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Fay Abernethy

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The United Kingdom
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Influences

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October 2021


Fay Abernethy left the UK more than twenty-five years ago, seeking adventure. When not diving with sharks or falling off horses, she worked as an engineer in the automotive industry. After settling down in Germany with the man of her dreams, she went freelance and started her own translating business.
She now lives the life of a respectable citizen and has discovered that being a parent is the greatest adventure of them all.

Why does she write? Long story . . .

Over a decade ago, Fay was struggling to look after two small children, while running her translating business and feeling powerless about the climate crisis. She retreated into an escapist fantasy world, populating it with larger-than-life characters.

This world became so huge, she st
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Average rating: 4.16 · 647 ratings · 86 reviews · 4 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Cleaner, the Cat and th...

4.03 avg rating — 449 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions
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Learning to Fly Alien Space...

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First Contact, Second Chanc...

4.72 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2025 — 3 editions
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The Man with the Dragon Tattoo

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Sapling's Orbit by Spencer Rose
"This is a very short read but I genuinely enjoyed it. Very fast paced and yet the world building and character background are shown and explained concisely. I love the how the characters' friendship is starting to form on this book; it's not forced. " Read more of this review »
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Sapling's Orbit by Spencer Rose
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Charming coming of age YA solarpunk, with magnificent world-building and fantastic characters.
The Biokin communicate directly with the natural world by sticking their fingers in the soil and becoming part of the wood-wide-web. But when a biokin comes
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The Cleaner, the Cat and the Space Station by Fay Abernethy
"This book was really well written and the characters were well developed - it was nice to see the characters have different motivations and flaws as well as plus points so they didn’t feel one dimensional. Will definitely read the rest of the series"
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
"This might be my favorite book this year, and will also be one of the best books I’ve ever read. Why did I love it so much?

Let’s start with the writing. Every page was impressive. The prose was spot-on and there were so many sentences I wanted to un" Read more of this review »
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“Slavery isn’t about chains and cages, Dan. It’s a state of mind. It’s believing you are powerless to change your circumstances. It’s not being able to think about the future, because all your efforts are focused on day-to-day survival. It’s a state of hopelessness, marginally preferable to death.”
Fay Abernethy, Learning to Fly Alien Spacecraft

“Achieving real, lasting change is much harder than firing weapons at a defined enemy,’ she said.”
Fay Abernethy, First Contact, Second Chances

“Learning a language promoted the first tender shoots of intercultural understanding. People became familiar with previously alien concepts and, as a consequence, more open to them.”
Fay Abernethy, First Contact, Second Chances

“Mothers move at speed”
Fay Abernethy, The Cleaner, the Cat and the Space Station

“Achieving real, lasting change is much harder than firing weapons at a defined enemy,’ she said.”
Fay Abernethy, First Contact, Second Chances

“Slavery isn’t about chains and cages, Dan. It’s a state of mind. It’s believing you are powerless to change your circumstances. It’s not being able to think about the future, because all your efforts are focused on day-to-day survival. It’s a state of hopelessness, marginally preferable to death.”
Fay Abernethy, Learning to Fly Alien Spacecraft

“Learning a language promoted the first tender shoots of intercultural understanding. People became familiar with previously alien concepts and, as a consequence, more open to them.”
Fay Abernethy, First Contact, Second Chances

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