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Rod Gillies

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in Edinburgh, The United Kingdom

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Science Fiction, Steampunk, Thriller

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I enjoy reading sci-fi and fantasy, and just love the clank of a good ...more

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Rod Gillies lives and works in Edinburgh, Scotland. The son of a naval engineer, he was a "steampunk" before he knew there was such a thing.

Rod published his first novel "Red Mercury" in 2012. Pleasantly surprised by its reception, he produced two follow-ups "Neptune Rising" and "Titan's Fire". The stories were revised and collected as "The Empire of Steam Trilogy".

More recently, he released a Puzzle Novel - a conspiracy thriller where the plot unfolds through the reader solving puzzles, cracking codes, and following clues online. "Extraordinary Investigations: The Morgan File" is the first in a planned series of these puzzle adventures.

In the real world, Rod works in marketing and innovation for a whisky company, which he claims is the bes ...more

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Rod Gillies I'm tinkering with a (slightly) cyberpunky dirty cop story at the moment. No idea if it'll lead anywhere at the moment, but it's nice to be writing so…moreI'm tinkering with a (slightly) cyberpunky dirty cop story at the moment. No idea if it'll lead anywhere at the moment, but it's nice to be writing something different. Three years and three books with the same characters was good fun, but it's always good to make a change every now and again. Currently about 15k words into a first draft on this new thing - I'll let you know if it heads anywhere interesting.(less)

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Hello Rod, I'm a big fan of your steampunk novels and wondered if you could recommend any other steampunk books to read? Many thanks Warren

Rod Gillies Hi Warren. Apologies for getting back to you sooner. I never received a note from Goodreads to tell me you'd asked me a question. I've only just seen …moreHi Warren. Apologies for getting back to you sooner. I never received a note from Goodreads to tell me you'd asked me a question. I've only just seen it!

I'm a big fan of Jonathan Green's Pax Brittanica series - it's great fun, fast-paced and funny. I'd also recommend Cherie Priest - her Boneshaker series is excellent.(less)

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	LEGO® Play Book: Ideas to Bring Your Bricks to Life by Daniel Lipkowitz, Peter Reid (Contributor), Tim Johnson (Contributor) 4.24 avg rating — 647 ratings — published 2013 — 8 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
	Red Mercury 3.60 avg rating — 75 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
	Neptune Rising 4.17 avg rating — 18 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
	Extraordinary Investigations: The Morgan File 4.75 avg rating — 12 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
	Titan's Fire 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Empire of Steam: The Collected Stories 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015 — 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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Until Christmas, all royalties from the sales of Empire O...

Until Christmas, all royalties from the sales of Empire Of Steam will be donated to Fairy Bricks.

Fairy Bricks is a charity helping to brighten the lives of ill children by donating Lego sets to hospitals. It's a lovely cause, and the charity is run by a mate of mine.

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