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Chris Butler

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CHRIS BUTLER lives in Brighton & Hove, England. He is the author of ANY TIME NOW and THE FLIGHT OF THE RAVENS. His short fiction has appeared in Asimov’s and Interzone, as well as The Best British Fantasy 2014.

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	GUD: Greatest Uncommon Denominator, Issue 0 by Kaolin Fire (Editor), Charlie Jane Anders (Goodreads Author), Joshua Babcock 4.48 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2007 — 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 World and the Stars by Deborah Jay (Goodreads Author), Tanith Lee, Chris Butler (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Interzone 259, July-August 2015 (Interzone, #259) by Andy Cox (Editor), E. Catherine Tobler (Goodreads Author), Chris Butler (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2015 — 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 Best British Fantasy 2014 by Steve Haynes (Editor), Nina Allan, Sarah Brooks 4.30 avg rating — 10 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
	The Flight of the Ravens 3.73 avg rating — 11 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
	Interzone 245, March-April 2013 (Interzone, #245) by Andy Cox (Editor), Antony Mann (Goodreads Author) (contributor), Chris Butler (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Any Time Now 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2001 — 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
	Fabulous Whitby by Sue Thomason, Chris Butler (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2008	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 Immersion Book of SF by Eric James Stone (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lavie Tidhar (Contributor), Aliette de Bodard (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 2.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010	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
	Interzone 224, September-October 2009 (Interzone, #224) by Andy Cox (Editor), Jeremiah Tolbert, Adrian Joyce really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009	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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Restoration

My novelette "Restoration" is now free to read, along with a whole load of other stories from Interzone Digital. Now's your chance to check out some of what's on offer, online and in print.

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“Writing is supposed to be difficult, agonizing, a dreadful exercise, a terrible occupation.”
― Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You

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