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Steph Bennion

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in Stourbridge, The United Kingdom

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Humor, Ebooks

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Steph Bennion is a writer and musician, born and bred in the Black Country but now living in Hastings, England. Her science-fiction stories are written as a reaction to the dearth of alternative heroes amidst bookshelves swamped by tales of the supernatural. For every aspiring vampire or wizard, the world needs an astrophysicist, an engineer, or at the very least someone who can make the trains run on time.

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Average rating: 3.75 · 177 ratings · 55 reviews · 15 distinct works

	Wyrd Worlds by Steph Bennion (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Josh Karaczewski (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), L.L. Watkin (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.37 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Wyrd Worlds II by Steph Bennion (Goodreads Author), Ubiquitous Bubba (Goodreads Author), A.L. Butcher (Goodreads Author) 3.41 avg rating — 37 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
	Hollow Moon (Hollow Moon #1) 4.11 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Paw-Prints of the Gods (Hollow Moon #2) 4.33 avg rating — 9 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
	City Of Deceit (Hollow Moon Book 3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 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
	Merry Christmas, Mister Wolf (Hollow Moon, #3.5) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 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 Battles Of Hastings really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 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
	To Dance Amongst The Stars (Hollow Moon, #0.5) 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Three Tales For Christmas (Hollow Moon, #0.9) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	The Luck of the Devil liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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

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Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale

THE SMASHWORDS SUMMER/WINTER SALE is here again! Throughout July, countless indie authors and publishers are offering marvellous deals on ebooks, including yours truly. Summer has finally arrived here in England (better late than never); ebook sales are a handy way to stock up on beach reading, if you're that way inclined. Or as a distraction to politics, though like many space opera authors I ten Read more of this blog post »

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The Enemy Within: A Tale of Muslim Britain

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Steph Bennion wants to read The Rise Of Manifesto The Great: A Sci Fi Comedy Where Women Wear The Trousers (Planet Hy Man Book 1) by Kerrie Noor (Goodreads Author)	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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Steph Bennion rated a book really liked it Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1) by Tamsyn Muir (Goodreads Author)	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
Not quite sure what to make of this. Loved the main character Gideon to bits; Harrow, not so much. And I frequently lost track of who was who from the other houses. The plot felt like something from a classic adventure game (puzzles and keys to locke ...more
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Steph Bennion made a comment in the group Indie Authors (who go wide!) — Anyone fancy revitalising this group? topic " Okay... So the poll regarding posts about adult literature has closed with a pitifully small number of votes. Although most who voted went for keeping ...more "
Jun 11, 2023 04:32AM
Steph Bennion rated a book it was amazing Animal Farm by George Orwell	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
Given the world is getting more Orwellian by the day, thought I give this another read. Despite often being billed as a criticism of communism, it's really about how power corrupts. (The farm is notably utopian in the early days of the revolution whe ...more
May 31, 2023 10:26AM · like · see review
Steph Bennion rated a book liked it Nimisha's Ship by Anne McCaffrey	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
An enjoyable read, albeit a little old-fashioned. More a planetary romance than sci-fi / space opera.
May 31, 2023 10:19AM · like · see review
Steph Bennion made a comment in the group Indie Authors (who go wide!) — Important! Poll on membership criteria topic " Link to poll to make things easier! https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/5... ...more "
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Steph Bennion is currently reading Nimisha's Ship by Anne McCaffrey	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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Steph Bennion rated a book liked it The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks	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
Hmm... This made for an interesting (if gruesome) tale until the big reveal at the end, which I didn't care for at all. Very lazy trope. On the other hand, I like his later books and love his sci-fi stuff, so I recommend you read those instead. ...more
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Steph Bennion rated a book it was amazing Earthsea: The First Four Books (Earthsea Cycle, #1-4) by Ursula K. Le Guin	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 cake that launched a thousand hips”
― Steph Bennion, Paw-Prints of the Gods

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“Nobody wins wars. Generals plan battles to be swift and decisive. When they are not, the aim is to end the conflict less defeated than your opponent.”
― Steph Bennion, Hollow Moon

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Wicked Gentlemen by Ginn Hale

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In Which a Demon King Does Not Have a Romantic Interest in his Human Gardener by Rori Thornton

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Must Love Demons by Meghan Maslow

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Shoulda Swiped Left by K.L. Hiers

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Demons Do It Better by Louisa Masters

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Ocean's Blood by Thelma Mantey

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The Luck of the Devil by Steph Bennion

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“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.”
― Ernest Benn

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“After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.”
― Ann Richards

tags: dance, dancing, politics, texas, women

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“Entropy
The Disintegrating Integration of
Cheez-Whiz Squirts Insipid Inspiration
Quoth the Oblong Eclipse of
Nether-Knowledge Never Knowing
Decaying Matter in a Decaying Orbit
Orangutans of Science
Study Ignorance of What
The Cows Already Know.”
― Ubiquitous Bubba, Reality Challenged

tags: bizarre, poetry

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