) - ISBN 9781734966299[11]
  • Cleopatra's Vendetta - A Stryker Thriller - Thunder Creek Press (2022) - ISBN 9798986316406[12]

References

  1. [1]
    "Controversy Follows Cleopatra In Fact And Fiction". MENAFN.
  2. [2]
    Hoos, Ashlee (15 November 2020). "Award winning author has Fremont roots". KPCNews.
  3. [3]
    Durkin, Tom (6 August 2020). "The thrill is on: Local author Avanti Centrae writes suspense thrillers". The Union.
  4. [4]
    Barnett, Dan (9 January 2020). "'VanOps: The Lost Power' a page-turning thriller | Biblio File". Chico Enterprise-Record.
  5. [5]
    "Member Spotlight: Avanti Centrae". The Authors Guild. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  6. [6]
    "Avanti Centre". Sisters in Crime.
  7. [7]
    "Members". International Thriller Writers.
  8. [8]
    Souza, Mark (17 November 2019). "VANOPS: The LOST POWER by Avanti Centrae". Chanticleer Book Reviews.
  9. [9]
    "SOLSTICE SHADOWS". Kirkus Reviews.
  10. [10]
    Barnet, Dan (11 August 2020). "World-spanning thriller latest novel from Avanti Centrae | The Biblio File". Chico Enterprise-Record.
  11. [11]
    Barnett, Dan (15 March 2022). "Get a clue | The Biblio File". Chico Enterprise-Record.
  12. [12]
    "Book review of Cleopatra's Vendetta". Readers' Favorite. 19 April 2023.


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