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Andy Darby

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Andy is a self-confessed lover of cats, cake and heavy metal - not necessarily in that order. A dreamer of sword & sorcery, grimdark and weird tales.

He is currently working on the sequel to The Blade in the Angel's Shadow and short stories for an anthology.

Andy lives on the north coast of Cornwall in the UK
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	Me And The Monkey (Chronicles of The Monkey God, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 79 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
	Me and The Monkey: Volume II (Chronicles of The Monkey God, #2) 4.64 avg rating — 14 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
	The Blade in the Angel's Shadow 4.55 avg rating — 11 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 Paddington Incident 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

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“…the lovechild of Hunter S. Thompson and Terry Pratchett” this is an alcohol and cigar fuelled thrill ride. Booze, ghouls, guns, magic, black holes, and the Illuminati – need I say more? – The Ritual Blog

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The John Carter Collection: A Princess of Mars; The Gods of Mars; Warlord of Mars; Thuvia, Maid of Mars; The Chessmen of Mars.

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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Grimdark Magazine, Issue 38, April 2024

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Immediately took me straight back to my teenage years in the 70s reading the books of Guy N Smith, James Herbert, etc. Written in the same time period, with the same tone of voice, this is a real, fun, blast from the past. It's a quick read, but that ...more
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