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Sam Kates
Goodreads Author
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in Cardiff, The United Kingdom
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The Cleansing (Earth Haven #1)
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2013
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The Beacon (Earth Haven #2)
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2015
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7 editions
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The Reckoning (Earth Haven #3)
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Dying by Numbers
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The Village of Lost Souls
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2012
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Pond Life and Other Stories
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2012
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Reflections of the End
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2013
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The Elevator (The Elevator #1)
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That Elusive Something
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Strange Shores and Other Stories
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2015
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Today I'm hosting a multi-talented author, Bill McCormick, who writes, amongst other things, comic books.
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| This started as a solid 4-star. I found the first half intriguing and disturbing in a good way. But as it went on, it became weirder and weirder, disturbing in not such a good way, until I found myself just wanting to be done with it. I'm not even su ...more | |
"The five stages of reading a John Ajvide Lindqvist novel:
1. This is really good! 2. wtf? 3. Man, this is some weird shit. 4. wtf? I mean, really.... W.T.F? 5. Finished, I'm never reading anything this strange again. (6. Can't get book out of my head. B..." Read more of this review » |
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“November 1944 They huddled close, glad for once of the cubicle’s confinement. Planks creaked as men shifted position, trying to warm up, trying to find a comfortable position on the hard, cramped surfaces. From outside came the sounds of strays mooching around the camp perimeter and guards patrolling it, barking of beasts and men alike muffled by snow. One long roof resisted the white shroud. Great chimneys thrust to the clouds, spewing ash and sparks from their mouths. A thin wailing rose, wavering, then tumbled into silence. They huddled closer. * * *”
― Dying by Numbers
― Dying by Numbers
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“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
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“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.”
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Hi LucindaThank you for your interest in my work.
Congratulations on winning a copy of 'The Cleansing'. I sincerely hope you enjoy it.
Best wishes,
Sam
Sam,Thank you for acepting my friendship request here on Goodreads. I am delighted to have won a copy of "The Cleansing (Earth Haven, #1)" {through a first-read giveaway}, which i am really looking forward to reading!
Lucinda x
Nicolas wrote: "Good to meet you, Sam!"You too, Nicolas
Saul wrote: "Hi Sam. Thanks for the friend request. Looking forward to checking out your books.Cheers,
Saul"
Likewise, Saul.
Sam
Hi Sam. Thanks for the friend request. Looking forward to checking out your books.Cheers,
Saul
