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Stephen Lucek

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I have worked in Astrophysics and mathematics, currently in artificial intelligence. I have a great love of music - playing the piano and organ. And I have just written a book!

favourite books

Dostoyevsky's The Idiot, Iris Murdoch's The Bell & Neil Gaiman's Stardust

My favourite book on Authonomy is Pascual's Birthday. Please read it if you can, back it if you like it, and also send a nice e-mail to Diana Henderson asking her to finish it, as I want to read more!

Also TwiceTold Tales by H.M. Goodchild is very beautiful, and well worth reading.

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Lords of Cloud and Storm

Stephen Lucek

A boy is lost in a storm. On a chance encounter hangs the fate of two mighty kingdoms.


A simple woodsman’s boy, lost in a storm. Thrust from his old life he finds himself groomed to be an officer in a mighty navy. But now his life is the plaything of people unseen, his world one where loyalty is rewarded with betrayal.

An old king, sitting on the throne of a boundless realm, surrounded by a royal court hidebound by privilege and ritual. His sons, not even waiting for his demise, scheme and plot for his succession.

A princess, her family tearing itself apart, and with it a mighty and magnificent kingdom. Powerless to act directly, she lays her plans in secret, quietly planting ideals in men’s hearts that might bear fruit in years to come, ideals that might save a kingdom.

A pirate, dreaming of the restoration of an ancient and proud city suffering under the heavy yoke of servitude. How can a noble cause be served by men who are little more than murderers and cutthroats?

All these worlds are set to collide in an explosive tangle of intrigue and deceit, adventure and romance.


Fantasy in terms of history, lands and technology. No magic or goblins.
Young adult in terms of adventure and pirates. No vampires.

 

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I wrote 461 days ago

Oops, meant this to be a message ... Best of luck, Stephen Lucek view book

I wrote 462 days ago

This is very good indeed. The first chapter is almost unbearable. The rhythm and repetition of crack hammers home the horror loss and despair at the death. At each one you want it to stop, but it is relentless. In the next chapter William Garrety, fixated in telling us one big thing and then f... view book

I wrote 464 days ago

This is a strong start to Bolters. The opening leaps straight into the action and (what I presume will be) the main plot, which is a great way to begin. Though it is strongly plot driven the personalities of the main characters do shine through. I do like this kind of book. A few minor suggest... view book

I wrote 468 days ago

This book brings alive the characters of the Greek heroic legend. They are real and believable, almost to the touch. The characters are very strongly drawn, their motivations entirely in keeping with what I remember of the tales. The picture of the happy family life that Odysseus would so strug... view book

I wrote 472 days ago

The opening chapter is very powerful. We are presented with worries that start on an almost domestic scale, gardens failing to thrive, but these worries grow rapidly; missing pets, debilitating headaches, the stress of infertility. Then the death. Yes, you warned us in the pitch, but I have such ... view book

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