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James Targett

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Influences

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April 2010


I live and work in York, in the United Kingdom. I've had a number of short stories published and like, everyone else, I'm working on that first novel! This moves slowly when you aren't independently wealthy and have to also contend with small matter such as a day job.

I'm married, with two children. We all live with a neurotic housecat who is becoming an even more eccentric feline as she gets older and older.
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2013 - words, in summary

So, this time last year, I started to track all the books I was reading. I'm not exactly sure why: possibly some kind of life-logging, maybe I'd seen a few authors do it. I doubt it will impress anyone. But as I've actually tracked what I've read for a year, I might as well do something with it. Sticking a list out on Facebook seems slightly embarrassing, but placing a list here, on Goodreads, whe Read more of this blog post »
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Published on December 31, 2013 11:21 Tags: 2013
Average rating: 4.33 · 12 ratings · 3 reviews · 2 distinct works
Ocean Stories

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Andromeda Spaceways Infligh...

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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009
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Ancestral Night
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Kraken
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“Faith is a viewpoint? That sounds strange coming from the lips of a priest.”
James Targett, The Immersion Book of Steampunk

“God did not mean us to be ignorant. He left us this marvelous universe to decipher and understand.”
James Targett, The Immersion Book of Steampunk

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