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I'm a freelance science and technology editor and writer, covering everything from cloud computing to planetary science.

I also have a big interest in archaeology, but now my studies are moving toward how past climate change has influenced human development.

I live in the Highlands of Scotland where I run the world's largest online science fiction and fantasy community at sffchronicles.com. ...more

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	Destroyer (Destroyer Trilogy #1) 3.70 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gathering (Chronicles of Empire 1) 3.85 avg rating — 34 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	My Lovely Rats: A Personal Story about How to Keep Pet Fancy Rats by Julie F. Turner, Brian G. Turner (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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