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Robin C.M. Duncan

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I am a Civil Engineer by profession, and have written since 1980, but seriously only since 2013. My debut novel The Mandroid Murders published in 2022, its sequel The Carborundum Conundrum in 2023, and my latest, The Rigel Redemption, in June 2024. My stories feature in Space Wizard Science Fantasy’s four Worlds Apart anthologies, and the Gallus anthology from the Glasgow SF Writers' Circle. My story The NEU Oblivion was long-listed for the 2019 James White Award. In addition to the GSFWC, I belong to Reading Excuses, the British Fantasy Society, and the British Science Fiction Association. ...more

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	Distant Gardens: Ten Stories of Exploration, Biodiversity, and Found Family by J.S. Fields (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Heather Tracy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), N.L. Bates (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.90 avg rating — 86 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
	The Mandroid Murders (Quirk & Moth #1) 3.82 avg rating — 45 ratings — 6 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
	Farther Reefs: Ten Stories of Ocean Adventure, New Relationships, and Nautical Mystery by J.S. Fields (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Heather Tracy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sarah Day (Contributor) 3.75 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2022 — 5 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
	Fiery Deeps: Ten Stories of Underground Caverns, Fantastic Technology, and Female Power (Worlds Apart: A Universe of Sapphic Science Fiction and Fantasy #4) by J.S. Fields (Goodreads Author), Heather Tracy (Goodreads Author) (editor), William C. Tracy (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 22 ratings — 2 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
	Lofty Mountains: Eleven Stories of Cloudy Peaks, Airship Adventure, and Sapphic Experiences by J.S. Fields (Goodreads Author) (Editor, contributor), Heather Tracy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Seanan McGuire (Goodreads Author) (contributor) 4.16 avg rating — 19 ratings — 2 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
	The World of Juno by Daniel Eavenson (Goodreads Author), Heather Tracy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), William C. Tracy (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.44 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 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
	The Carborundum Conundrum (Quirk & Moth #2) 4.57 avg rating — 14 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
	The Rigel Redemption: A Science Fiction Mystery (Quirk & Moth Book 3) 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 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
	Gallus: A Glasgow SF Writers' Circle Anthology by Neil Williamson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), E.M. Faulds (Goodreads Author) (editor), Brian M. Milton (editor) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 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
	The Carborundum Conundrum: Quirk & Moth, Book 2 by Robin C.M. Duncan (Goodreads Author), Adi Cabral (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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I listened to this free on Audible and found it to be really well narrated, but the stories did little for me. Macho adventuring in the vein of Edgar Rice Burroughs - and if that's your jam, you probably would enjoy this: It's not mine. ...more
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It was a real pleasure to return to the Annamite kingdom under the Seine, and most especially in the company of Thuan and Asmodeus. I freely admit that I had lost my way with the novels by the time I reached the halfway point in the third (The House ...more
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“Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men, doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien

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