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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) 4.04 avg rating — 78 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
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