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Name of Book:  At the Sharp End of Lightning Author: N.R. Bates ISBN: 9780993190520 Publisher: Self published Type of book: fantasy, hemophilia, England Wales, oceanlight, sprites, mysteries, pollution, time travel, 1970s, 1200s?, the chosen one, no connections between worlds Year it was published: 2014 Summary: AT THE SHARP END OF LIGHTNING is the tale of family, of loss and sacrifice, of unexpected gifts and coping with disability and new abilities set against the backdrop of climate change occurring across parallel worlds. The intertwined worlds of Oceanlight and Earth are no longer hidden from view of each other. In one realm, Yalara Narika, a winged Sea Sprite, searches for her family and she encounters a deadly blue haze at sea. Escaping the poison makes her realize that her world, Oceanlight, is experiencing sudden and catastrophic environmental change. Meanwhile, in the safe suburban normality of North Wales, Einion Morgan Alban, a restless youth with ha...

General Information: Name of Book: The Fall of Icarus ISBN: 9780993190582 Publisher: Self published? Year it was published: 2015 Summary: Three interconnected short-stories set in Paris explore the issue of choice, survival and transformation. In the first story, a young man on his first business trip is waylaid by an aberrant elevator. In the pivotal tale, a young scientist re-imagines the Greek myth of Icarus and his fall to earth. In the final story, a young woman who cannot recall her own name relates the fantastical tale of a girl who can fly. Author: N.R. Bates About the Author: (From France Book Tours) NR Bates  was born in London, grew up in Wales, and lived in Canada and Bermuda. He shares his life with his wife and his house with seven cats, one dog and the subtropical wildlife of lizards, wolf spiders and ant colonies that seek out a better life indoors. He is an oceanographer and scientist, and has published more than one hundred and thirty scien...