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Stephen Cox

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Mystery, Fantasy, Science Fiction

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I’m interested in strong, believable characters and their relationships. I like writing to have hope and humour, and to recognise the dark and unfair side of life. Usually, my work has some speculative or fantastical elements, but I am not interested in strict barriers between genres.

“Cox’s writing style is warm, lyrical and not afraid to explore humanity’s many complex and opposing points of view. This is the kind of book that makes you think about what being human is and could be.” (Run along the shelves blog)

The Crooked Medium's Guide to Murder - Spooky Sapphic Victorian Murder Mystery is published 1st Sept.

"London 1881. Two older women, lovers living off their spiritualist scam; a beautiful young Lady lost in grief; and a powerful man c ...more

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	Our Child of the Stars 3.70 avg rating — 425 ratings — published 2018 — 7 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 Crooked Medium's Guide to Murder: A Spooky Victorian Mystery 4.33 avg rating — 24 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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A small cheering start, is that I was shortlisted for, but did not get into, The Best of British Science Fiction anthology, for the one SF short story I published in that year. It’s Always Your Choice was a personal response to my Dad’s Alzheimer’s and the Assisted Dying Debate – an artistic response, not a manifesto.

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