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Richard Abbott writes fiction written in several different genres. Originally writing historical fiction set in the Middle East at the end of the Bronze Age, around 1200BC, he branched out into speculative fiction, set either in a historical fantasy world, or else in a near-future solar system exploring issues of high-tech crime and human-machine relationships.

His first excursion into historical fantasy is Half Sick of Shadows - a retelling and metamorphosis of the Arthurian tale of The Lady of Shalott. The book was awarded an IndieBrag medallion in December 2017.

His first science fiction book, Far from the Spaceports, introduces Mitnash Thakur and his virtual partner Slate as they investigate financial crime in the asteroid belt. A follow ...more

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Average rating: 4.47 · 72 ratings · 39 reviews · 9 distinct works

	Far from the Spaceports (Far from the Spaceports, #1) 4.43 avg rating — 21 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
	Half Sick of Shadows 4.56 avg rating — 16 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
	Timing (Far from the Spaceports, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 10 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 Flame Before Us 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Scenes from a Life 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	In a Milk and Honeyed Land 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012 — 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 Man in the Cistern it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	The Liminal Zone 4.50 avg rating — 2 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 Lady of the Lions 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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Currents In Space

I read an article the other day – Magnetic Rivers Feed Star Birth – which I found interesting in its own right, but also provided a connection with a novel written in 1952 by Isaac Asimov, called The Currents of Space.

SOFIA in flight (NASA/ C. Thomas/ Max Planck Institute)

More about the novel in a while… first, the recent science research. This came about when a team of astronomers combined visua

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Richard Abbott made a comment on Currents In Space " Apocryphal wrote: "So... was the book good?" Well... it's decades since I read it! Back in my late teens and early 20s I remember enjoying it, and thin ...more "
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Richard Abbott wrote a new blog post Currents In Space I read an article the other day – Magnetic Rivers Feed Star Birth – which I found interesting in its own right, but also provided a connection with a Read more of this blog post »
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Richard Abbott rated a book it was amazing The Siren Song: Flint & Steel, Fire & Shadow 3 by Robert Bayliss (Goodreads Author)	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
Siren Song is book #3 in what is building into a long-running series by Rob Bayliss. It has been a while since #2, and I had some anxieties as to whether I would remember the plot from the earlier books. Happily, Rob has included numerous flashback r ...more
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Richard Abbott rated a book it was amazing Tremors by Anastasia Abboud (Goodreads Author)	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
Romance books are not my normal read, but something I try out from time to time. And when I do, I find Anastasia Abboud's books very satisfying, because of her inclusion and handling of cross-cultural issues. In the case of Tremors, this is not only ...more
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Richard Abbott rated a book it was amazing The Siren Song: Flint & Steel, Fire & Shadow 3 by Robert Bayliss (Goodreads Author)	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
Siren Song is book #3 in what is building into a long-running series by Rob Bayliss. It has been a while since #2, and I had some anxieties as to whether I would remember the plot from the earlier books. Happily, Rob has included numerous flashback r ...more
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Richard Abbott and 1 other person liked David's review of The Liminal Zone: "The Liminal Zone is the third book in Abbott's Far From the Spaceports series, and like the others, it's a standalone. While the first two books ( Far From the Spaceports and Timing ) featured the same characters, this one introduces us to a wh" Read more of this review »
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Richard Abbott is now following Anastasia Abboud Author of If Only You Knew
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Richard Abbott made a comment on Using IngramSpark " David wrote: "I wonder if it's a cultural difference or if the times have changed. Bookstores (indie as well as chains) in the US (last I checked) tur ...more "
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