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Anthony O'Connor

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Anthony O’Connor is a writer, reviewer, teacher and journalist. He has written original screenplays for the indie Aussie romcom, Angst, and the blood-soaked, allegorical office horror, Redd Inc. (aka Inhuman Resources in the US/UK).

O’Connor’s first novel was the cult hit Straya, a rip-snorting adventure set in the post-apocalyptic ruins of New Sydney, starring an affable mutant who is bad at violence but quite good at amateur theatre. It was described by Blunt Mag as “the most Aussie sci-fi epic ever” and is currently being developed into an animated series.

His latest book is Emma After, a YA ghost story set in a haunted hotel in rural Australia featuring a colourful cast of the dearly departed and the wretched living “Breathers” they must ...more

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The World According to Garp

by John Irving (Goodreads Author)

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Mechanicum (The Horus Heresy #9)

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Anthony O'Connor rated a book really liked it Halcyon Years by Alastair Reynolds	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
Rock solid sci-fi noir from Reynolds that feels, at times, like a slightly fluffy riff on Century Rain, one of his earlier works. Plenty of snaky mysteries are answered satisfyingly, if not spectacularly, and it's a generally good time for those in t ...more
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“I didn’t know what a mandarin was, but honey came from a bee’s clacker, according to a book I’d read, and that seemed less than ideal.”
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“OI!” I yelled out as loud as I could. “TRAYVOR’S A PISSWEAK GRONK WHO ROOTS DIRTY OLD DOG CLACKS AND IS THE SHITTEST MONGREL EVER!”
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“OI!” I yelled out as loud as I could. “TRAYVOR’S A PISSWEAK GRONK WHO ROOTS DIRTY OLD DOG CLACKS AND IS THE SHITTEST MONGREL EVER!”
― Anthony O'Connor, Straya

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“I didn’t know what a mandarin was, but honey came from a bee’s clacker, according to a book I’d read, and that seemed less than ideal.”
― Anthony O'Connor, Straya

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“You don't write about the horrors of war. No. You write about a kid's burnt socks lying in the road.”
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“Stupid people always had a reason to be angry but didn’t have the capacity to understand that they were angry because they were frustrated, and they were frustrated because they didn’t understand, and they didn’t understand because they were stupid.”
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“Often all we need to be civil with one another is the presence of a referee we don’t want thinking us fools.”
― Glen Cook, Bitter Gold Hearts

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