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Oliver Smith

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The United Kingdom

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Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror

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Oliver Smith was born in 1966, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. His stories generally deal with the weird, fantastic, and speculative: there’s a mermaid in the bathroom, jars of pickled brains are plotting in the pantry, a giant flea is sat where the flatmate used to be, and down the pub a strange green man has lost his head and isn't going to take it lying down.
He studied fine art painting and his writing practice developed from an interest in various surrealist techniques. He utilizes an analogous approach when writing using various cut-up and fold in techniques, automatic writing, and formal poetic exercises.
His influences include Kingsley Amis, Lucius Apuleius, J G Ballard, Samuel Beckett, Jorge Luis Borges, Italo Calvino, Angela Carter, F ...more

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	Master Discipline Through Mindfulness: Secrets to Improve Self-Control and Build Good Habits Through Mindful Practices 4.35 avg rating — 23 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
	Dark Hall Press Techno-Horror Anthology by Oliver Smith (Goodreads Author), Michael Bray (Goodreads Author), D.J. Tyrer (Goodreads Author) 3.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Infinity Horizon: an AI Thriller (The Infinity Series Book 1) 4.20 avg rating — 10 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
	Stars Beneath the Ships 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Medicinal Wild Plants of Canada: The Ultimate Field Guide to Traditional and Modern Uses of the Edible Plants of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Eastern Canada. really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	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
	Lonely Planet: Nicaragua Episode 1 by Oliver Smith (Goodreads Author), David Thorpe (Narrator) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2016	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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	Medicinal Cannabis: the Step-by-Step Manual With Multiple Benefits..New Perspectives in Human Medicine..did you Know that Cannabis is Used to Relieve Symptoms Caused by Diseases Such... really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen

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