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Amy Orrell

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Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance

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Amy grew up in a family of artists and writers where discussions about dragons and leprechauns flowed into debates on the existence of extraterrestrial life or the probability of time travel.

Painting was Amy’s first artistic calling — her artworks focused on narrative art — but the complexity of the stories she wanted to tell demanded something more, and naturally led her to writing.

Amy likes to write thought-provoking science fiction, fantasy and thrillers, delving into her characters’ emotional lives whilst delivering fast-paced thrills, twists, and turns.

In pursuit of balance, Amy also writes Motherland meets Bridget Jones style rom-coms, because it’s important to laugh, even if it’s at yourself.

Amy lives in Norwich, in the East of Engl ...more

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Tomorrow Was Beautiful Once

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Juice

by Tim Winton

bookshelves: currently-reading, speculative-fiction, post-apocalyptic, climate, climate-fiction

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History's Heroines

by Heidi Wirth (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, history, feminist-history, non-fiction, children-s-non-fiction, children, feminist, femi

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Amy Orrell said: " This book is bursting with information, fun facts and colourful illustrations - fantastic for inspiring young historians! As a home-schooling mum, it's a great resource, covering some well-known, and many lesser-known but equally inspiring female his ...more "

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A Fledgling Abiba

by Dilman Dila (Goodreads Author)

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Amy Orrell liked James Kinsley's review of Tomorrow Was Beautiful Once: "Extraordinary. An engaging, pulse-racing thriller that confronts climate catastrophe and the rise of the Far Right while delivering a compelling, exquisitely-crafted and convincing story of time travel, love and sacrifice. Quality stuff."
May 09, 2026 01:39PM · see review
Amy Orrell and 9 other people liked Jamedi's review of A Dance of Burning Blades (Invoker Trilogy, #2): " Review originally on JamReads A Dance of Burning Blades is the second book in the epic science fantasy series The Invoker, written by M. H. Ayinde and published by Orbit Books. An absolutely brilliant sequel at the level of the previous instalment" Read more of this review »
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Amy Orrell liked Abigail Yardimci's review of Vianne (Chocolat, #0): "A moving, beautiful and completely delicious prequel to one of my favourite books of all time. Joanne Harris is the queen of Magic Realism in that you don’t realise your conscience is buried deep in magic until the characters and stories have got a t" Read more of this review »
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Amy Orrell and 4 other people liked Jamedi's review of Intergalactic Feast (Flavour Hacker #2): " Review originally on JamReads Intergalactic Feast is the second book in the sci-fi duology Flavour Hackers, written by Lavanya Lakshminarayan, published by Solaris Books. An equally smart instalment to its predecessor that deals with the aftermath" Read more of this review »
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