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Born the same year as the Russians launched Sputnik, I confidently expected that by the time I reached adulthood, the human race would have a pioneer colony on the Moon and be heading off towards Mars. So I was at a loss to know what to do once I realised the Final Frontier wasn’t an option and rather lost my head - I tried a lot of jobs I didn’t and married a totally unsuitable man.

Now I've finally come to terms with the fact that I’ll never leave Earth, I have a lovely time writing science fiction novels and teaching Creative Writing at Northbrook College in Worthing. I live in Littlehampton on the English south coast with a wonderful husband and a ridiculous number of books.

Recent Blog Posts

Review of NETGALLEY arc A Widow’s Charm by Caitlyn Paxon

3 April

I was looking for a fantasy adventure with a strong storyline and reasonably high stakes, yet also including a romance – something not a million miles away from one of Kingfisher’s romantic fantasy adventures. Did I find it with A Widow’s Charm?
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Can’t-Wait Wednesday

1 April

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. This week’s Can’t-Wait offering: A Disorganised Death – Book 5 of The Decluttering Mysteries by Simon Brett
Release date for the ebook – 7 April
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Review of NETGALLEY arc Pretenders to the Throne of God – Book 4 of The Tyrant Philosophers series by Adrian Tchaikovsky

31 March

I always enjoy Adrian Tchaikovsky’s writing – see my reviews of the Children of Time series, Children of Time, Children of Ruin and Children of Memory – the Echoes of the Fall series The Tiger and the Wolf, The Bear and the Serpent, The Hyena and the Hawk; Redemption’s Blade: After the War, Guns of Dawn, The Expert System’s Brother, The Expert System’s Champion, Bee Speaker, Spiderlight, Ironclads, Dogs of War, Bear Head, The Doors of Eden, Firewalkers, Ogres, And Put Away Childish Things, One Day All This Will be Yours, Service Model, Shroud the Architects of Earth series – Shards of Earth, Eyes of the Void and Lords of Uncreation; Alien Clay; and The Tyrant Philosophers series – City of Last Chances, House of Open Wounds, Lives of Bitter Rain and Days of Shattered Faith. Frankly, I don’t know how he manages to be so prolific and still provide such quality, nuanced reads. This is certainly one of my favourite series that he’s produced to date.
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SUNDAY POST

29 March

This is part of the weekly meme over at the Caffeinated Reviewer, where book bloggers can share the books they’ve read and share what they have got up to during the last week.
It’s a shock to realise that it’s been over a month since I last posted here. Since then, Spring has most definitely begun – today the clocks go forward which means suddenly the evenings will be lighter. Spring flowers are in full swing and trees are starting to turn green after being bare-branched for far too long. Armari now has full run of the garden, finally off the lead. I’m so very glad we’ve got the tracker. And it’s lovely to see her calmer and happier in the house. She’s made friends with a couple of the cats who regularly visit the garden and they scamper around and through the garden like a pair of kittens. Although we do have to deal with the nightly yowling once she’s no longer allowed out. And if it rains, or her friends aren’t outside, she’ll return to mew piteously at us, demanding that we fix the situation for her. Once again, the pics are alll about Amari – we seem to have become one of those foolishly doting cat lovers!
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Castellan the Black and his Wise Draconic Tips on Life

28 March

As a half-fired youngster, you’ll be hungry enough to want to eat your own tail. Whatever you do, stiffen your wings and be mindful of the strict order of precedence when eating. Many alphas won’t think twice about killing you for snatching a mouthful of food.
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