Creation Machine (38 page)

Even though I suspect she hasn’t had much practice recently, the look suits her. I think things are going to be okay.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to my family, who suggested I should write things and then had to live with the consequences; and to Lara Higgins, who made possible everything that happened afterwards.

About the Author

Born in 1965,
Andrew Bannister
grew up in Cornwall. He studied Geology at Imperial College and went to work in the North Sea before becoming an Environmental Consultant. For the day job, he specializes in green transport and corporate sustainability, but he has always written – initially for student newspapers and fanzines before moving on, encouraged by creative writing courses, to fiction. He has always been a reader and has loved science fiction since childhood. From the classics of the fifties and sixties to the present day, he’s wanted it all: space, stars, astonishment and adventure – and now he’s discovering that writing it is even better.
Creation Machine
is his first novel. He is currently working on his second,
Iron Gods
. Andrew lives in Leicestershire.

To find out more, visit
www.andrewbannister.com

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