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Simon Haynes

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in West Wickham, The United Kingdom

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http://www.spacejock.com.au

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Young Adult, Children's Books

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Arthur C Clarke, Asimov, William F. Temple

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Simon Haynes is the author of the Hal Spacejock, Harriet Walsh and Hal Junior (MG) series. He divides his time between writing fiction and computer software, with the occasional bike ride thrown in for a laugh.

Simon lives in Perth, Western Australia.

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Average rating: 3.82 · 2,356 ratings · 363 reviews · 64 distinct works • Similar authors

	Hal Spacejock 1: A robot named Clunk 3.45 avg rating — 990 ratings — published 2001 — 11 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
	Hal Spacejock 2: Second Course 4.07 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 2006 — 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
	Harriet Walsh 1: Peace Force 3.97 avg rating — 111 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
	No Free Lunch (Hal Spacejock #4) 4.27 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2006 — 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
	Hal Spacejock 3: Just Desserts 4.10 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	Hal Spacejock Omnibus One really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Loss Leader 3.64 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Hal Spacejock 6: Safe Art 4.38 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Baker's Dough (Hal Spacejock, #5) 4.41 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Hal Spacejock 7: Big Bang 4.32 avg rating — 47 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

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Series by Simon Haynes

Hal Spacejock (10 books)
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Harriet Walsh (3 books)
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Hal Junior (3 books)
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The Far Horizon is a junior science fiction novel intended for ages 9-12. At the beginning the protagonist, Cory, is having trouble accepting his father's new partner. It's a tricky time in any child's life, but doubly-so when the new partner happens ...more
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I have to admit the topic was way outside my usual comfort zone, which tends to be Agatha Christie mysteries a lot of the time. However, after reading the first half of Natasha Holme's book I ended up getting up at 5am to read the rest. I just had to ...more
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Quotes by Simon Haynes

“He noticed Sandys wide-eyed expression as she took in the flight deck, but there was no time to explain what all the controls were for. That, plus he didn't know what ask the controls were for. 'what are ask these controls for?' asked Sandy.
'no time to explain' said Hal quickly.”
― Simon Haynes, Baker's Dough

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“Freighter pilot Hal Spacejock has a life to die for: His very own cargo ship, a witty and intelligent flight computer ... and a debt so big it makes the GFC look like a rounding error. Hal's an upright sort of guy, and he won't take jobs from gun runners, drug smugglers or politicians. On the other hand, the finance company's brutal enforcer is on his doorstep, and Hal has barely twenty-four hours to pay him off. Miss the deadline and he - and his ship - will go under. Way, way, under.”
― Simon Haynes, Hal Spacejock 1: A robot named Clunk

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“Apres moi le wreckage”
― Simon Haynes, Hal Spacejock 1: A robot named Clunk

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MARCH SCIENCE FICTION: This poll decides which two books will go on to the run-off poll for the March 2014 SF Book-of-the-month.

Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds

32 votes, 32.3%

Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan

20 votes, 20.2%

Blackout by Connie Willis

19 votes, 19.2%

Gridlinked by Neal Asher

9 votes, 9.1%

The Humans by Matt Haig

8 votes, 8.1%

Mockingbird by Walter Tevis

7 votes, 7.1%

Hal Spacejock by Simon Haynes

4 votes, 4.0%

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