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I am a product of the 80’s. Father of three crazy boys and husband to a slightly less crazy wife. When I'm not writing or playing the guitar, I design electronics to earn a crust. ...more

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Average rating: 4.25 · 44 ratings · 22 reviews · 8 distinct works

	Tapasya (The Redemption of Wist, #1) 4.36 avg rating — 14 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
	Nikka (The Redemption of Wist #0.5) 4.33 avg rating — 9 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
	Tales of the Fantastic: A Fantasy & Paranormal Sample Anthology by Alex E. Carey (Goodreads Author), Ellie Mitchell (Goodreads Author), David Gilchrist (Goodreads Author) 3.40 avg rating — 10 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
	Prasad (The Redemption of Wist #3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	The Redemption of Wist Boxed Set: Books 1 - 3: The complete collection 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
	The Risen God: Book 1 of The Tithes of War 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
	Pyrite (The Redemption of Wist, #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	The Lyrat Pair (The Redemption of Wist #4) 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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It’s competition time!!!!!

To celebrate the release of my new novelette, The Lyrat Pair, I’m giving you the chance to win all 3 of my FULL-LENGTH epic fantasy novels (Tapasya, Pyrite and Prasad) in print.

Yes, that’s right 3 paperback novels! That would cost you over £20 on Amazon.

All you have to do is pre-order the Lyrat pair before its release on May 10th to be in with a chance.

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“Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.”
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“No! Please! I'll tell you whatever you want to know!" the man yelled.
"Really?" said Vimes. "What's the orbital velocity of the moon?"
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"Oh, you'd like something simpler?”
― Terry Pratchett, Night Watch

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