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Nick Adams

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in Bristol, The United Kingdom

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Nick Adams grew up in a small village near Maidstone in Kent, England and right from an early age was a fervent NASA, space and Apollo fan. After watching the first moon landing in 1969 and the subsequent moon missions that followed, he discovered science fiction books and cut his teeth reading Asimov, E. E. Doc Smith and Alan Dean Foster. In more recent times, Andy Weir and Peter F Hamilton to name but two, have joined them on the bookshelves.
After serving in the British Army for several years, Nick became a publican, managing and later owning his own village pubs for a number of years before moving to Brisbane in Australia where he began writing his own space opera, and the Fold series was born.
In late 2018 he returned to the UK, where th ...more

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Average rating: 4.23 · 2,833 ratings · 193 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Initial Fold (The Fold #1) 3.98 avg rating — 1,138 ratings — 5 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 Andromedan Fold (The Fold #2) 4.29 avg rating — 369 ratings — 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
	The Messier Fold (The Fold #3) 4.29 avg rating — 273 ratings — 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
	The Cygnus Fold (The Fold #4) 4.49 avg rating — 203 ratings — 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
	The Acheron Fold (The Fold #5) 4.49 avg rating — 177 ratings — 5 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 Medusa Fold (The Fold, #6) 4.47 avg rating — 148 ratings — 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
	The Aspirant (Bache Loftt #1) 4.35 avg rating — 100 ratings — 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
	The Halo Fold (The Fold, #7) 4.51 avg rating — 77 ratings — 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
	The Fold Series: Books 1-3 4.37 avg rating — 73 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 Triangulum Fold (The Fold, #8) 4.63 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2025 — 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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Nick Adams made a comment on David P’s review of The Messier Fold (The Fold #3) " All these books go through three levels of professional editing. You obviously don't realise they are written in UK English and not American English. ...more "
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Nick Adams liked Sharon's review of The Recruit (Bache Loftt #2): "Smiles for Miles I have been picking up and putting down this book between work and family engagements for stress relief for a long time. It’s taken me almost 6 months to read it on my breaks and each time I pick it up, I’m in another galaxy smiling a" Read more of this review »
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Nick Adams liked Ishmael Longstar 's review of The Recruit (Bache Loftt #2): "Another excellent book from this author. Have now read all 7. Looking forward to the next ones, going to have to go into statis and wait for the next book."
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