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Steven Poore

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Steven Poore writes epic fantasies (Malessar's Curse: Heir To The North, and the sequel, The High King's Vengeance - both from Kristell Ink Books), ripping space adventures (The Empire Dance), and other shaggy dog tales. BFS Award-winning publisher Fox Spirit Books publishes several of his short stories in their Fox Pockets range of collections. Steven is also one of the organisers of the SFSF Social.

He has been onstage with Jane Horrocks and the RSC, and co-produced the Sheffield theatre premiere of Terry Pratchett’s Wyrd Sisters. Steven is a founder member of the Sheffield SF&F Writers’ Group, where much of Malessar's Curse was drafted and workshopped. Steven lives in Sheffield with a crafty partner, a three-legged cat, and a critical mas ...more

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	The Heir to the North (Malessar's Curse, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2015 — 7 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 High King's Vengeance (Malessar's Curse, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2016 — 7 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 Clockwork Eyeball 3.30 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
	Echoes Of War (The Empire Dance, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Weapons Free (The Empire Dance, #5) 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 Kiiren Boy (The Empire Dance, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 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 Packard Defence (The Empire Dance, #4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Damaged Intelligence (The Empire Dance Book 6) 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
	Midwinter Fury (The Empire Dance, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010 — 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
	Under the Waves: Volume 5 (Fox Pockets) by Various (27-Apr-2015) Paperback by Steven Poore (Goodreads Author), Den Patrick (Goodreads Author), Margrét Helgadóttir (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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Series by Steven Poore

Malessar's Curse (2 books)
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Steven Poore (Goodreads Author)

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The Empire Dance (5 books)
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Nemesis Games (The Expanse, #5)

by James S.A. Corey (Goodreads Author)

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Steven Poore said: " In which things go badly wrong for all four of the main Roci crew, separately and together. Having seen season 5 of the TV show before reading Nemesis Games I'm very aware of the major differences in the storytelling between the two formats and, with ...more "

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Son of the Storm (The Nameless Republic, #1)

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The Bone Shard War (The Drowning Empire, #3)

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“Men may act as cruelly as dragons, but dragons will never act as men do.”
― Steven Poore, The Heir to the North

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“Never accept help from a dragon. Dragons do not offer help. They offer fate.”
― Steven Poore, The High King's Vengeance

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“Your tills are talking to me and want me to take them home. Does this often happen?”
― Steven Poore, Piercing the Vale

tags: comedy, fox-spirit-books, ghost-stories, horror

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“Speculative fiction both requires and rewards an open mind.”
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“Your fortune teller cursed me. Foul spirits haunt every supermarket I go to. I can't show my face in Morrisons.”
― Steven Poore, Piercing the Vale

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“Men may act as cruelly as dragons, but dragons will never act as men do.”
― Steven Poore, The Heir to the North

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“This is the twilight shift, dear. Neither here nor there. But if you go into the dark, there'll be no turning back. Stay out of the office and you'll be happy. Trust me.”
― Steven Poore, Things in the Dark

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“Your tills are talking to me and want me to take them home. Does this often happen?”
― Steven Poore, Piercing the Vale