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Welcome back to Writers on Wednesday. This week I'm chatting with British-Australian author Alan Baxter, whose brilliant series Bound was released back in August ... Tell us a bit about yourself … I’m a British-Australian author who writes dark fantasy, horror and sci-fi, rides a motorcycle and loves his dog. I also teach Kung Fu. I’m the author of the dark urban fantasy trilogy, Bound , Obsidian and Abduction ( The Alex Caine Series ) published by HarperVoyager Australia, and the dark urban fantasy duology, RealmShift and MageSign ( The Balance 1 and 2 ) from Gryphonwood Press. I co-authored the short horror novel, Dark Rite , with David Wood. I also write short fiction with more than 50 stories published in a variety of journals and anthologies in Australia, the US, the UK and France. My short fiction has appeared in Fantasy & Science Fiction (forthcoming), Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Daily Science Fiction, Postscripts, and Midnight Echo , among many oth...

I was lucky enough to meet Alan Baxter a couple of weeks ago when he appeared at   Collins Booksellers Edwardstown   and he was kind enough to sign a copy of   Bound   for me and chat for a moment or two. I was absolutely intrigued by the fact that he added a notation   Beware a dangerous book  to my copy and these words proved to be rather fitting.   Bound   is an action packed ride, telling the story of Alex, a martial arts cage fighter who finds himself caught up in a strange new world after a visit from a mysterious man. Alex, it seems, has some terrific magical abilities that he has never put to use--but thanks to Englishman Patrick Welby that it all about to change. Alex finds himself bonded to a very dangerous creature who has hidden himself within a book and solving the problem--even with the very knowledgable, well-connected and mysterious Silhouette by his side--is not easy. Rather, Alex's adventures are viole...