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Steph Bennion

Goodreads author profile

url

http://www.goodreads.com/stephbennion

born

Stourbridge, The United Kingdom

gender

female

website

http://www.wyrdstar.co.uk

twitter username

prozakville

genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Humor

influences

Arthur C. Clarke, Ursula K. Le Guin, Jonathan Coe

member since

January 2012

About this author

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Steph Bennion is a writer, musician and reluctant civil servant in Westminster, born and bred in the Black Country but now living in South London, England.

Her science-fiction stories are written as a reaction to the dearth of alternative heroes in a book market swamped by tales of the supernatural. She firmly believes that for every aspiring vampire the world needs an astrophysicist...

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Hollow Moon - now available at Smashwords

The ebook edition of the novel HOLLOW MOON is now available from Smashwords, price $2.99. HOLLOW MOON is a fast-paced and witty space opera mystery that tells the tale of Ravana, a teenage girl who has to grow up fast when she and her father become embroiled in a plot of interstellar intrigue. What began as a minor escapade to rescue her electric cat soon leads to an incredible adventure into t... read more »

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Published on May 28, 2012 13:00

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Average rating: 4.00 · 1 rating · 1 review · 2 distinct works

	To Dance Amongst The Stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	My rating:
	Hollow Moon 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	My rating:

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Steph Bennion is currently reading:

One Last Quest

by Michael P. Clemens (Goodreads Author)

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May 29, 2012 10:08am

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Steph Bennion liked Heather's review of The Seven Basic Plots: " An exellent book that I highly recommend to any writer, or "wannabe" writer. It helps if you have some concept of Jungian psychology, but the author does a good job of making his discussion of the concept of the "self" and "ego" very approachable.... " Read more of this review »
Jun 01, 2012 06:52am · see review
Steph Bennion made a comment in the group Goodreads Authors/Readers — Questions for Authors topic "Diane wrote: "I checked out The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories, but I'll pass..." I didn't pick up on the sexism aspect myself. It is a hefty b...more "
Jun 01, 2012 06:40am
Steph Bennion made a comment in the group Goodreads Authors/Readers — How many SF sub-genres are there? topic "Paul wrote: "I just wish I could sell as many books as him!" Don't we all! I'm a big fan of Arthur C Clarke myself. I've pinched a few ideas from him h...more "
May 31, 2012 01:55pm
Steph Bennion made a comment in the group Goodreads Authors/Readers — Giveaways! topic "Hi all, To mark the publication of my debut space opera Hollow Moon, my linked short story ebook To Dance Amongst The Stars is now free on Smashwords a...more "
May 31, 2012 12:55pm
Steph Bennion is currently reading: One Last Quest by Michael P. Clemens (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
May 29, 2012 10:08am
Steph Bennion gave to: Moby-Dick by Herman Melville read in May, 2012	My rating:
Oh my. Nearly seven hundred pages long and (spoiler!) the eponymous white whale doesn't show until right at the end...
May 19, 2012 03:11pm · see review
Steph Bennion made a comment in the group Goodreads Authors/Readers — Getting that new book noticed... topic "If you have contact details for people who have bought your previous books, why not ask if they would like to be put on a mailing list for news of fut...more "
May 19, 2012 03:03pm
Steph Bennion marked as to-read: Anno Dracula (Anno Dracula, #1) by Kim Newman	My rating:
May 12, 2012 06:21am
Steph Bennion made a comment in the group Goodreads Authors/Readers — Rating and reviewing one's own books - yay or nay? topic "Michael wrote: "Authors rating their own books undermines the entire process..." I agree; and seeing self-reviews can put me off reading the book. Just...more "
May 06, 2012 09:59am
Steph Bennion marked as to-read: Shadow of the Wraith (Nexus) by Ross Harrison (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
May 05, 2012 10:26am

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Free from Smashwords until end of February	1	2	Jan 09, 2012 08:19am
SciFi and Fantasy...: Goodreads: missing british edition books	7	25	Feb 03, 2012 10:40pm
SciFi and Fantasy...: Literary Sci-Fi	7	31	Feb 05, 2012 07:43am
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Goodreads Authors...: UK Government Petition - VAT and Ebooks	8	18	Feb 13, 2012 02:08pm
SciFi and Fantasy...: A Luxury Tax on Knowledge	26	44	Feb 16, 2012 08:49am
Goodreads Authors...: Why are we so afraid of hard work?	20	66	Feb 28, 2012 04:19am
Goodreads Authors...: FREEEEEEEEEEE! EBOOK'S	45	100	Mar 05, 2012 02:40pm