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Chris Limb

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Born

in London, The United Kingdom

January 01

Website

http://chrislimb.com

Twitter

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Genre

Fantasy, Science Fiction, Music

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July 2011

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Chris's debut novel Comeback was published by Unbound on 21 January 2021. The prequel Ghostdance followed in 2025.

They have also had a number of short stories published since 2013, blog on a semi-regular basis as well as occasionally reviewing books and audios for the British Fantasy Society.

Chris wrote a short pop memoir which was published in 2011 and went down well with its core-audience. It continues to sell at a steady rate to this day.

They also play bass guitar and perform random acts of web and graphic design for a diverse selection of clients and now live in Hastings. ...more

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	Suspended In Dusk by Simon Dewar (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jack Ketchum (Foreword), Ramsey Campbell 3.92 avg rating — 231 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	I Was a Teenage Toyah Fan 3.87 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2011 — 5 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
	Comeback really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 37 ratings — 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
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	The Root Cellar and Other Stories by Nerine Dorman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Toby Bennett (Goodreads Author), Anna Reith (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Beachfront Starter Home, Good Bones and Other Stories by Nerine Dorman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Barry Gill (Assistant Editor), Ruth Browne (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	The Undead War: Tales of the Zombie Apocalypse by John Thompson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Greg McWhorter (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Chris Limb (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Ghostdance 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	Contact: Stories of the New World by David Nell (Editor), Philip K. Dick, Damien Krsteski 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	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 Common Oddities Speculative Fiction Sideshow, Issue 4 by Jill Domschot (Editor), Chris Limb (Goodreads Author), Travis Perry 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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No Paradox

"Cut their heads off and fill the holes with garlic, that's what you do with vampires."

– Terry Pratchett

I started another recent blog entry with a Pratchett quote as well. It's almost as if he saw what was coming. Of course, I'm not talking about actual vampires, but the underlying message – that you don't debate evil predatory creatures who think of you or others as less than peop

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Memory's Legion

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Bealings Bells: An Account of the Mysterious Ringing of Bells, at Great Bealings, Suffolk, in 1834; and in Other Parts of England: with Relations of Farther Unaccountable Occurrences, in Various Places

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