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A.J. Reid

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Liverpool, The United Kingdom
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Writer dancing on the edge of sanity between the Mersey, Dee and the Irish Sea.

Genres: psychological, adventure, horror, sci-fi, speculative, dystopian, mystery, dark comedy ...

Likes: boxing, heavy/psychedelic blues/soul/rock, absurdism, surrealism, fires on the beach, teaching, debating, films (David Lynch, Terry Gilliam, Peter Mullan, Mike Leigh etc.) and cooking.

Influences: J. G. Ballard, Mary Shelley, Iain Banks, Franz Kafka, T. S. Eliot, Aldous Huxley, Arthur Conan Doyle, H. G. Wells, Roald Dahl ...

Find out more at ajreid.carrd.co

Average rating: 3.51 · 74 ratings · 12 reviews · 9 distinct works
A Smaller Hell

3.19 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions
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Grey Noise: Rock and Roll c...

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The Horseman's Dream

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The Knights of Snowdonia

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Rare Exotic Breeds

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A Smaller Hell by A.J. Reid
"This was my first time listening to both A. J. Reid and narrator Matthew Wudotun, and I was very impressed. A Smaller Hell is full of strange but interesting characters that kept me engaged throughout. The story has a dark, quirky edge that makes it " Read more of this review »
A Smaller Hell by A.J. Reid
"amazing story, one of those books that gets you withjn the first few pages & drags you too quickly to the end!!"
The Knights of Snowdonia by A.J. Reid
"Great story, unique idea. I hope it's the start of a series."
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“How many ghosts might return to the promenade, haunted by the echoes of those promises, perhaps eager to catch a glimpse of what could have been? Would they laugh at the survivors shuffling about in this briny detritus? Or would they cry?"

Reid, A. J. (2012-11-08). A Smaller Hell (Kindle Locations 885-886). . Kindle Edition.”
A.J. Reid, A Smaller Hell

“Goods were arranged in glass cabinets as if they were ancient Egyptian artefacts. I was a contaminant, a fly in the gourmet soup, a spanner in the golden machine that sparkled and hummed before my eyes."

Reid, A. J. (2012-11-08). A Smaller Hell (Kindle Locations 319-321). . Kindle Edition.”
A.J. Reid, A Smaller Hell

“We are more curious about the meaning of dreams than about things we see when awake.”
Diogenes Laertius

“Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.”
Diogenes of Sinope

“I am a citizen of the world.”
Diogenes of Sinope, The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers

“It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.”
Diogenes of Sinope




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