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Kate Kelly

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Kate Kelly was born in Scotland but grew up in Devon. She studied Geology at Dundee University and then Oceanography as a post grad at Southampton. She now works as a Marine Scientist. Her interest in these subjects has inspired many of the themes in her writing.

Kate has written all her life and has had a number of science fiction short stories published. Her debut novel Red Rock is published by Curious Fox.

As well as writing Kate is a keen hill walker and is fascinated by history and archaeology.

She lives in Dorset with her husband, two daughters and assorted pets.

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	Red Rock 3.85 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2013 — 5 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
	Footprints by Jay Lake, Eric T. Reynolds (Editor), Lawrence M. Schoen (Goodreads Author) (contributor ) 4.56 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2009	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
	Ruins Metropolis by Eric T. Reynolds (Editor), Heather Kuehl (Contributor), Camille Alexa (Goodreads Author) (contributor) 4.40 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Dragons of Dunmoray 3.31 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Permafrost 4.22 avg rating — 9 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
	Ruins Terra by Eric T. Reynolds (Editor), Stoney M. Setzer (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Kate Kelly (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2000 — 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
	The Arid Lands 4.38 avg rating — 8 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
	The Scribbling Sea Serpent 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Flashes of Darkness by Hannah Hulbert, Kate Kelly (Goodreads Author), Pete Warner 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

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For a thousand years, The Old Town has stood as humanity's last bastion against the maalkonis, malignant black mists that reduced the rest of the world to ash. They are kept at bay by rusty machines on the town's walls. In order to survive, the dwindling population depends on one another.

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A Dragon of the Veil (Warriors of Spirit and Bone #1)

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