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Luke Walker

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Luke Walker has been writing horror and dark thrillers for most of his life. Recent work includes the novels The Ninth Circle, The Dead Room, Winter Graves, The Kindred as well as his Lovecraftian horror 'Nameless' trilogy. His thriller Terminal State will be published in August 2026. Several of his short stories have been published online and in magazines/books.

He is forty-nine and lives in England with his wife and cats.

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	Mirror of the Nameless 3.93 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2013 — 8 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 Red Girl 4.45 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2012 — 3 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 Ninth Circle: A Horror Novel 3.08 avg rating — 24 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
	Hometown 3.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 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
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	Ascent 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	The Dead Room 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — 3 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 Day of The New Gods by Luke Walker (Goodreads Author), Graeme Parker (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Leesa Wallace (Goodreads Author) (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 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 Kindred 3.33 avg rating — 9 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
	'Set 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2013	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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Caveat: I've been online friends with the author for some time which won't affect my review. Maneater (watch out, boy, she'll chew you up) sits in that grey area between (very) dark thriller and outright horror. When I say dark, I mean it. The main pr ...more
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