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Kate Hawkings has completed her goal of reading 52 books for the 2011 Reading Challenge!

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Kate Hawkings

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in Auckland, New Zealand

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Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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For as long as I can remember books have been a huge part of my life. I remember sitting on the sofa listening to my mom as she read the Little House on the Prairie series one chapter at a time. I remember puzzling over Nancy Drew mysteries and fantasizing about what would be at the top of the magic faraway tree if I were ever to venture to its top.

Ever since we read those first tales together my mind has been filled with characters and creatures, fighting for their own place in my day dreams. It wasn't until relatively recently however, that I realized I could actually take these figments of my imagination and weave my own tales around them. Before then I had always seen writing as an unobtainable pursuit, something that I couldn't enterta...more

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Introducing Cora

This time last year I was quite excited about the cover reveal for The Sphinx Project. This year, I'm excited for a very similar reason. There is so much to say, I'm sure I've missed something. Settle in, this is going to be a long story.

The Beginning

A long time ago, before I wrote The Sphinx Project, I spent some time researching a variety of story ideas including the Addonexus. The idea of... Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 3.84 · 180 ratings · 33 reviews · 2 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Sphinx Project (The Chimaera Chronicles, #1) 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	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
	Cora - Episode One 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012	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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The Chimaera Chronicles (1 book)
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Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, #1)

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Kate Hawkings read and liked What It's Like To Be Stalked by Lucy "Many of you have probably heard about the website created to stalk Goodreads users. I won't be linking to it here because it gives them traffic and that's like feeding a mogwai after midnight. All anyone new to the conflict needs to know is that I..." Read more of this chapter »
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