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Gary Swaby

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Gary A. Swaby was born and raised in Luton, England. He was born with the blood disorder sickle cell anemia. This made growing up very difficult for Gary. He grew to be a quiet and introverted individual due to how challenging it was to make friends who understood his condition. Gary picked up a number of different interests to keep him occupied through his lonely and painful upbringing. He always enjoyed reading and writing, and often dreamed of being an author in school. Teachers would tell him it wasn’t possible for him to be an author, but he hoped one day he could prove them wrong.

For over 10 years now, Gary has been developing as a writer. He's done video games media, book blogging and content marketing.

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Descendant of the Elders – Realm Blender (Book 1) is out now!

Descendant of the Elders is a scifi fantasy that has a hero suffering with chronic pain

Sci-fi & fantasy mashup, Descendant of the Elders – Realm Blender (Book 1) , is out now on Amazon, in both paperback and eBook format.

Descendant of the Elders blends sci-fi space opera with epic fantasy. Imagine a realm full of technology and space exploration colliding with a medieval realm with magic. This is the overall theme that will develop throughout the Realm Blender series.

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Published on March 31, 2019 15:32 • Tags: chronic-illness, chronic-pain, diverse, diversity, epic-fantasy, fantasy, genre-mashup, illness, mashup, science-fiction, sickle-cell, space-opera

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	I love Hip Hop 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012	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
	Starfade: A Space Technothriller Novella (Realm Blender Book 1.5) 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 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
	Descendant of the Elders: (Blending Military Scifi & Fantasy Adventure) (Realm Blender Book 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Descendant of the Elders: Realm Blender Book 1 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	I Love Hip Hop 2: Chain Reaction 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015	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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“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”
― Dr. Seuss

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“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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“It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.”
― Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes

tags: data, deduction, information, mistake, theories, theory

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