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Martin Millar

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Martin Millar is a critically acclaimed Scottish writer from Glasgow, now resident in London. He also writes the Thraxas series of fantasy novels under the pseudonym Martin Scott.

The novels he writes as Martin Millar dwell on urban decay and British sub-cultures, and the impact this has on a range of characters, both realistic and supernatural. There are elements of magical realism, and the feeling that the boundary between real life and the supernatural is not very thick. Most of them are set in Brixton, Millar's one-time place of residence. Many are at least semi-autobiographical, and Love and Peace with Melody Paradise and Suzy, Led Zeppelin and Me both feature Millar himself as a character.

As Martin Scott his Thraxas novels are a fusion
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Simulation Bleed

This is the introduction to the sample from Simulation Bleed I included in my book of short stories, Troubled Cities.

'This is an extract from Simulation Bleed which started off as a series on my website. It ran for several years before being collected and published as a novel in 2020. It sees the return of the hostile and anti-social fairy Rainith the Red and the introduction of two unwanted c

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This is the introduction to the sample from Simulation Bleed I included in my book of short stories, Troubled Cities.
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“The pyjamas have cats on them. I am informed that these cats belong to an organisation called Hello Kitty.”
Martin Millar, Lonely Werewolf Girl

“I sit and feel lonely. Sitting and feeling lonely is something I am a spectacular success at. I can do it for hours. Everyone is good at something.”
Martin Millar, Ruby and the Stoneage Diet

“Two fairies were sleeping peacefully on his bed. Dinnie was immediately depressed. He knew that he did not have enough money to see a therapist.”
Martin Millar, The Good Fairies of New York

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