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Phil Gilvin

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Liverpool, The United Kingdom

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Science Fiction, Young Adult

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H G Wells, John Wyndham, Tolkien, Arthur C Clarke, Conan Doyle . . .

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Phil started writing when his children grew too old to have bedtime stories read to them any more. After two "practice" novels and some successes with short stories, Phil's debut novel Truth Sister was published by Impress Books in 2018. Blackwolf and Scorpion, the remaining books in the trilogy, are being published in 2024.

Phil is a retired physicist, and as well as writing he enjoys walking and folk singing. He lives in Swindon, Wiltshire, not far from the ancient Wessex downland. ...more

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	Truth Sister 3.89 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2018 — 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
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A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years

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