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Mark Hale

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Coventry, The United Kingdom

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Mark Hale has a background in psychology and a long-standing fascination with myths, ancient history, and the stories people tell themselves (and occasionally believe).

His interest in Egyptology started in the early 1970s after a visit to the Tutankhamun exhibition at the British Museum - and, like most good obsessions, it never really went away. The idea for his debut novel sat quietly in the background for years before finally being written in Luxor, on a rooftop overlooking the Nile - which felt like a reasonable place to start.

When he’s not writing, Mark is a private pilot, a medieval jousting enthusiast, and spends far too much time on 3D design and printing projects. He lives in Cardiff with his family, four cats (who are very support ...more

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It's all still a little unreal, to be honest, when I first came up with the idea some 26 years ago. I wasn't sure if I would ever get around to writing it all down. Certainly goes to show - it's worth hanging on to the scribbled notes and old photos.

So almost a week since launch, and the book sales are doing well. The majority are from UK readers, but it's also great to see it's spreading to the Read more of this blog post »

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Published on June 10, 2026 15:08 • Tags: alex-duarte, egypt, max-halligan, nile-sunrise, the-opener-of-the-ways

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Mark Hale made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — This book is not mine, please move it (part 20) topic " Hi there have just signed up and only have one book at the moment "The Opener of the Ways" ISBN 9781067602017 (ISBN10: 1067602011) ASIN B0GRH3Y3PY All th ...more "
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