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Martin Millar

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Glasgow, Scotland, The United Kingdom

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Martin Millar is a critically acclaimed Scottish writer from Glasgow, now resident in London. He also writes the Thraxas series of fantasy novels under the pseudonym Martin Scott.

The novels he writes as Martin Millar dwell on urban decay and British sub-cultures, and the impact this has on a range of characters, both realistic and supernatural. There are elements of magical realism, and the feeling that the boundary between real life and the supernatural is not very thick. Most of them are set in Brixton, Millar's one-time place of residence. Many are at least semi-autobiographical, and Love and Peace with Melody Paradise and Suzy, Led Zeppelin and Me both feature Millar himself as a character.

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Average rating: 3.69 · 11,152 ratings · 1,351 reviews · 38 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Good Fairies of New York by Martin Millar (Goodreads Author), Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.52 avg rating — 5,383 ratings — published 1992 — 27 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 Curse of the Wolf Girl (Kalix MacRinnalch, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 1,312 ratings — published 2010 — 15 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
	Milk, Sulphate and Alby Starvation 3.88 avg rating — 586 ratings — published 1987 — 17 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
	Lux the poet 3.79 avg rating — 570 ratings — published 1988 — 12 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 Anxiety of Kalix the Werewolf (Kalix MacRinnalch, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 500 ratings — published 2013 — 12 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 Goddess of Buttercups & Daisies 3.71 avg rating — 408 ratings — published 2015 — 13 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
	Ruby & The Stone Age Diet 3.48 avg rating — 403 ratings — published 1989 — 15 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
	Dreams of Sex and Stage Diving 3.65 avg rating — 378 ratings — published 1994 — 12 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
	Love & Peace with Melody Paradise 3.91 avg rating — 180 ratings — published 1998 — 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
	Supercute Futures 3.53 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 2018 — 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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I've been using TikTok, in an ageing author sort of way. I've made three simple videos, for my two Supercute Books, for Lonely Werewolf Girl, and for Suzy Led Zeppelin and Me. Despite my videos being completely overwhelmed and lost in the vast ocean of TikTok, I'm quite pleased at my efforts.

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“The pyjamas have cats on them. I am informed that these cats belong to an organisation called Hello Kitty.”
― Martin Millar, Lonely Werewolf Girl

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“I sit and feel lonely. Sitting and feeling lonely is something I am a spectacular success at. I can do it for hours. Everyone is good at something.”
― Martin Millar, Ruby & The Stone Age Diet

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“Two fairies were sleeping peacefully on his bed. Dinnie was immediately depressed. He knew that he did not have enough money to see a therapist.”
― Martin Millar, The Good Fairies of New York

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Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson

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The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

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The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley

5 votes, 14.7%

The Last Light of the Sun by Guy Gavriel Kay

4 votes, 11.8%

On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers

3 votes, 8.8%

Banewreaker by Jacqueline Carey

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Legend by David Gemmell

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The Good Fairies of New York by Martin Millar

2 votes, 5.9%

Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen R. Donaldson

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