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Mark A. King

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Mark A. King was born and raised in London and is from Irish descent.

Metropolitan Dreams, his debut novel, was released in January 2017.

He is passionate about short fiction and has been published in several magazines and anthologies.

King is a founder of FlashDogs, a global community of talented flash fiction writers who have donated the proceeds of their anthologies to global children's literacy charities.

King created the increasingly popular #vss365 hashtag on Twitter to encourage daily short fiction writing, this work has now been taken forward by a team of dedicated volunteers.

His work has been described as gritty and realistic, and reviewers have compared his work to Neil Gaiman and Philip K. Dick.

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	VSS365 Anthology: Volume One by Mark A. King (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alva Holland, M. Irene Hill 4.49 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flashdogs: An Anthology by Mark A. King (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), David Shakes (Editor/Contributor), Emily June Street (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor) 4.21 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Metropolitan Dreams (Cityscape, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	FlashDogs : Time (Volume 3) by Mark A. King (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Tamara Rogers (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Emily June Street (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flashdogs : Solstice : Dark (Volume II) by Mark A. King (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David Shakes (Editor), Emily June Street (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flashdogs : Solstice : Light (Volume II) by Mark A. King (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David Shakes (Editor), Emily June Street (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mother of Exiles: Part One: Oxygen it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mother of Exiles: Part Two: Fuel and Part Three: Heat 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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