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Stephen Howard (he/him) is an English novelist and short story writer from Manchester, now living in Cheshire with his wife, Rachel, and their daughter, Flo. He was always an avid reader but finally decided that, aged twenty, perhaps he too could write stories people might enjoy. This eventually led to the self-publication of his first novel, Beyond Misty Mountain (2013), inspired by an enduring love of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. Beyond Misty Mountain was rereleased in 2020.

Stephen has a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature and Creative Writing from the Open University, gaining First Class Honours. His short fiction has been published by Lost Boys Press, The No Sleep Podcast, Metastellar, and others. Stephen is also a x2 winner ...more

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	This House Isn't Haunted But We Are 3.72 avg rating — 328 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	Chimera by Ashley Hutchison (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Matt Bliss (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Jaecyn Bone (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.65 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Beneath: Hundred Word Horror by A.R. Ward (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Eric Raglin (Goodreads Author), Doungai Gam 4.41 avg rating — 39 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
	Heroes by Ashley Hutchison (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Brennan Cupp (Editor), Emily Rozmus (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.47 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Not Meant for Each Other by Ashley Hutchison (Goodreads Author) (Editor), L.T. Ward (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Harry F. Rey (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.48 avg rating — 25 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
	Drabbledark II: An Anthology of Dark Drabbles by Eric S. Fomley (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ai Jiang (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Taylor Rae (Contributor) 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2022	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
	Ophelia in the Underworld and Other Melancholy Tales by Stephen Howard (Goodreads Author), Alien Buddha (Contributor) 3.91 avg rating — 11 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
	Beyond Misty Mountain 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2013 — 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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	Little Book of Horrors: Volume I 4.33 avg rating — 3 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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The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories

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Eventually, I found a good bit of enjoyment in When the Wolf Comes Home, but it ran fiendishly close to a DNF around 1/4 of the way through. There were multiple plot contrivances early on, seemingly to make the main character refuse to accept the sit ...more
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