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Simon Brading

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Young Adult, Steampunk, Science Fiction

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Terry Pratchett, Monty Python, Philip K. Dick, Jasper Fforde

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From a very young age, Simon Brading was in no doubt that he wanted to be a writer. Life got in the way a bit, though, and it was thirty years before he sat down and put pen to paper.
Less than a decade later he has more than twenty books published in various genres of fiction (sci-fi, steampunk, time travel, ballet...) and has no intention of being slowed down by anything except his son's demands on his time. ...more

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	The Battle Over Britain (Misfit Squadron, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2018 — 7 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 Russian Resistance (Misfit Squadron, #2) 4.42 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2018 — 7 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 Time Traveller's Nephew 4.03 avg rating — 30 ratings — 11 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
	A Misfit Midwinter (Misfit Squadron, #3) 4.31 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2018 — 8 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 Lion and the Baron (Misfit Squadron, #4) 4.46 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2019 — 7 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 Maltese Defence (Misfit Squadron #5) 4.30 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2019 — 6 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 Lifeboat at the End of the Universe 3.79 avg rating — 19 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
	The Siege of Gibraltar (Misfit Squadron #7) 4.40 avg rating — 15 ratings — 5 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 Home Front (Misfit Squadron #9) 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — 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 Secret of the Ancients 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — 7 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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AMAZON MONTHLY DEAL FOR AUGUST

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Misfit Squadron (11 books)
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Displacers (5 books)
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Twin Ambitions (2 books)
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The Bloodsworn Saga Boxed Set: The Shadow of the Gods, The Hunger of the Gods, The Fury of the Gods

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“I think, no, I know that you are special, but some kind of saviour?’ She grinned and slapped him, none too lightly, on the cheek. ‘You’re not the Messiah, you’re a very naughty boy.”
― Simon Brading, The Secret of the Ancients

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“If you're not having fun, you're doing something wrong.”
― Groucho Marx

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“Never give up - never surrender!”
― Commander Quincy Taggart, Galaxy Quest

tags: comedy, galaxy-quest, science-fiction, scifi, spoof

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“How do you know you're having fun if there's no one watching you have it?”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

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“You know, there are many people in the country today who, through no fault of their own, are sane. Some of them were born sane. Some of them became sane later in their lives.”
― Rev. Arthur Belling Graham Chapman

tags: monty-python

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