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'''Max Barry''' (born 18 March 1973) is the creator of [[NationStates]]. An [[Wikipedia:Australia|Australian]] author whose novels include ''[[Syrup]]'' and ''[[Company]]'', Barry originally conceived of his online [[nation]]-simulation game as a promotion for his 2003 book, ''[[Jennifer Government]]''. Barry has maintained a Weblog on his homepage since early 2004. His first NS nation was [[Maxtopia]], which he eventually killed off. His current NS identity is a well-kept secret. He makes occasional appearances in [[daily issues]]; he's been crowned the winner of beauty pageants in countless NS nations.
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'''Max Barry''' (born 18 March 1973) is the [[Wikipedia:Australia|Australia]]n author of ''[[Syrup]]'' (his [[Wikipedia:pen name|pen name]] for that novel was ''Maxx Barry'' for [[Wikipedia:satire|satirical]], not pretentious, purposes) and ''[[Jennifer Government]]''. He is also the creator of [[NationStates]] (a game created to help advertise ''Jennifer Government'', what this [[Wikipedia:wiki|wiki]] is all about).
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Barry's third novel, a corporate satire entitled ''Company'', was published in January 2006 in America. Release dates for other countries are yet to be confirmed.
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In early 2004 Barry converted his web site to a [[Wikipedia:weblog|weblog]] and began regularly posting to it.
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His nation was [[Maxtopia]].
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[Syrup]]'' ([[Wikipedia:1999|1999]])
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* ''[[Syrup]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Jennifer Government]]'' ([[Wikipedia:2003|2003]])
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* ''[[Jennifer Government]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Company]]'' ([[Wikipedia:2006|2006]])
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* ''[[Company]]'' (2006)
  
 
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Revision as of 02:13, 8 October 2007

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Max Barry (born 18 March 1973) is the creator of NationStates. An Australian author whose novels include Syrup and Company, Barry originally conceived of his online nation-simulation game as a promotion for his 2003 book, Jennifer Government. Barry has maintained a Weblog on his homepage since early 2004. His first NS nation was Maxtopia, which he eventually killed off. His current NS identity is a well-kept secret. He makes occasional appearances in daily issues; he's been crowned the winner of beauty pageants in countless NS nations.

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