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Payal Dhar

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Payal Dhar has been writing stories since they were seven years old. Unfortunately, no one will ever know what was in them because their dog ate everything. They write on a computer these days, and hopes they’ll never cross paths with a Pting.

In their day job, which they do at night because they hate mornings, they are a freelance journalist on science, technology and society. They also write books for middle-grade and young-adult readers.

If you’d like to get in touch, especially to recommend good books, you can do so at their website, payaldhar.com.

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Average rating: 3.7 · 1,086 ratings · 191 reviews · 23 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Shadow in Eternity 4.38 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2005 — 4 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
	The Key of Chaos 4.52 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	The Timeless Land 4.65 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Slightly Burnt 3.53 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	It Has No Name 4.09 avg rating — 33 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
	There's a Ghost in My PC 3.62 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2012	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
	Hit for a Six 3.59 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Maya - Sonsuzlukta Bir Golge 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings	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
	Satin: A Stitch in Time (Satin, #1) 3.43 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	The Prophecy (Sands of Time Book One) 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — 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

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Learning to suck, learning to live

Earlier this year, for the first time in my life, I dipped my toes into baking seriously. I bought an oven, stocked up on dark cooking chocolate (for what is cake without chocolate?), researched recipes, measured my dishes, and rolled up my sleeves. The first few attempts ranged from the ordinary to outright disasters. (Those indestructible silicone baking moulds? They are not so indestructible af

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Love this disability in dystopia anthology. Short story collections always run the risk of being uneven in quality, but every one of these stories was fantastic. (Review copy from NetGalley)
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3.5 stars, mostly for the fabulous world building. I loved the post-Rising London Walter has created—entire believeable, not just the climate emergency bit, but also the "fall" of civilization, and the way capitalism and classism co-opted "recovery". ...more
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3.5 stars. No real plot, just a short novella leading up to Joe and Alex's wedding. This is completely from Alex's PoV, with a deeper dive into the psychological repercussions of the past few years. Despite the dark bits, a wholly feel-good queer-joy ...more
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CONTENT WARNING for psychological abuse and SA A somewhat anticlimactic end, and oddly enough, the weakest book in the series. The Tyler case got resolved in a predictable way, with a last-minute bunny-out-of-hat moment when all seemed lost. The two ...more
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CONTENT WARNING for psychological abuse and SA I'm wholly invested in this series despite eye-rolling at the insta-love and the messed-up power dynamics between the main couple. Love the world-building and the way the two halves of the story (past a ...more
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message 5: by Payal

May 15, 2015 04:58AM

Ananya wrote: "I adore your story mirror self in Spooky stories. Its one of my favourite short stories."

Thanks Ananya. :-)

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message 4: by Ananya

May 15, 2015 02:21AM

I adore your story mirror self in Spooky stories. Its one of my favourite short stories.

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message 3: by KS (last edited Apr 09, 2015 11:54PM)

Apr 09, 2015 11:53PM

Menaka of Plus Minus 'n' More would like to feature you on the site's F-page. If you are OK with it, I'll ask her to contact you.

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message 2: by Payal

Apr 09, 2015 01:49AM

For a light read, There's a Ghost in My PC; for some fantasy, you might try Satin: A Stitch in Time (but be warned there isn't a second part yet). As for the Shadow in Eternity books, the updated ebooks will be available soon, so I'd recommend you wait. :-)

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message 1: by KS

Apr 09, 2015 01:16AM

Which of your books do you recommend that I read next?
You could suggest a list with order of preference too.

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