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Martin Blake

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Born

Romsey, Hampshire, The United Kingdom

Website

http://www.martinblake.me.uk

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Genre

Psychology, Paranormal, Historical Fiction

Influences

Elmore Leonard, Iain Banks, Ian McEwan, Hilary Mantel

Member Since

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Like many before him, Martin started writing as a hobby but found that it took him over. He's taken the Open University Creative Writing Course (passed with Distinction) and the Exeter University Poetry Writing Course. So far he's published one non-fiction work, two novels and one collection of poetry, but has more work in the pipeline. He's a medievalist by academic background.

His latest novel, 'Out of Time', is a psychological / supernatural thriller set against the background of Cambridge academia, a setting he knows well from the time he spent living in the city and working at Cambridge University Library. According to the cover blurb, it 'challenges our everyday assumptions about human psychology and our relationship with the metaphysi ...more

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	Aelfric's De Temporibus Anni it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1970 — 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
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A grand day out

Had a great day in Cambridge yesterday doing location research for the current novel. Visited the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and the Fitzwilliam amongst others, followed by lunch with an old friend. Not a bad life being a writer. Shame about all the trees on the line though …

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The Devils (The Devils, #1)

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