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Crime, terrorism, history, international politics and the wide open spaces of outback Australia are all passionate interests of author Greg Barron. He has lived in North America, New South Wales and in and around Katherine, Northern Territory. He once crossed Arnhem Land on foot, and has a passion for the Top End landscape.

His books, published by HarperCollins Australia and Stories of Oz Publishing, are gutsy pageturners that tell the truth about the world. Rotten Gods was long listed for the prestigious Ned Kelly awards, and has been lauded as "one of the most sophisticated geopolitical thrillers ever written." Savage Tide was described by ABC Radio reviewer Rob Minshull as; "Both supremely intelligent and written at breathtaking pace."

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Greg Barron Hi Samuel. First let me thank you for the amazing review. Few people would take the time and trouble to do that for a book. It's not only a thorough r…moreHi Samuel. First let me thank you for the amazing review. Few people would take the time and trouble to do that for a book. It's not only a thorough report for people yet to read the book, but also good feedback for the author!
When I created Saif, I knew the qualities I wanted him to have. I wanted him to be totally committed to his cause, ready to commit any atrocity no matter how repulsive, but I also wanted him to have his own set of ethics.

I had quite a strong image in my head of what he was like when I started Rotten Gods, and to me he was a very strong character in that book, despite a relatively minor role. When I started Savage Tide he was well and truly ready to start flexing his muscles.

In short, I am fascinated with the motivations of people like Saif al-Din and presenting them on the page is a challenge that I enjoy. Stand by for the next book, set mainly in Australia and partly USA, hopefully next year, working title is, Time of Thunder.

You've put so much work into this review, I'll post it up on my Facebook page if you don't mind. Negatives and all it's still a great review and there's a big price drop promo happening with the ebook version of that book at the moment.

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Hello again Greg. It's been awhile. I've been looking to get Lethal Sky, but I've run into a problem. You see, with UK/International releases, what usually comes first is a 20 something cm long large copy and then a year later the 17/19 cm smaller copy. I was hoping that there was a smaller copy version of Lethal sky available, but it seems only the large size is only on sale. Is that the case?
Greg Barron Hi Samuel, Unfortunately, while Rotten Gods had a second release as a mass market paperback, Savage Tide and Lethal Sky didn't. So only the large trad…moreHi Samuel, Unfortunately, while Rotten Gods had a second release as a mass market paperback, Savage Tide and Lethal Sky didn't. So only the large trade paperback is available. Sorry.
Thanks for the interest.
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