John Joseph Miller (also known as J.J. Miller, John J. Miller, and John Jos Miller), was born on March 28, 1954, in

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, and died January 5, 2022, at his home in

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. Miller was a

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known for his work in the long-running (since 1987) ''

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series of original anthologies and novels, edited by

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. He published nine novels, thirty-one short stories and eight comic book stories. He also wrote ''

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'', a supplement for the

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role-playing system published in 1989, and two ''Wild Cards'' world books and histories published by

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. Miller was a Fellow of the

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(SABR) and an authority on America's

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of the 20th century. He was also a longtime fan of the

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baseball team.

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