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Nick was born in the sunny vale of Manchester, in North-West England, back when everyone else was busy wearing flared trousers and purple shirts. He has continued to be out of step with fashion ever since.

Thanks to a certain ‘Mr Herriot’ Nick’s childhood ambition was to become a veterinary surgeon, an ambition that was only strengthened after a soul-scarring week working in the Coronation Street Shop at Granada Studios tour for his school work experience. He still sometimes wakes at night screaming about a shelf full of Vera Duckworth mugs smashing, and to this day the sound of the Beach Boys (which was, for some reason, played in the shop on a 24-hour loop) brings him out in a cold sweat.

Several years later, after five years at Bristol Un...more


As I'm sure you're all aware (in fact, it could hardly have escaped your notice), it's election time again. I know that you haven't been able to turn on a radio or go to a news website without reading yet more about the upcoming elections for president of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. I'm personally so excited by the magnetic personalities on offer that it's got me in an uncharacter... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on March 26, 2013 12:27 • 6 views
Average rating: 4.19 · 42 ratings · 17 reviews · 4 distinct works · Similar authors
The Express Diaries
4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
Soul Purpose
4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions
Past Tense
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
The Ancients
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3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions

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The Express Diaries (Horror)
1 chapters   —   updated Sep 24, 2012 09:24am
Description: The first chapter of the Express Diaries
The Quantum World (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
1 chapters   —   updated Jan 03, 2012 04:17pm
Description: Small excerpt from Past Tense

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Nick Marsh rated a book 3 of 5 stars
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
Nick Marsh rated a book 2 of 5 stars
On Killing by Dave Grossman
By turns fascinating and overly moralising; amazing insights into how normal people can be made to commit atrocites, the average soldier's (reassuring) reluctance to kill (at least, up close and personally) are mixed with poor research and referencin...more
Nick Marsh rated a book 5 of 5 stars
King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild
An important, astonishing and horrifying tale of colonalism, greed and terror in Africa. Very well-written and researched - Mr Hochschild has a great eye for a story, and an ability to bring historical characters to life in a way that few authors can...more
Nick Marsh rated a book 4 of 5 stars
Anno Dracula by Kim Newman
Nick Marsh rated a book 4 of 5 stars
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson
Nick Marsh rated a book 3 of 5 stars
Temples, Tombs & Hieroglyphs by Barbara Mertz
Nick Marsh rated a book 5 of 5 stars
How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
Nick Marsh rated a book 5 of 5 stars
Playing at the World by Jon Peterson
Playing at the World
by Jon Peterson (Goodreads Author)
Nick Marsh rated a book 5 of 5 stars
Zen and Sex by Dermot Davis
Zen and Sex (A Romantic Comedy)
by Dermot Davis (Goodreads Author)
read in January, 2013
I'm not normally a reader of romantic comedies, generally preferring my fiction with a dash of zombies, aliens or elves, but this tightly written and very funny novel has won me over.
Martin, the protagonist, is witty, likeable, and very human - as an...more
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Groups_nophoto-25x33 Q&A with Nick Marsh — 1 member — last activity Jan 02, 2012 03:58pm
A discussion and chance to chat with Nick Marsh, author of Past Tense and Soul Purpose, about his new fantasy eBook, The Ancients, as well as his work...more



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