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Author and purveyor of all things fantastical, dark and weird.

Please don't feed him onions.

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Set Sytes Difficult! Lord of the Rings, where I'd do lots of orc fighting, or Star Wars, where I'd be a Grey Jedi, or Harry Potter world because it'd be great t…moreDifficult! Lord of the Rings, where I'd do lots of orc fighting, or Star Wars, where I'd be a Grey Jedi, or Harry Potter world because it'd be great to be in such a magical crazy place you could do magic yourself. I wouldn't be a very lawful magic user though - who cares if Muggles find out! I'd probably end up being hunted by the Ministry.
If we're including comics then the DC Universe! But it only if I could get superpowers, otherwise I'd just be another Gotham victim...(less)
Set Sytes I don't. I succumb. A better question would be, 'how do you ever make yourself write?'…moreI don't. I succumb. A better question would be, 'how do you ever make yourself write?'(less)
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India Muerte and the Dragonfire Pearl

I can’t believe it’s been two years. I have no idea what happened to the time – I swear I only recently finished the Great Frontier.

Well, the wait wasn’t for nothing. Book 6 of my pirate fantasy series – India Muerte and the Dragonfire Pearl – is finally out, in ebook and paperback!

I wanted to take India and his crew truly out of their comfort zone in this story, far from the fantasy Caribbean mos

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“The only things that could be considered wrong with you could also be considered the fault of the world around you. There is little-to-nothing intrinsically wrong with you.”
Set Sytes, How Not to Kill Yourself: A Survival Guide for Imaginative Pessimists

“Laughter really is the best medicine and there are no strict lines to be drawn for its use. You shouldn't assume you understand why someone is joking about something and you should never ever rob somebody of their sense of humor. You might just be taking away their lifeline.”
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“There's a point, you know, where treachery is so complete and unashamed that it becomes statesmanship.”
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