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I'm Matthew Samuels, a science fiction and fantasy writer based in London, UK. I'm the author of Parasites and Dusk, solarpunk / hopepunk science fiction exploration novels and Small Places, an urban fantasy novel.

I'm currently working on the sequel to Small Places and another urban fantasy title.

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	Small Places 4.03 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Parasites (The Navigator #1) 4.07 avg rating — 28 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
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Small Places is coming!

I’m absolutely delighted to announce that Small Places, my new urban fantasy novel, is available for pre-order, ahead of its launch on Amazon on August 3rd. Small Places joins Jamie, a boy living in a country village, as he runs an errand for a friend of the family to collect medicine from a witch, Melusine, who lives in a hidden forest in the countryside.

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