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Ben McQueeney

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in Stockton, The United Kingdom

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Fantasy, Young Adult

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April 2019

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Once one of the UK's top theatrical lecturers in Microbiology, Ben is now a balding middle-aged dad who is trying desperately to claw back some of his youth with a variety of interesting pursuits. He published his first fantasy novel "The Spirit of Things" in 2020 after a creative awakening a couple of years prior. When Ben's not running about after his three amazing kids and lovely Mrs, he tries to best men fifteen years younger in functional fitness competitions for validation. He also plays the drums in an above-average dad rock band and has two Chihuahuas that sleep 22 hours a day.

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	The Spirit of Things (Beyond Horizon #1) 4.30 avg rating — 61 ratings — 4 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
	The Fae of Darkwood 3.21 avg rating — 67 ratings	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
	The Whisper of Fire (Beyond Horizon #2) 4.47 avg rating — 19 ratings — 3 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
	Harvey Duckman Presents... Volume 2 by Mark Hayes (Goodreads Author), Ben McQueeney (Goodreads Author), Craig Hallam (Goodreads Author) 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — 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
	Harvey Duckman Presents... Volume 3 by Mark Hayes (Goodreads Author), Peter James Martin, A.L. Buxton (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 14 ratings — 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
	Harvey Duckman Presents... Volume 4 by C.G. Hatton (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Adrian Bagley (Goodreads Author), Crysta K. Coburn (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — 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
	The Infinity Order: Changing The Past With Time Travel (Ouroboros Origins Book 1) 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings	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
	The Archangel Algorithm (Ouroboros Origins Book 2) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	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
	The Spawn of Beasts liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2020	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
	Home is Nowhere (Ouroboros Origins Book 3) it was ok 2.00 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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