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I read a lot of books, and I even try and write some too. This page contains links to books I've read and enjoyed, so I can find them again in the future (and others can read them too, if they're interested). It also houses copies of some of the short stories I've written, as well as links to download them as epub files that you can read on an e-reader such as a Kindle or Kobo.

Dates given for other people's work are the date I finished reading them; for my own work the date given is approximately when it was 'completed' - the date I first tried to submit it to a publisher.

False Gods

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  • Graham McNeill

A major step down from the first book. Far too many bulging muscles and mortals swooning over the perfect physique of the space marines.

Horus Rising

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  • Dan Abnett

A brilliant start to the series and even a half-way decent sci-fi novel in its own right. One of the best Warhammer 40k books I have read.

Spinning Silver

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  • Naomi Novik

A wonderful fantasy novel inspired by folklore. Has some of the best aspects of Uprooted, without succumbing to the previous book's flaws.

Life on Earth

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  • David Attenborough

An excellent summary of an incredibly dense subject. Easy and pleasant to read, while also very informative.

Hidden Empire

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  • Kevin J. Anderson

A detailed world with lots of characters, sadly let down by the book itself being mostly info-dumps.

Tress of the Emerald Sea

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  • Brandon Sanderson

A fun and at times beautifully observed fantasy story, marred only a little by too frequent toilet humour.

The Traveller

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  • John Twelve Hawks

Clunky prose, stereotyped characters, and full of cliches. Nevertheless, it has a plot and some interesting things to say.

First and Only

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  • Dan Abnett

A very average Black Library novel, but has the seeds of the things that would later make Abnett such a fun writer.

Reaper Man

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  • Terry Pratchett

Starts out with Pratchett at his absolute best, with a somewhat more subtle, observation based approach to humour. Sadly, it is not to last and the Wizards of Unseen University soon take over.