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P.D. Cain

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in stockport, The United Kingdom

February 06, 1954

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Young Adult, Children's, Science Fiction

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P.D. Cain is a prolific British author retired to the Algarve in Portugal, with over 600 published titles spanning early reader short stories, colouring books, self-help guides, and science fiction.
He is the creator of the What Shall We Do Today? series — approximately 370 short story ebooks for early readers — and the April Dawn series, a young adult science fiction thriller exploring artificial consciousness and what it truly means to be human. The April Dawn series began with a dream in 2012 and shows no signs of stopping.

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	A-Z of Animal Poems & Colouring Book 4.83 avg rating — 6 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
	April Dawn: Life Lives 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014 — 9 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 May Day Adventure: A Fun Educational Story About May Day for Ages 6-9 (What Shall We Do Today? Book 36) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Siblings, Sweets, and the Sea: 2nd May: A Day of Discovery with Three Friends (What Shall We Do Today? Book 37) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	What Shall We Do Today? : 24th May – The Royal Quest 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
	April Dawn: Life & Death it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	The Beagle Brigade Mystery : 26th November: What Shall We Do Today? it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
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It started with a dream

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If you haven't yet picked up the first book in the series, now is a perfect time — April Dawn – Life Lives is available on Amazon Kindle for just 99 cents (€0.85) until June 9th, 2026.

I wrote it back in 2012, inspired by one of the most vivid dreams I've ever had. A young girl, lost in total darkness, with strange lights flickering far off in the distance. Then a train Read more of this blog post »

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Published on June 06, 2026 04:02 • Tags: action-adventure, ai, artificial-beings, artificial-intelligence, coming-of-age, consciousness, found-family, identity, moral-courage, robots, sci-fi, science-fiction, science-fiction-series, series, spy-thriller, technothriller, thriller, undercover-mission, what-makes-us-human, ya-fiction, ya-science-fiction, young-adult

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P.D. Cain made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — April Dawn Books series topic " Hello, I would like to request a series page for the following: Series name: The April Dawn Series Author: P.D. Cain Book 1: April Dawn: Life Lives Book 2 ...more "
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“A wise old owl once told me,
One time when he was out of his tree,
That nothing in this world is for free.
I agree!”
― P D Cain, A-Z of Animal Poems & Colouring Book

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“A wise old owl once told me,
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That nothing in this world is for free.
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― P D Cain, A-Z of Animal Poems & Colouring Book

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