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Ellen Mellor

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers

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I've written four books and I'm working on two more at the moment.

'The Long Sleep' is a science fiction, detective novel.

'Down Among the Yla' is a fantasy novel set in a world of strange, underworld living beings.

'Ghostkin' is a contemporary, urban thriller set in Newcastle with a transgender woman as the protagonist. It was published by the now defunct Double Dragon Press and will be available once again - this time through bricks and mortar bookshops - from the beginning of October.

'Stories From the Corner of the Room'" is my first short story collection. I've also had a short story called 'Freeing the Bitch' published in 'Maiden, Mother, and Crone: Fantastical Trans Femmes'.

I'm currently working on a memoir, entitled 'Tea, Comics and Ge ...more

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Mon, 12:52 : The Long Sleep: 5* SF Novel. "I got straight into it and couldn't put it down." http://t.co/k9LcNymb Mon, 21:11 : RT @magazinetwit: The Long Sleep by @samarcand What happens when Kem and Lize discover the reason the New Argo blew up? featured @ http: ... Read more of this blog post »

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	Maiden, Mother, Crone: Fantastical Trans Femmes by Gwen Benaway, Lilah Sturges, Kylie Ariel Bemis 3.70 avg rating — 244 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	The Long Sleep 3.74 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Ghostkin 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Down Among the Yla 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Stories From the Corner of the Room 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — 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
	Tea, Comics and Gender: Yet Another F***ing Trans Memoir 4.67 avg rating — 3 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 Princess and the Elephant by Ellen Mellor (Goodreads Author), Piper Strange (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.67 avg rating — 3 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
	All The Books of Earth it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
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