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{{quote|''Yes. I have an editor now. Yes, the people at [[The Escapist]] are nice and we get on just fine. No I can’t get you [[Ben Croshaw|Yahtzee’s]] autograph. Shut up.''|'''Shamus Young'''}}

Novelist, humorist, software engineer and general [[Jack of All Trades]] (at least all the nerdy ones). Writer of the webcomics ''[[DM of the Rings]], [[Chainmail Bikini (webcomic)|Chainmail Bikini]]'' and ''[[Stolen Pixels]]'' and the game opinion column ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131110090907/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/experienced-points Experienced Points]''. Member of the [[Let's Play]] group [[Spoiler Warning]]. Has a regularly updated [http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale blog] and a [http://www.youtube.com/user/ShamusYoung YouTube channel]. Outside of his [[Speculative Fiction]] writings (e.g. [[The Witch Watch]] and [[Free Radical]]) his works usually vary between edutainment, reviews, insightful analysis of video games (and several other media) and the demonstrations of his own adventures in graphics programming and game design.

Known for having radical political opinions and strong religious beliefs, but not blogging about them ever. Also known for detesting [[DRM]] and [[Digital Piracy Is Evil|Digital Piracy]] in equal amounts and frequently writing about both topics and the interconnections between them.

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