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Peter Rhodan

About the author

I grew up in Sydney Australia but have lived on the Gold Coast, Australia for over thirty years. I have been many things over my life, courier driver, retail sales assistant, casino croupier, small business owner, a bankrupt former small business owner, a graphic designer, poker tournament operator and most recently an Uber driver.

I have a marvellous wife and two great kids (both adults now) plus a border collie cross dog who thinks she’s a human.

I have always liked science fiction books, especially gung-ho space opera, time travel and alternate history genres. The first fiction book I read that I liked was Eagle of the Ninth and fist Science Fiction book I read and liked was Foundation by Asimov.

My favourite authors, at the moment, are David Weber, Lois McMaster Bujold, Christopher Nuttall and Pam Uphoff. Weber writes the best space opera while Bujold is simply the best writer and Miles Vorkisgan an amazing character. Chris Nuttall rarely writes anything that is only so-so and his Schooled in Magic books are the best magic school series I have read so far. Pam Uphoff writes primarily a cross dimensional series called the Wine of the Gods with the Directorate stories offshoot. These are delightful, entertaining and often thought provoking books that I love.

Chris Nuttall and Pam Uphoff inspired me to “have a go mate” and so I have.

My first novel is On the Rocks, the first story of Arturo Sandus (Sanders) and his adventures as a Space Ship captain marooned on a primitive swords and sandals era planet. Sort of…

Fantastic Schools, Volume 3

Have you ever wanted to go to magic school? To cast spells and brew potions and fly on broomsticks and - perhaps - battle threats both common and supernatural? Come with us into worlds of magic, where students become magicians and teachers do everything in their power to ensure the kids survive long enough to graduate. Welcome to ... Fantastic Schools.Follow the daughter of a witch who wants to learn white—not black—magic, a trio of students sent on a mysterious task, a kidnapped student trying to escape, a troll who wants to study among the humans, and a magic-less boy with a chance to learn magic, if he survives his first month at a magical university.Follow us into worlds different, m...

Kyron The Invader (Ithria Book 12)

After consolidating his reign in Marhingia, Kyron has turned his hand to investing in all sorts of interesting developments that will improve the Kingdom even more. One day, he runs into the God Jehrayn, who tells him that it's time to help his friend, plus there is a storm coming from the east. Having uttered this cryptic comment, Jehrayn disappears into thin air as usual. Deciding that the God was referring to his friend Ergania, Kyron sets about preparing to invade Pilia, which is no easy task as it's on the opposite side of the world. The problems are many, but all his key people seem to think success is all but guaranteed, a sentiment he doesn't share.

Ostraya

Six hundred years ago, a nuclear war devastated the planet, particularly the northern hemisphere. The war started over gene modifications that gave some humans special powers. Areas of the southern hemisphere are now slowly recovering, and civilization has begun to rebound.Ostraya, being the least damaged of the southern hemisphere areas, is also the most advanced along that road to recovery, but its population density is still far lower than it had been before the nuclear war. After centuries of poor treatment, those Ostrayans who inherited the gene modifications are finally starting to be accepted by mainstream society.Then, Ostraya is invaded by the brutal, totalitarian forces from the Ja...