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PJ lived in Ferguslie Park, the setting for his debut novel, Small Fish Big Fish, (republished as Caught in the Long Grass) until he was fifteen. At twenty-one he went back to study full-time at Langside College, and from there to Glasgow University, graduating Bachelor of Science.

A regular on the Scottish Folk Club circuit, PJ played guitar and sang with his friends and cousins for pocket money. He lived in Paisley until, at the age of twenty-six, he met and married Sue, who convinced him to return with her to Australia, a move he has never regretted.

In 2014, PJ discovered a modest talent for writing and published Small Fish Big Fish: A Coming of Age Novel.

PJ's first love is Science Fiction, and he has written several books in this genre ...more

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	The Alien Corps (Prosperine, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 244 ratings — published 2015 — 10 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
	Small Fish Big Fish: A Coming of Age Novel by P.J. McDermott (Goodreads Author), P.J. McDermott (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2014 — 18 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
	Rise of the Erlachi (Prosperine, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2015 — 7 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
	Born Of Fire (Prosperine, #0.5) 3.79 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	The Scarf (Prosperine, #3) 4.16 avg rating — 19 ratings — 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
	Sting Like a Butterfly: A Short Story of Courage, Inspiration and Friendship by P.J. McDermott (Goodreads Author), P.J. McDermott (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 16 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
	Fractured Prophecy (Prosperine, #4) 4.62 avg rating — 13 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
	Prosperine: The Adventures of the Space Heroine Hickory Lace 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2016 — 6 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
	Humor and Fantasy: 5 Short Stories by P.J. McDermott (Goodreads Author), P.J. McDermott (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 4 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
	Ugly Duck and other (weird) stories it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	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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Avanaux out now.

Yes, it has finally arrived. My Sci-Fi enovel Avanaux: A Hickory Lace Adventure is available at Amazon. The paperback version, which I'm publishing via IngramSpark will be available in the next few weeks.

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