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David Butler

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Born

The United Kingdom

Website

http://www.lordofthelightning.co.uk

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers

Member Since

August 2012

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My novels aim to appeal both to young readers and older readers. When I was a schoolboy I surprised my friends by the way I spent my pocket money. While they headed for the sweetshop I made for a second-hand bookshop in North London where I bought books by writers like H.G. Wells, Jules Verne and H. Rider Haggard. I could buy old copies of these sensational books for six old pennies, 2½ pence in new money!

I remember lying in bed and reading When Worlds Collide by Philip Wylie and Edwin Balmer, in which another planet collides with the Earth. It frightened me so much I had to read a page, put the book down, calm down, read another page… and so on. It took me ages to get through the book.

I also remember vividly the moment when I first came ac ...more

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Average rating: 3.53 · 17 ratings · 3 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Lord of the Lightning 3.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2011	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 Men Who Mastered Time 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1986	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