Martin Millar






Martin Millar

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Glasgow, Scotland, The United Kingdom

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Science Fiction & Fantasy


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Martin Millar is a critically acclaimed Scottish writer from Glasgow, now resident in London. He also writes the Thraxas series of fantasy novels under the pseudonym Martin Scott.

The novels he writes as Martin Millar dwell on urban decay and British sub-cultures, and the impact this has on a range of characters, both realistic and supernatural. There are elements of magical realism, and the feeling that the boundary between real life and the supernatural is not very thick. Most of them are set in Brixton, Millar's one-time place of residence. Many are at least semi-autobiographical, and Love and Peace with Melody Paradise and Suzy, Led Zeppelin and Me both feature Millar himself as a character.

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I started to write a blog a while ago - 'On this day in 1977, the 28th October, Never Mind the Bollocks by the Sex Pistols was released.' But then I became distracted and didn't get round to it. But I'm still sort of thinking about the Sex Pistols anyway, because they were such a big influence on me.

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avg rating: 3.60 | 1,636 ratings | 417 reviews | 19 distinct works | 24 fans
The Good Fairies of New York The Good Fairies of New York
by Martin Millar
avg rating 3.43 — 845 ratings — published 1992
10 editions
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Lonely Werewolf Girl Lonely Werewolf Girl
by Martin Millar
avg rating 3.86 — 397 ratings — published 2007
3 editions
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Milk, Sulphate and Alby Starva... Milk, Sulphate and Alby Starvation
by Martin Millar
avg rating 3.84 — 63 ratings — published 1987
6 editions
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Suzy, "Led Zeppelin" and Me Suzy, "Led Zeppelin" and Me
by Martin Millar
avg rating 3.84 — 49 ratings — published 2002
3 editions
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Lux the Poet Lux the Poet
by Martin Millar
avg rating 3.89 — 45 ratings — published 1988
4 editions
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Dreams of Sex and Stage Diving Dreams of Sex and Stage Diving
by Martin Millar
avg rating 3.82 — 22 ratings — published 1994
3 editions
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Ruby and the Stoneage Diet Ruby and the Stoneage Diet
by Martin Millar
avg rating 3.76 — 17 ratings — published 1989
2 editions
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Love & Peace with Melody Parad... Love & Peace with Melody Paradise
by Martin Millar
avg rating 3.75 — 16 ratings — published 1998
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Lux and Alby: Sign on and Save... Lux and Alby: Sign on and Save the Universe
by Martin Millar, Simon Fraser
avg rating 4.33 — 6 ratings — published 1999
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Jane Austen's Emma Jane Austen's Emma
by Martin Millar, Doon MacKichan
avg rating 3.00 — 8 ratings — published 2001
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"Don't worry, fairy vomit is no doubt sweet-smelling to humans."
Martin Millar (The Good Fairies of New York)
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