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Payal Dhar

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

In her day job, which she does at night because she hates mornings, she is a freelance journalist on science, technology and society. She also writes 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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	A Shadow in Eternity 4.40 avg rating — 83 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 — 60 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
	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
	It Has No Name 3.87 avg rating — 23 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
	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 4.58 avg rating — 12 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
	Maya 2 - Kaosun Anahtari 4.71 avg rating — 7 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

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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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What am I missing? Why did Said and Tiwa fall out? There seems to be no reason for that. Otherwise, an enjoyable read. Loved the diverse Muslim rep, though it would have been great to have had a deeper insight into the fact that Safiyah is gay, and e ...more
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4.5 stars. A superb follow-up to "The Final Strife". I take away half a star only because it plodded along a bit at the start, but suddenly, before I knew it, I was half way through, and unable to put it down. It has been a while since I read the firs ...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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