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Mike Shevdon

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Mike Shevdon lives in Bedfordshire, England, with his wife and son, where he pursues the various masteries of archery, technology, and cookery. His love of Fantasy & SF started in the 70s with C S Lewis, Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov and continued through Alan Garner, Ursula Le Guin and Barbara Hambly. More recent influences include Mike Carey, Phil Rickman, Neil Gaiman, and Robert Crais, among many others.

He has studied martial arts for many years, mainly aikido and archery. Friends have sometimes remarked that his pastimes always seem to involve something sharp or pointy. The pen should therefore be no surprise, though he’s still trying to figure out how to get an edge on a laptop.


I’ll be in Bradford for Easter weekend for the 64th EasterCon and I’m thoroughly looking forward to the event. I have a number of sessions programmed throughout the weekend – see below for details: Friday 29th March 6:00 PM – Avalon, Sherwood Forest and Alderley Edge: The Magical British Countryside How does the landscape of [...]
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Average rating: 3.87 · 2,110 ratings · 277 reviews · 4 distinct works · Similar authors
Sixty-One Nails (Courts of ...
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 1,234 ratings — published 2009 — 9 editions
The Road to Bedlam (Courts ...
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 573 ratings — published 2010 — 10 editions
Strangeness and Charm (Cour...
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 298 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions
The Eighth Court (Courts of...
4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — expected publication 2013 — 3 editions

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The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
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Jo Mike, I really like your books. Thanks for writing them - keep them coming.

Jo


message 2: by Mike

Mike Shevdon My pleasure :-)


Sangria Thanks for your friendship, Mike! :)


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