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C.J. Carter-Stephenson

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in Chelmsford, The United Kingdom

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Children's Books, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror

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C.J. Carter-Stephenson is an English writer of fiction, poetry and drama. He writes primarily in the genres of horror, science fiction and fantasy. He was born in the county of Essex on 31 January 1977 and attended King Edward VI Grammar School from the ages of 11 to 18. In 1998, he graduated from De Montfort University in Leicester with a BA (Hons) in English and Performing Arts, and in 1999, obtained a postgraduate diploma in Acting from the Academy of Live & Recorded Arts in London. He currently lives on the Isle of Wight with his common-law wife.

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🎃Halloween🎃 Performance of TALES IN THE KEY OF TERROR

There's just over a week to go until the 🎃Halloween🎃 performance of Tales in the Key of Terror at the Faversham Fringe Festival. For a morning of spooky storytelling fun, join me at Faversham Guildhall at 11.30am on Saturday 21st October 2023. It's only two hours drive from London and even closer to Gatwick Airport for those who want to travel in from abroad (jk😀). Tickets are available here. For Read more of this blog post »

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	The Disintegration Machine (Professor Challenger #5) by Arthur Conan Doyle, C.J. Carter-Stephenson (Goodreads Author) (Narrator), Kevin Macleod (Music) 3.48 avg rating — 763 ratings — published 1929 — 85 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
	Breaking Bizarro by Patrick C. Harrison III (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Author), Brian Asman (Goodreads Author), David W. Barbee (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Bloodlust Variations 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Speculative North Magazine Issue 4: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror (Speculative North Magazine: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror) by David F. Shultz (Goodreads Author), C.J. Carter-Stephenson (Goodreads Author), Atalanti Evripidou 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Year Four: Dark Moments and Patreon by S. Jade Path (Goodreads Author) (Editor), A. Lily, A.H. Syme it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 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
	The Crystal Ship 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Radon Journal, Issue 1 by Ai Jiang (Goodreads Author), Adrienne Rozelis, Louis Evans really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 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
	These Lips are Death 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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	By Carter-Stephenson, C.J. The Crystal Ship Paperback - April 2010 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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