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David McIlroy

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Born

The United Kingdom

Website

https://thedavidmcilroy.carrd.co/

Twitter

https://x.com/thedavidmcilroy

Genre

Horror, Fantasy, Young Adult

Influences

Stephen King, Michael Crichton

Member Since

April 2024

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Writer of fantasy and horror from Northern Ireland.

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David McIlroy’s books

Average rating: 4.22 · 248 ratings · 211 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Substitute 4.33 avg rating — 98 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 Soulburn Talisman 4.24 avg rating — 70 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
	Empress of Nymm (The Book of Uland 2) 4.09 avg rating — 45 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
	Humbug 4.06 avg rating — 35 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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David McIlroy made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — This book is not mine, please move it (part 20) topic " Hi folks, My upcoming book Humbug isn't listed under my actual author profile, can this be fixed? ISBN: 9781068530722 The Kindle edition is also appearin ...more "
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