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Robin Gilbert

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in Pyle (it feels like a city to a child), The United Kingdom
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I've been games programming for over 30 years (starting with the Spectrum) and writing for over 20. Blimey, that sounds a lot. I live in Brisbane with my wife, two children and Nelly and Flossie the cavoodles. We also unwittingly support the local possums.

I love to write science fiction (with an unhealthy interest in dystopian worlds, about which my Speckledom series of stories is about, beginning with Brightly Falling) and fantasy (the Gateway World stories, of which The Watchman's Daughter is my most recent). I also dabble in a strange kind of fantasy / humour hybrid (the vastgreen forest; Double Negative) and occasionally feel compelled to write a slipstream tale (Elysium).

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I've thrown my latest 3 novels onto amazon (to join the previous 3 and novella) for those kindle lovers out there. Thank you all for your continuing support.

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Published on December 28, 2013 17:32
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The Watchman's Daughter (Th...

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The Magic Moonstone

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Galea Blu (The Speckledom R...

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The Belar

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Pierre et les Cambrioleurs

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Elysium

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Brightly Falling

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Twisted Nascence (The Speck...

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Disconcerting Phase (The Sp...

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Susan Griscom Hey, Robin. Thanks for the friend invite.
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