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Lorcan Pike writes speculative fiction that explores how systems—technological, social, moral, and spiritual—shape identity, autonomy, and the stories people tell themselves to survive. His work ranges from high-concept science fiction to gritty reimaginings of biblical lives, united by a fascination with transformation, consequence, and the tension between individual choice and institutional power.
His stories often center on Ship of Theseus–style questions of selfhood, the moral weight of punishment when choice is stripped away, and the unexpected humanity found among society's outcasts. Whether examining dystopian futures or ancient faith through a contemporary lens, Pike asks not just what people believe, but why they believe they are right.
A former child actor, Pike's career has taken him through marketing, computer repair, and medical coding—experiences that inform his fascination with structure, efficiency, and the human cost hidden beneath them. He lives in the American Southeast with his wife and their three cats, who remain unimpressed by dystopian futures.
As a teenager, Pike once met Isaac Asimov without realizing the significance at the time—a mistake he now sees as both humbling and strangely fitting. He writes stories meant to entertain first, provoke thought second, and linger long after the final page.
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