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Steph Győry

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As a child the author was influenced by Enid Blyton; ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’ in particular.

Dr Who then veered him of into Fantasy/Sci-Fi, from where he launched into the harder Speculative Fiction of Clarke, Asimov, Heinlein, Dick, Vonnegut, Stephenson & Banks. He did — along the way — immerse himself completely in Tolkien's 'Hobbit' and 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy, once spending an entire holiday cross-referencing the Appendix of 'Return of the King' with the 'Silmarillion'.

He also dabbled briefly with Clive Barker, but horror was not for him. His writing style has been described as Enid Blyton meets Lewis Carol as narrated by the Stephen Fry. There is definitely an element of P.G Wodehouse’s humour in there as he skirts the intersection
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New Covers

The new cover editions are out now. Thanks to my excellent friend, Bianca Esteban, for realising this concept.

And thanks to all the feedback from the early readers for their reviews, who helped realise that this is a kid's book for adults, and not YA.

I hope the new covers reflect this and entice you into peeking inside.
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