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Mark Huntley-James

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Mark Huntley-James started writing in his teens - just because he likes stories, reading them, telling them, writing them...

He writes science-fiction, space opera, fantasy and any odd thing that appeals to him. Some of his short stories, and anecdotes about the animals on the farm, can be found on his blog.

He trained as a physicist and worked in R&D for a number of years before moving to commercial software development and now lives on a smallholding on the edge of Bodmin Moor with his partner, multiple cats, chickens, and a flock of rare-breed sheep.

In between all of that he learned to clog dance, spent weekends as a pikeman in 17th century battle re-enactments and kept bees for several years.

In 2013 he won first place in the British Fanta ...more

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	One Million Project Fantasy Anthology by Jason Greenfield (Goodreads Author), Sharon Rhoads (Editor), L. Fergus (Goodreads Author) 4.74 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Hell of a Deal really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Vital Signals: Virtual Futures Near-Future Fictions by Dan O'Hara (Editor), Tom Ward (Editor), Stephen Oram (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Streamrider 3.63 avg rating — 8 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
	The Road To Hell 4.25 avg rating — 4 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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	Just A Minor Malfunction...: issue #4 - April 2018 by Michael S. Alter, Louise Sorensen (Goodreads Author), Ishmael A. Soledad (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 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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Mark Huntley-James's Blog: Writing On The Edge (of Bodmin Moor)

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No two cats are the same, but an awful lot of them are very similar. Faced with an inward-opening door, most will press their nose against it and decline to back up. Our little ginger will indicate a food bowl needs topping up, but then is in such a hurry that only the first few biscuits make it into the bowl, with the rest bouncing off her ears. As for pointing – you can’t point to something for Read more of this blog post »

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Snuff (Discworld, #39; City Watch, #8)

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“Please remember, there is no such thing as safe sex with a demon.”
― Mark Huntley-James, Hell of a Deal

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“His only mistake, naturally enough, was to keep his attention on the bloke with the saw. He should have been watching the naked girls. Amazing how finely balanced that choice can be.”
― Mark Huntley-James, Hell of a Deal

tags: choices-and-consequences, humour

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