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F.G. Cottam

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Reading is a cheap and totally effective way of being transported to another world. The same is true of writing. Mundane concerns only afflict your characters if you decide you want them to.
University was where I first thought seriously about fiction; hearing about Hemingway's iceberg theory and Eliot's objective correlative and having the luxury of time to ponder on the mechanics of the novel.
My first writing was journalism and pieces for I-D, Arena and The Face brought me to the attention of mainstream magazine publishers. In the '90's I edited FHM when it still majored on sport and fashion rather than Hollyoaks starlets and weather girls. Then I launch-edited the UK edition of Men's Health magazine and then came to the conclusion that i ...more

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Average rating: 3.67 · 9,566 ratings · 1,312 reviews · 19 distinct works • Similar authors

	The House of Lost Souls 3.41 avg rating — 2,042 ratings — published 2007 — 14 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 Colony (The Colony, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 1,454 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	The Waiting Room 3.78 avg rating — 1,323 ratings — published 2010 — 13 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
	Dark Echo 3.71 avg rating — 861 ratings — published 2008 — 16 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 Memory of Trees 3.56 avg rating — 700 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The Lazarus Prophecy 3.72 avg rating — 603 ratings — published 2014 — 15 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 Magdalena Curse 3.64 avg rating — 496 ratings — published 2010 — 19 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
	Brodmaw Bay 3.70 avg rating — 426 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Dark Resurrection (The Colony, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 349 ratings — published 2015 — 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 Lucifer Chord 3.91 avg rating — 273 ratings — published 2018 — 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

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Live long enough, and even those with charmed lives will at some point be confronted by failure. Or at least obstacles that appear immovable. Which happened to me with my post-covid-lockdown novel. Not in the writing, that was a blessed relief and a welcome distraction after all the restrictions and grief we faced. But in the reception it got.
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Series by F.G. Cottam

The Colony (3 books)
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“Magic is a door to which we have lost the key. But the door is there.”
― F.G. Cottam, The Memory of Trees

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“He smoked a last cigarette before his departure from them. His faith considered that one a tolerable vice.”
― F.G. Cottam, The Colony

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“What would Katie say about the contents of the book in my hand, given me by a woman after whom I lusted, someone I’d only met on the recommendation of a ghost?”
― F.G. Cottam, The Going and the Rise

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“He had opened his heart to the sublime indifference of the universe”
― Albert Camus

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message 7: by Helen

Jan 02, 2017 11:18PM

Thanks for adding me! :)

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message 6: by F.G.

Aug 02, 2013 10:26AM

Really hope you enjoy it, Mark. Nothing beats a loyal reader!

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message 5: by Mark

Aug 02, 2013 08:29AM

Hi Francis! Hope you're well! Memory of Trees is available in the US now! Mine's shipping today :) Can't wait!

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message 4: by Martin

Jul 28, 2013 06:09AM

Hi F.G. Just finished Memory of Trees. Absolutely creepy and fantastic. Loved every minute. Thanks for a great read. Left you a review on Goodreads and Amazon. Look forward to the next one! Best regards, Martin.

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message 3: by Martin

Sep 01, 2012 10:16AM

Hi F.G. Just finished reading The Colony, WOW what a read! Loved it and left a review. I can't stop thinking about it. Brilliantly conceived story and depth of characters. Please write more soon......Best regards, Martin.

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message 2: by F.G.

Mar 16, 2012 03:01PM

My pleasure, Savannah.

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