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J P Smythe


(James P Smythe)
UK flag (b.1980)

James Smythe was born in London and now lives in West Sussex. Since receiving a PhD from Cardiff University, he has worked as both a Creative Writing teacher and as a writer/narrative designer of video games.

His debut novel, Heredition, was published as part of Parthian's Bright Young Things series in 2009. His next book, The Testimony, a novel about the voice of God, terrorism and the apocalypse, was published in April 2012 by HarperCollins (Blue Door). In December 2012, HarperCollins (Voyager) published The Explorer, a science fiction novel in the vein of 2001 and Solaris.
 

Genres: Science Fiction
 
Series
Anomaly Quartet
   1. The Explorer (2012)
   2. The Echo (2014)
   3. The Edge (2021)
   4. The Ends (2022)
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Australia
   1. Way Down Dark (2015)
   2. Long Dark Dusk (2016)
   3. Dark Made Dawn (2016)
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Novels
   Heredition (2010)
   The Testimony (2012)
   The Machine (2013)
   No Harm Can Come to a Good Man (2014)
   I Still Dream (2018)
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J P Smythe recommends
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Calypso (2024)
Oliver K Langmead
"I love everything about it. I love the structural play of it; I love that it's so beautiful, there's such wonderful language, those sections pulsing as waveforms are incredible; it's presented in such a beautiful way that I was honestly absolutely flabbergasted. It's extraordinary. It's so stylish, and powerful. And it's so absolutely, utterly assured, it totally understand itself and what it's trying to say and do. I loved it."
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Suicide Club (2018)
Rachel Heng
"I always love novels that can combine powerful writing with massive levels of compassion and heart, and SUICIDE CLUB is one such book. Its genre-straddling dark heart can't fail to impress."
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After the Fire (2017)
Will Hill
"One of the most brilliantly realized characters in contemporary YA."

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Awards
Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Book nominee (2014) : The Machine
Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Book nominee (2016) : Way Down Dark


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