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Iseult Murphy

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Iseult Murphy started writing at a young age, entertaining her family with magazines that she wrote and illustrated as a child. In her teens, she won several local and national short story competitions, including three time overall winner of the RDS Young Science Writers competition, and had work placed in international writing competitions such as the BBC Wildlife Poetry competition.
Iseult is drawn to horror, fantasy and science fiction, as she feels that the most difficult aspects of life can be best explored through the lens of speculative fiction.
She currently resides on the east coast of Ireland with four dogs, a couple of humans and a cat. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys reading, art and spending time with her animals.
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Book Spotlight: HomeAdrift by Soheil Mirchi

I’m delighted to be part of The Write Reads tour for HomeAdrift by Soheil Mirchi. If you like science fiction, you will want to check out this book. I’m sharing a Book Spotlight today, but look out for my review post coming soon!

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How far can you go before the silence breaks you?

Commander Solene Ellis has left Earth behind forever. Now she drifts through the void aboard the colony

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“I shall not fret for things I cannot change”
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“Life is worth every test”
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“Delight in your fight and embrace your fear.”
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“... knowing life is full of shit, and shitty people, but hoping if you keep that in mind, it doesn't hurt as bad when you're right about it all.”
― Rayne Havok

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“A determined man could build one hell of a blaze from one good spark.”
― Nora Roberts, Face the Fire

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