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Esme Carpenter

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Esme Carpenter started writing at the age of 12 and found she couldn’t stop.

She graduated from the University of East Anglia with a BA in English Literature and Creative Writing and became an English teacher, but she continued to write fantasy and science fiction works in her spare time. Her first novel, Against the Elements, was published in 2012 by IFWG Publishing. They also published her short story, Azurewrath, in SQ Mag. Her science fiction story, Harry’s Shiver, was published by Shoreline of Infinity and went on to be featured in NewCon Press’s Best of British Science Fiction in 2016.

She lives in Bakersfield, California with her husband, two cats and LEGO Batmobile figurines.

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	Best of British Science Fiction 2018 by Donna Scott (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alastair Reynolds, Lavie Tidhar 4.01 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2019 — 4 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
	Shoreline of Infinity, Issue 13, Autumn 2018 by Noel Chidwick (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Premee Mohamed (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Preston Grassmann (Contributor) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Spencer and DeWitt: Man on Fire: Book One 4.60 avg rating — 5 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
	Against The Elements 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012 — 4 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
	Star Quake 1 by Sophie Yorkston (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Daniel Pearlman, Stephanie Barr (Goodreads Author) it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Against the Elements 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Against The Elements [Paperback] [2012] (Author) Esme Carpenter by Esme Carpenter (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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Updates: Audiobook Timeline and General Notes

It’s coming to the end of the summer holidays here in California. I’ve had ten weeks of free time to work on the Man On Fire audiobook and promoting my free books on Royal Road. I recall making several promises about the audiobook, so let’s break down the situation.

Is the audiobook finished?

No. Short answer.

Long answer (ahem) – when the summer holidays started, I had the promise of roughly ten

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Esme Carpenter made a comment in the group GOOD REVIEWS — Reviews Requested! topic " Hi guys! I'm looking for reviews for my sci-fi-detective novel, 'Man on Fire'. Here's the blurb for interested parties: 'Brittany Spencer and Francis De ...more "
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Esme Carpenter rated a book it was amazing The Old Kingdom Collection: Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen, Clariel (Abhorsen 1-4) by Garth Nix (Goodreads Author)	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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