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Benjamin Cross

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I'm an archaeologist and writer based in Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK. I've been lucky enough to explore some of the world's most spectacular ancient sites, from the temples of Cambodia to the Andean cloud forest cities of Peru, from the burial sites of the Tibetan plateau to the Maori strongholds of New Zealand. I've excavated many fascinating archaeological sites across the UK and am now Principal Heritage Consultant at a global environmental consultancy.

I published my first work of fiction, a short story entitled 'The Changing Room', in the prestigious Mays Anthology, and followed-up with the publication of a second short story - 'Enclosure' - the following year (shameless brag alert: only a small number of authors have h ...more

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Colony: the story behind the book... Part 2, Finding an Agent

Welcome along. Before I start this blog, I just want to say a huge thank you to all of you who have read Colony so far, and for the very generous praise and reviews that it's received from so many of you. Those of you who haven't read it yet (but would like to), the trade publication date is still January 2021; with any luck that same month will mark the start of a much better year for all of us!

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Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones

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The Pakana Voice: Tales of a War Correspondent from Lutruwita (Tasmania) 1814–1856

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Feb 28, 2021 06:41AM

Netanella wrote: "Thanks for the book friendship. I am looking forward to reading your book "Colony" with Horror Aficionados in March!"

My pleasure, Netanella! I really hope you enjoy the group read of Colony! I'm about a third of the way through the first March group read already! Ben👍

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Thanks for the book friendship. I am looking forward to reading your book "Colony" with Horror Aficionados in March!

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