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Daniel Pugsley

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Born

in Barnsley, The United Kingdom

Website

https://danielpugsleyauthor.co.uk/

Genre

Historical Fiction, History, Fantasy

Influences

Conn Iggulden, Simon Scarrow, Bernard Cornwell, Phillippa Gregory, Ben ...more

Member Since

August 2023

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Daniel lives in the north of England with his wife Ania, their three children Sophie, Alex and Philip, and Sophie’s hamster Hazel.

As an English and ESOL teacher, Daniel travelled the world for a decade, living in Italy, Japan, Poland and the United Arab Emirates. He is now an English and Maths lecturer.

Daniel does some freelance editing, coaching, proofreading and beta reading work. He is also a charity trustee and was previously a union branch chairman.

Daniel loves sport, particularly rugby. He initially got into writing by authoring articles about rugby tactics for a website in New Zealand. When a quarter of a million people viewed one of his articles, and it was translated into French, it gave him the confidence to branch out into othe ...more

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Average rating: 4.71 · 34 ratings · 17 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Son of Babylon: (Book 1 of the Babylon Series) 4.72 avg rating — 29 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
	Saviour of Babylon: (Book 2 of the Babylon Series) 4.60 avg rating — 5 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
	Wolves and Dead Men: (Book 3 of the Babylon Series) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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