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Alan Baxter is a Ditmar Award-nominated British-Australian author living on the south coast of NSW, Australia. He writes dark fantasy, sci-fi and horror, rides a motorcycle and loves his dog. He also teaches Kung Fu. He is the author of the contemporary dark fantasy thriller novels, RealmShift and MageSign, and over 40 short stories which have appeared in a variety of journals and anthologies in Australia, the US, the UK and France, including the Year’s Best Australian Fantasy & Horror. Alan is also a freelance writer, penning reviews, feature articles and opinion. He’s a contributing editor and co-founder at Thirteen O’Clock, Australian Dark Fiction News & Reviews, and co-hosts Thrillercast, a thriller and genre fiction podcast. Re...more


dreaming of djinn 300x300 Dreaming of Djinn in the houseLook at the pretty shiny. Those are my contributor copies of Dreaming of Djinn that arrived this morning. Edited by the brilliant Liz Grzyb and published by Ticonderoga Publications, this is an anthology of stories inspired by The Thousand and One Nights. Isobelle Carmody says of the book:

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Published on May 19, 2013 22:10
Average rating: 4.19 · 276 ratings · 114 reviews · 26 distinct works · Similar authors
Realmshift
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions
Write The Fight Right
4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
Magesign
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions
The Darkest Shade of Grey
4.59 of 5 stars 4.59 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
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Ghost of the Black: A 'Vers...
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Shall We Have Magic?
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MageSign (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
1 chapters   —   updated Aug 24, 2009 11:11pm
Description: This is my second novel, the sequel to RealmShift. You can get the first three chapters in full here.
RealmShift (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
1 chapters   —   updated Aug 24, 2009 11:10pm
Description: Here are the first three chapters of my debut novel, RealmShift.
A 'Verse Full of Scum (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
1 chapters   —   updated May 27, 2009 10:35pm
Description: A serial novella that I released weekly on my website last year. It's now complete and free to read.
Dark Shorts (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
1 chapters   —   updated May 27, 2009 10:34pm
Description: A selection of my short fiction

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Bad Power
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A solid collection exploring superpowers in everyday folk, neatly combined into police procedural stories and one historical yarn. This is a suite of five stories, all connected in some ways, with cool recurring characters.
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A fantastic collection of three short stories and a novella with Warren's signature horror style in spades. The novella, Sky, is perhaps one of the most surreal horror stories I've ever read and it is absolutely brilliant.
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The Chosen Seed by Sarah Pinborough
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The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2012 Edition by Paula Guran
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The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories by Joanne Anderton
A fantastic collection from one of Australia's best writers. This is dark, surreal and wonderful from start to finish.
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message 9: by Alan

Alan Baxter Thanks very much. I do my best. :)


Leticia Hi Al, I LOVE that people love your work so much. Was just reading reviews of Write the Fight Right: they all adore it. It's brilliant.

Now, I'm off to do some reading of my own. :)


Christine Hi Alan,just dropping by for a visit. I would like to invite you to check out Shadow Forrest Authors for charity and help support illiteracy issues.
http://www.shadowforestauthors.com
We also have a SFA group here on goodreads. Have a great week.
Blessing CJ



Christine Hi Alan, stopped by to see what's new on your page. Have a great week.
Blessings CJ
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message 5: by Alan

Alan Baxter Hi Bradley

Warhammer novels? I used to play Warhammer FRPG and Battle years ago. :)


Bradley Oooo I like dark fantasy. Thank you for adding me. =)

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Dreamsbane of Tamalor

and my dark fantasy fav:
Gotrek & Felix  The First Omnibus (Warhammer)


message 3: by Alan

Alan Baxter I've just added all the books of The Belgariad and The Mallorean, along with Belgarath The Sorcerer and Polgara The Sorceress to my shelves. It's terribly sad news to hear that David Eddings has died. These books are part of the reason I became an author.


Christine Hi from down under Alan, thanks for being a friend. I hope to hear more from you.
Blessings CJ
Mariard Volume 2 Glass Pawns


message 1: by Lisa

Lisa It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Alan!


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