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David Ai

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David Ai was born in New Zealand of English and Irish ancestry but has lived in Hong Kong since 1992. When he is not writing he sails his 28ft sailboat on the South China Sea to the deserted beaches of offshore islands or to windswept villages where he will trade tall tales for a feast of fried chilli shrimp and a cold Tsing Tao beer.

Look out for his novels in the Hong Kong Dark series, or the Lance McAuley Adventures, and sign up to the newsletter for new releases on his website.

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

David Ai Iain M Banks' Culture. I'd hang out on one of the planet sized Obital and design my own mountains and fiords (I'm a NZer that's how we spell them) the…moreIain M Banks' Culture. I'd hang out on one of the planet sized Obital and design my own mountains and fiords (I'm a NZer that's how we spell them) then string the most amazing zip-line running across them that ends up in a whisky bar with a view of a planetary nebula. Because that's what you can do as a member of The Culture. It's basically nerdvana. (less)

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What books are on your summer reading list this year?

David Ai A long way to a small angry planet - I loved Becky Chambers spin on space opera. Needless to say the next book is on my TBR list.
Range has a really in…moreA long way to a small angry planet - I loved Becky Chambers spin on space opera. Needless to say the next book is on my TBR list.
Range has a really interesting premise - that being a non specialist is an advantage. Confirmation bias in full throttle mode.
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	Varho: The Hong Kong Dark (The Dark #1) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 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
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David Ai's Blog: A Dark view from Hong Kong

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I might well go to the pub today because - yay - "Varho: The Hong Kong Dark is published today.

Varho Launch now

I first started in on what became Varho in early 2014 with an image from a Rudy Rucker novel that I could not shake. I was meant to write an entirely different story but that vision hung in my mind. Then as the year wore on events in Hong Kong erupted in ways that compelled me to make my story contempora Read more of this blog post »

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Published on September 27, 2017 18:25 • Tags: varho

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“What’s more fearful than a psychotic killer? Someone with compassion and empathy but who still kills.”
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“Human culture arises directly from how we overcome the challenges of survival. Some call culture a balance between decadence and celebration. The need for shelter becomes architecture, the rituals of fine cuisine wrought by celebrity chefs. Perhaps the most enduring are the rituals of romance. At its highest expression the artistry of love is the subject of exquisite effort. It is when we are the most human.”
― David Ai

tags: culture, rituals

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