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Tom Brown

Goodreads Author

Born

The United Kingdom

Website

http://tombrownbooks.wordpress.com

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Genre

Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction

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October 2012

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Tom Brown lives in Crystal Palace, and likes to write novels. He doesn't have a grand plan, preferring to ward off success by writing about whatever interests him at the time. His first book, the genre-busting So Long Shakespeare, threw together two of his keenest passions - Shakespeare and Star Wars - in a 'deliciously playful science-fiction satire' (Around the Globe magazine) about the identity of the world's greatest playwright. His second novel, the 'gripping and ingenious' (Londonist) historical thriller Strange Air, was written after he heard about the Victorian skeletons that lurk in a railway carriage beneath Crystal Palace Park, and the air-powered railway experiment that led them to be there. ...more

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A nice bit of blue

I haven’t had much time to blog lately. The past few months have been swallowed up by the day job and house-hunting. But I did find time last Saturday to accept the kind invitation of the People for Portland Road/South Norwood Arts Festival, who asked me to unveil a blue plaque commemorating the site of the old Norwood (‘Jolly Sailor’) atmospheric railway pumping station.

Jolly Sailor pumping station This was one of three such

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Average rating: 3.58 · 102 ratings · 10 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Strange Air 3.65 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	So Long, Shakespeare 3.44 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2012 — 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