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Gary William Murning

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September 19, 1966 in Guisborough, The United Kingdom

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About this author

Gary is a novelist living in the northeast of England. His work, largely literary fiction, focuses on themes that touch us all — love, death, loss and aspiration — but always with an eye to finding an unusual angle or viewpoint. Quirky and highly readable, his writing aims to entertain first and foremost. If he can also offer a previously unfamiliar perspective or insight, all the better.

His first novel, If I Never, is published by Legend Press and is now available from all good bookstores, online and High Street.


So today sees me frantically preparing for the official online launch party of The Realm of the Hungry Ghosts tomorrow (when not chatting about the despicable George Galloway one Twitter), rallying people just to make sure I'm not left sitting there staring at the cake all by myself and generally making sure everything is in place.


Naturally, you are ALL invited. The "party" will be running on a...

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Published on March 30, 2012 02:16 • 3 views
Average rating: 3.91 · 45 ratings · 17 reviews · 5 distinct works
If I Never
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2009
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Children of the Resolution
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2010
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The Realm of the Hungry Ghosts
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012
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If I Never
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Children of the Resolution
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""I was eight when I saw the woman swan-dive like a broken angel from the thirtieth floor of the Caeson Building…"

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"Thank you :-) I was very fortunate to be able to work very directly with the designer on this one. And she is GOOD. The kind who really listens to wha...more "
The Realm of the Hungry Ghosts by Gary William Murning
" One of the things I've never liked much about horror are the two-dimensional, wooden characters who are just vehicles for a plot. You know, the blonde bimbo who runs up the stairs instead of out of the house. There's none of this here - the charac... "
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“Out of the window , I could see a tree in the distance -little more than a sapling, really, stunted and fragile, it's slender, brittle branches burdened by a precarious layer of snow. It was not healthy; I only had to look at it to understand that.”
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message 3: by Gary

Gary Murning Merry wrote: "Having listened to your preview, I'm now eagerly awaiting the new book :-)"

That's great, Kate. Thank you. And don't forget, THE REALM OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS can now be pre-ordered here http://www.amazon.co.uk/Realm-Hungry-...


Merry Having listened to your preview, I'm now eagerly awaiting the new book :-)


message 1: by Ryan

Ryan Moehring Howdy, Gary!

Thanks for adding me. I'm new around these parts, but excited to learn how Goodreads works. I just started a giveaway. Feel free to check it out and impart any words of wisdom to this newbie! http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...

-Ryan


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