![]() "Always kick a man when he's down, I say. "If there’s one thing I like less than boats it’s being brutally murdered by an outraged father." “You’re not good on land,” Snorri retorted. My swimming might accurately be described as drowning sideways. ![]() Tuttugu appeared to share some of my reservations but at least like a walrus he had his bulk to keep him warm and to add buoyancy. The moon broke from behind a cloudbank, lighting the ocean swell with glimmers and making white bands of the breaking waves. While the others prepared themselves I watched the sea with my usual silent loathing. I've continued to aim at a dark fantasy tale with heart to it, leavened by the humour our point-of-view character introduces. This is my longest book to date, just over twice the word-count of Prince of Thorns, and I had a lot of fun writing it. That Lawrence guy writes just like I would if I could be bothered. There are occasional forays into computer games too. Now his time is really just divided between writing and caring for his disabled daughter. Mark used to have a list of hobbies back when he did science by day. At one point he was qualified to say 'this isn't rocket science. ![]() He has held secret level clearance with both US and UK governments. Before becoming a fulltime writer in 2015 day job was as a research scientist focused on various rather intractable problems in the field of artificial intelligence. Mark Lawrence is married with four children, one of whom is severely disabled. ![]()
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