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Peter Cooper

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Peter Cooper is an electronics engineer by day and a keen fantasy reader and writer by night. He has long held ambitions to be a successful published author and lives in Adelaide, Australia, with his wife Pip and their three sons.

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A While Between Drinks

... yes indeed it is, but I'm happy to report that the story I mentioned in the last post has been accepted by Aurealis. I've been trying on-and-off for a few years to get into that mag so it's nice to finally succeed. When I find out which issue and when it's coming out I'll be sure to post it here for your perusing pleasure.

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Average rating: 3.8 · 75 ratings · 8 reviews · 8 distinct works

	The Ghost of Ping-Ling 4.03 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After the Rain by Tehani Croft Wessely (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Joanne Anderton, Kathleen Jennings (Goodreads Author) 3.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mapmaker's Apprentice 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Jeweller of Rassylon 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine Issue 52 by David Kernot (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sean Monaghan (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Dominik Parisien (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine Issue 49 by Robbie Matthews (Editor), Lewis Morley (Illustrator), Chris Large (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine Issue 48 by Juliet Bathory (Editor), Chris Mars (Illustrator), Harry Purnell (Illustrator) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aurealis #92 by Michael Pryor (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Peter Cooper (Goodreads Author), L.B. Spillers it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)

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Ned Kelly: The Story of Australia's Most Notorious Legend

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Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)

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I picked up this book in the library because of the title and cover. I thought it was probably one of those comic things like the "Grumpy Old Men" TV show from a few years back. It was nothing like that. Instead it was a very funny, very easy to read ...more
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There's lots to like in this series. It's set in an original world with a unique magic system that makes sense. The action sequences are so well written I found myself gripping the pages while I read. The pacing is generally good and the story moved ...more
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