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John Black

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Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comics & Graphic Novels

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November 2011

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I am a writer living in the UK. I was born in Yorkshire but grew up in Lincolnshire. After living in various other parts of the country I am currently back in, as Henry VIII called it, ‘The most brute and beastly of my shires’. (It’s not that bad…)

Avoiding anything as sensible as a career I’ve tried to do as many jobs as possible that would sound interesting in a writer’s CV. These include postman, night receptionist in a motel, running a market stall, ebay trader and something involving chicken bones and a skip I’d rather not think about, plus a lot of much less interesting sounding jobs in IT.

When not writing I tend to do things like walking, watching films, surfing the internet, photography and drinking the odd glass of whisky.

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Work Of Art

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Out of This World: Science Fiction but not as you know it

by Mike Ashley

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The Hydrogen Sonata (Culture, #10)

by Iain M. Banks

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The Starry Wisdom: A Tribute To H.P. Lovecraft

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