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O.C. Heaton

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June 25, 1964

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Science Fiction, Thriller

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Michael Crichton, Blake Crouch

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I write what I love to read - globetrotting, big issue thrillers that are super well researched inside complex plots full of twists and turns.

The result of the above is The Race Is On Series, an idea I had on a trip to Iceland. The first in the series is called LEAP, which tells the tale of a device which has the power to halt global warming. The ensuing race to control the power of this machine continues in:
- Green Ray, Book 2,
- ATOM INC, Book 3, and
- Godwin's Revenge, Book 4, which launches 31st March 2025.

I have also written a prequel to The Race Is On series called MAD which you can download for FREE off my website.

I live in Leeds, UK with the love of my life and our two daughters. It rains a lot in Leeds but that works out well for m ...more

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	Leap (The Race Is On #1) 3.90 avg rating — 136 ratings — 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
	Green Ray (The Race Is On Book 2) 4.20 avg rating — 65 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
	ATOM INC (The Race Is On Book 3) 4.39 avg rating — 62 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
	Godwin's Revenge (The Race Is On Book 4) 4.47 avg rating — 30 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 Human Race 4.08 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
	MAD (Prequel Novella to The Race Is On Series) 3.89 avg rating — 9 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 Race Is On Series: Books 1-3 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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John Carter of Mars, eat your heart out

I have to say this latest expedition to Mars has really caught my imagination. Way more so than the previous voyages to the red planet and I think it’s mainly down to how NASA have approached the whole thing:

Take its ‘mission’ for example. According to their website it is essentially to ‘find out whether Mars ever had an environment able to support small life forms. In other words is the Read more of this blog post »

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“The only way you can wean everyone off carbon is if we price the alternatives low enough”
― O.C. Heaton, Leap

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