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Geoff Nelder

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November 05

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Geoff Nelder has a wife, two grown-up kids, an increasing number of grandkids, and lives in rural England within an easy cycle ride of the Welsh mountains. He taught Geography and Information Technology for years until writing took over his life. Geoff is a competition short-fiction judge, and a freelance editor.

Publications include several non-fiction books on climate reflecting his other persona as a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society; over 50 published short stories in various magazines and anthologies; thriller, humour, science fiction, and fantasy novels.
2005: Humorous thriller Escaping Reality. Republished 2012.
2008: Award-winning science fiction mystery with hot-blooded heroine, Alien Exit, on Kindle
2010: Another thriller re
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VENGEANCE ISLAND revisited

Ebook by Geoff Nelder.

There it was, the island of Gozo, smaller than many British cities, but set like a jewel in a caerulean sea under a near-permanently blue sky. What a fantasy island for rain and grey-soaked Brits and the complications of having to fly to Malta first then a ferry hop to Gozo just added to the charm and helps keep it less busy than its neighbours.

However, such beauty belies a h

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Published on August 29, 2025 09:17
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ARIA: Left Luggage

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Suppose We (The Flying Croo...

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Xaghra's Revenge

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Aria: Returning Left Luggag...

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The Chaos of Mokii

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Escaping Reality

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Dragut's Divergence

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KEPLER'S SON

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Exit, Pursued by a Bee

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When I stand inside Castlerigg stone circle near Keswick, an awe-inspiring sense of other worldness grips me forcing me to wonder at the forces shaping the landscape and the early people that created such a monument.
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"Immersive, energetic, and full of personality
From page one, the energy of this book is different. It’s not boring, not overly dramatic, and definitely not predictable. You can feel the chaotic rhythm of ship life  the noise, the commands, the quick d" Read more of this review »
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" Thank you, Lucy, and to think Admiral Dragut was a real person. He abducted the population of Gozo into slavery in 1551. As told in Vengeance Island. "
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"Strong imagery and fast-moving plot

The descriptions of the sea, the ships, the weather, and the general atmosphere are so strong that it honestly felt cinematic. It’s clear the author understands pacing scenes don’t drag, but they also don’t rush. Th" Read more of this review »
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" Thanks Emily, and to think Dragut often as Rais Dragut was a real Ottoman corsair who abducted everyone on Gozo in 1551. The tale of which is in Venge ...more "
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message 4: by Geoff

Geoff Nelder Verge, the honour is all mine.


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Verge Noir Hi Geoff, Thank you for adding me as a friend on G R.


message 2: by Geoff

Geoff Nelder It was a pleasure, Tom, to be in your circle. So many of my own pals are so square ;)

tea and bisucits,

Geoff


message 1: by Tom

Tom Blubaugh Hi Geoff,

Thanks for joining my circle of friends.

Blessings,

Tom


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