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D.R. Hurley

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The United Kingdom

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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Mystery

Influences

Frank Herbert, J. R. R. Tolkien

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A former reconnaissance soldier who served in the 2003 Iraq war, Mr Hurley has since left the military to become a Firefighter in Cheshire. The idea for his novel, ‘The Children of Zion’, was inspired by his time overseas in the Kuwait Desert and later Iraq.

His past times include exploring the British countryside with his family, keeping fit and creating fine Indian cuisine with an unhealthy level of heat.

He lives in North Wales with his wife and three children, their pet cat, Fraggle and two rabbits, Miss Sugar Sprinkles the 2nd and Lollipop.

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Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)

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