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William Campbell Powell

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William lives in a small Buckinghamshire village in England. By night he writes speculative, historical, crime and other fiction. His latest novel - TEARDOWN - is published by NineStar Press and is widely available in eBook and paperback formats.

Previously, his debut novel, EXPIRATION DAY, was published by Tor Teen in 2014 and won the 2015 Hal Clement Award for better than half-decent science in a YA novel – the citation actually says "Excellence in Children's Science Fiction Literature". His short fiction has also appeared in DreamForge, Metastellar, Abyss & Apex and other excellent 'zines. By day he writes software for a living and in the twilight he sings tenor, plays guitar and writes songs.
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William Campbell Powell I try to have several projects on the go at once, so that if I get stuck on one, I can switch. At the moment I'm working with Tor on a follow-on to Ex…moreI try to have several projects on the go at once, so that if I get stuck on one, I can switch. At the moment I'm working with Tor on a follow-on to Expiration Day. I'm also working on an 1830s historical novel.(less)
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Special Content for Expiration Day

My publicist asked if I'd do a guest post for the NotYeadRead.com blog site. After a little thought, I came up with a special chapter that filled in a little bit of backstory, around how even in the last days of humanity, there's still discrimination about.

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“Sometimes choice works like that. One person's choice is another's loss of choice.”
William Campbell Powell, Expiration Day

“While you live, choose, and by your choices, make the universe richer.”
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“What rational being would willingly enter a relationship that's guaranteed to end in sorrow? Grieving husband buries wife, or vice versa. Or they divorce. But we marry anyway. Because even death and divorce is better than loneliness.”
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