Tom Holt





Tom Holt

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in London, The United Kingdom
September 13, 1961

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Tom Holt (Thomas Charles Louis Holt; born September 13, 1961) is a British novelist.
He was born in London, the son of novelist Hazel Holt, and was educated at Westminster School, Wadham College, Oxford, and The College of Law, London.
Holt's works include mythopoeic novels which parody or take as their theme various aspects of mythology, history or literature and develop them in new and often humorous ways. He has also produced a number of "straight" historical novels writing as Thomas Holt.


Average rating: 3.69 · 16,035 ratings · 960 reviews · 64 distinct works · Similar authors
The Portable Door
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 1,397 ratings — published 2004 — 9 editions
Expecting Someone Taller
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 1,477 ratings — published 1987 — 14 editions
You Don't Have to Be Evil t...
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 863 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions
In Your Dreams
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 718 ratings — published 2004 — 7 editions
Earth, Air, Fire and Custard
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 680 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions
Snow White and the Seven Sa...
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 763 ratings — published 1999 — 7 editions
Falling Sideways
3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 714 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions
Who's Afraid of Beowulf?
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 650 ratings — published 1988 — 9 editions
Flying Dutch
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 575 ratings — published 1991 — 9 editions
Barking
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 521 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions
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4.225609756097561 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 164 ratings

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“Telling lies is a bit like tiling bathrooms - if you don't know how to do it properly, it's best not to try.”
Tom Holt, Falling Sideways

“Just when you’ve squared up to the solemn realisation that life is a bitch, it turns round and does something nice, just to confuse you. - Emily Spitzer, The Better Mousetrap”
Tom Holt

“Not only had he lost the only girl he'd ever loved, he'd lost her in duplicate, like some heartbroken but highly efficient civil servant.”
Tom Holt, Falling Sideways

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