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Eve Smith

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Eve writes speculative fiction, mainly about the things that scare her.
Longlisted for the Guardian's Not the Booker Prize and described by Waterstones as "an exciting new voice in crime fiction", Eve Smith’s debut novel The Waiting Rooms, set during a global antibiotic crisis was shortlisted for the Bridport Prize First Novel Award and was a Guardian book of the month.
Her second thriller, Off Target, about a world where genetic engineering of children has become routine, was a pick of the month in The Times, who described it as: "an astute, well-researched and convincing novel of ideas".
Her third thriller, ONE, set in a one-child policy Britain ravaged by the climate crisis was longlisted for Best Novel in the British Science Fiction Associ ...more

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	The Waiting Rooms 3.89 avg rating — 1,261 ratings — published 2020 — 8 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
	Off Target 3.98 avg rating — 747 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	One 3.98 avg rating — 548 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	The Cure 4.22 avg rating — 227 ratings — published 2025 — 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

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HOW TO BUILD WORLDS

I did a piece this week for an online writing magazine: writing.ie on authentic world-building.

As an author of standalone speculative thrillers, world-building is a critical skill in my armoury, and one of the aspects of writing I enjoy most. I invest a significant amount of time in conjuring up near-future worlds centred around my book’s premise. Each of my novels starts with a question that dic

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Eve Smith liked linda lipinski's review of The Waiting Rooms: "A very good book An antibiotic resistant epidemic is happening Main character is Lilly a lady nearing 70 the elderly I sent hospitals nickname the waiting rooms, hospitals where no one gets well KATE begin her search for her birth mother 20 years after " Read more of this review »
Apr 14, 2026 03:13AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Waiting Rooms by Eve Smith. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Waiting Rooms by Eve Smith <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Eve Smith liked Amy Coulam's review of Off Target: "Interesting, creepy, futuristic, genetic engineering story. Trigger warning for IVF and genetic engineering. Another very thought provoking story by Eve Smith. Unreal how few good reads ratings this author has, I’ve found the books very engaging. The ma" Read more of this review »
Apr 14, 2026 03:12AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Off Target by Eve Smith. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Off Target by Eve Smith <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Eve Smith liked Miriam James's review of Off Target: "I couldn't stop reading this, it was so interesting and fast paced. I loved the concept of being able to edit DNA, so that was fascinating, and the author did an excellent job of keeping me from hating Susan. Really liked the addition of the newspape" Read more of this review »
Apr 14, 2026 03:11AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Off Target by Eve Smith. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Off Target by Eve Smith <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Eve Smith liked Em Pickford's review of Off Target: "I thoroughly enjoyed this book, made me think about a lot of concepts. Would recommend to anyone who’s into reading what the future might hold, second guessing morals, technology. A scary world ! "
Apr 14, 2026 03:11AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Off Target by Eve Smith. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Off Target by Eve Smith <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Eve Smith answered Bob Fairbrother's question: When you are close to finishing a new piece of work, have you ever discovered that some plot element / twist to your story has appeared in a bestseller elsewhere. Have you ploughed on regardless or done some reworking? I am probably asking for a friend! Hi Bob Firstly, apologies for answering this rather late! So this is an ongoing fear that many writers have, that some unique element of their story will appear elsewhere right before your book is published. (I have been through this, too!) Whilst we m See Full Answer
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Eve Smith made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Incorrect Book Cover topic " Martin wrote: "Thanks, now done" huge thanks, much appreciated! ...more "
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Eve Smith made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Incorrect book cover topic " Hi there I am attaching a link to my book THE CURE which has an incorrect cover posted for the Kindle edition in the USA. This was due to the wrong cov ...more "
Mar 19, 2025 03:35AM
Eve Smith made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — wrong kindle cover topic " Hi Scott The cover has now been corrected on Amazon USA, so please can the kindle cover (purple with brown eye) be updated to reflect the proper jacket ...more "
Mar 13, 2025 03:13AM
Eve Smith made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — duplicate needs removing topic " Hello, sorry to bother you again, there appears to be a duplicate Kindle edition of my book THE CURE, which has the wrong cover, am attaching the link ...more "
Jan 28, 2025 10:01AM
Eve Smith made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Please remove this duplicate Kindle book topic " Scott wrote: "That is not what the librarian note says. This is an alternate cover edition." Hi Scott, no, this is must have been an earlier version of ...more "
Jan 25, 2025 03:57AM

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“We are already starting to see signs of a post-antibiotic era, with the emergence of infections that are untreatable by all classes of antibiotics. Antimicrobial resistance is an invisible pandemic.”
― Mariangela Simao, The World Health Organisation

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