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I like to explore. Books, ideas, and beautiful places. My happiest days are spent discovering a new trail in the woods, a new book, or the thread of an idea as it becomes a story.

As an electrical engineer and a former journalist, I have one foot in both worlds, bringing together the wonders of the technical world and the stories that explore them.

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	The Gatherer 3.49 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2019 — 6 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 Storm (The Gatherer #3) 4.43 avg rating — 30 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
	The Disruptors 4.08 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2021 — 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
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THE STORM launches today!

I'm happy to announce the final instalment of the Gatherer series, a story of redemption and technology gone wrong.

THE STORM is the last chance for inventor Storm Freeman and her companion Maria to put an end to the Gatherer.

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"They are truly wonderful, fully realized, robust, powerful, fully human, fully extraordinary women characters in a way that works for the ge Read more of this blog post »

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Published on May 25, 2023 09:28 • Tags: dystopian, female-protagonists, girl-power, science-fiction, technology-gone-wrong, thrillers

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