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Samuel Harmsworth

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Samuel Harmsworth is an unashamed sucker for science fiction and fantasy, a graduate in Marine Biology and a self-confessed wannabe fish. It is not difficult, then, to understand what might have driven him to write about another world where the hero is not restricted by his biologically-given breathing apparatus.

He grew up in sunny Devon and enjoyed a pleasant upbringing in a small, peaceful village called Bere Alston. His love of the sea started with his regular holidays to Cornwall where he would consistently fail at surfing and end up at the mercy of the currents. Snorkelling, a much more achievable pastime, opened his eyes to what lay beneath the surface. It wasn’t quite enough though. He started freediving, too, plunging into shoals of Samuel Harmsworth is an unashamed sucker for science fiction and fantasy, a graduate in Marine Biology and a self-confessed wannabe fish. It is not difficult, then, to understand what might have driven him to write about another world where the hero is not restricted by his biologically-given breathing apparatus.

He grew up in sunny Devon and enjoyed a pleasant upbringing in a small, peaceful village called Bere Alston. His love of the sea started with his regular holidays to Cornwall where he would consistently fail at surfing and end up at the mercy of the currents. Snorkelling, a much more achievable pastime, opened his eyes to what lay beneath the surface. It wasn’t quite enough though. He started freediving, too, plunging into shoals of fish with abandon. Eventually, he went one stage further and learned to scuba dive. Bobbing around eerie shipwrecks off the coast of Dover was an experience he will never forget.

His university degree in Applied Marine Biology at Bangor University, North Wales, only encouraged him. Three years by the sea in the smallest city imaginable with good friends, rocky shores aplenty and enough pubs to make any outing memorable (or particularly unmemorable - see previous point: there were many pubs). He also had one year living in the Port of Dover where he did a range of environmental monitoring and was perfectly situated to scuba dive the many nearby war-time wrecks (though the water of the English Channel was nowhere near as clear as the crystal blue waters portrayed in this book!).

Having finished university, he had the opportunity to go on an exciting gap year, but (rather foolishly some might say) he opted for spending six months writing a book that had been brewing in the back of his mind and simply had to be put to paper. Afterwards, he struggled to find UK-based jobs in Marine Biology and instead spent a couple of months as a disgruntled ice-cream man before finally moving to Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Now he is a Data Analyst by day and a writer by night (or dawn as this is his preferred writing time).

Check out the official website for Between Wind and Waves here: https://internetdm.co.uk/
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Hello fellow Goodreaders! I have a freshly self-published young adult fantasy/science fiction book about an underwater world (Between Wind and Waves), and I am desparate for readers to provide me with honest reviews. Fancy taking a chance on a dreamer? You might find that you enjoy my book and are left hungry for more (or not) - at this point I cannot really tell. My lovely friends and family have Read more of this blog post »

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