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  <name><![CDATA[Pat Whitaker]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[[Two of my books, Mindset and Antithesis, have each been short-listed for the Sir Julius Vogel Awards in the category of Best Adult Novel. I have also been confirmed in the Best New Talent category.]

Born in England in 1946, I moved to New Zealand with my parents and older brother at the age of four and, apart from five years in my late twenties spent travelling the globe, have lived here ever since. After a fairly rudimentary education, I found work as an Architectural Designer and this became a life-long occupation. I started writing late in 2006.

These are a local (New Zealand) Science Fiction award, of a similar format to the Hugos - just a bit more modest.


The books I write are intended in the first instance to tell a good story and secondly &quot;once the tale is told&quot; to leave the reader with something to ponder. To this end, all my stories attempt to provide an original take on some commonly held belief, be it cultural, social or scientific.

Being a fan of both science fiction and classic murder mysteries, these tend to be common themes, with elements of both often combined in a single story.

As a person who likes to read a book in a single sitting, I limit each work to around forty-five or fifty thousand words. Unfashionable I know, but it's what I prefer.

]]></about>  <influences><![CDATA[Arthur C. Clarke, Agatha Christie]]></influences>    <hometown>Whitney</hometown>  <born_at>11/20/1946</born_at>    
  
  
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  <published>2008</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Bad Blood]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Antithesis (Paperback, eBook)]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Returning]]></title>
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