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Hûw Steer

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I’m an author and historian from London. I have an MA in Ancient History, specialising in the study of ancient science-fiction (yes, there is some!). I’ve been writing for some years now, have published several short stories and five novels, and am currently having several more rejected by agents and publishers.

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	The Blackbird and the Ghost (The Boiling Seas, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 39 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
	Making Monsters: A Speculative and Classical Anthology by Emma Bridges (editor), Djibril al-Ayad (Goodreads Author) (editor), Megan Arkenberg (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.57 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Analog Science Fiction & Fact, July/August 2024 by Trevor Quachri (Editor), Stanley Schmidt, Hûw Steer (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 23 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
	Grimdark Magazine, Issue 25, January 2021 by Adrian Collins (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Nicholas Eames (Goodreads Author), Kaaron Warren (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 21 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
	Analog Science Fiction & Fact, January/February 2024 by Trevor Quachri (Editor), Ron Collins (Goodreads Author), David Cleden (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2024	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
	Ad Luna 4.36 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 Singer 4.33 avg rating — 9 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
	Nightingale's Sword (The Boiling Seas, #2) 4.67 avg rating — 6 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
	The Fire Within really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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 Owl in the Labyrinth 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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Literal Escapism

When one frequently writes, as I do, about people breaking into or out of places and/or objects, it pays to do a little practical research.

Rewatching the Indiana Jones and Mummy movies on repeat is not, alas, sufficient (but still recommended), and despite having meant to do so for years at this point I still haven’t invested in a set of lockpicks and one of those transparent practice locks. (I do

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Hûw Steer wrote a new blog post Literal Escapism When one frequently writes, as I do, about people breaking into or out of places and/or objects, it pays to do a little practical research.Rewatching Read more of this blog post »
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Hûw Steer rated a book liked it The Rose Field (The Book of Dust, #3) by Philip Pullman	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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Hûw Steer and 287 other people liked Yona's review of The Rose Field (The Book of Dust, #3): "Overall (for both this book and the entire Book of Dust Trilogy): some fun beats and good ideas, carried by Pullman's lovely prose, but there are too many loose threads at the end and an incomplete realization of the philosophical core. Perhaps simpl" Read more of this review »
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Hûw Steer liked E.L. Haines's review of The Owl in the Labyrinth: "I've been following Tal Wenlock (the Blackbird) since the beginning, and have been eagerly awaiting the conclusion to the Boiling Seas trilogy. When all is said and done, this was a brilliantly-executed concept of fantasy archaeology. Whereas the firs" Read more of this review »
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Hûw Steer liked Andy Young's review of Analog Science Fiction & Fact, July/August 2024: "Lots of fun SF here, bit of a 50s SF vibe. Standout stories were Mandarins: A New World by Michael F. Flynn (Asian seafarers discover a backwoods Europe), Great Martian Railways by Hûw Steer (steampunk British Rail on Mars!), and Prompt Injection by " Read more of this review »
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