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Egwel Fryde

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My name is Peter Templeton Neale. I am forty six and have been writing, off and on, for fifteen years or more. Influences include Monsters Inc, Donna Summer, Sigur Ros and Mr Benn. One day I will tell the story of my avatar Egwel Fryde.

'The Olympian' started out as a dramatisation of the life of Victorian doctor William Penny Brookes and how he inspired Baron Pierre de Coubertin to found the modern Olympic games.

Over a period of five years and eight drafts 'The Olympian' has developed into a time travel quest adventure for children aged 9-12.

Brookes and Coubertin play cameo roles, along with a huge cast of characters both imagined and real, and this is now a tale of loss, love and self belief told from the point of view of a 13 year old boy.

'The Olympian' is now published by independent imprint Ellingham Press and available from Amazon or www.petertempletonneale.com

favourite books

The Snapper & The Van by Roddy Doyle
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Time Machine by H G Wells
The Crow Road by Iain Banks
The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Mister Monday by Garth Nix
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

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http://www.petertempletonneale.com     http://www.amazon.co.uk/Olympian-Joey-Takes-Time-T

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The Olympian

Peter Templeton Neale

Imagine discovering your dad runs a time travel tourist agency!


Joey Anthrobus is 13 and a great athlete. The only problem is that he can’t win races anymore because his life is in turmoil. His dad’s been away for ages and now his mum is threatening to leave home. With his best mate Martin, Joey sets out to find his dad on ‘The Olympian’ time travel tour through Olympic history via Wenlock and the Cotswolds to Ancient Greece, and gets horribly lost on the way back. In this captivating adventure Joey tries to reunite his family while saving the future of mankind, discovering America and attempting to catch international time thieves whilst narrowly avoiding being eaten, arrested, squashed, run over, lost and drowned.

 

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Eponymous Rox wrote 649 days ago

Hullo there, Peter. I'm still a reader on Authonomy scouting for new ....

JohnDoe wrote 708 days ago

I’m very sorry if I’ve previously messaged you, but I’ve had one of t....

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Hello again Peter, I hope you're getting everthing you wanted from....

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I wrote 1645 days ago

Well-observed, witty and 100% true to life. Congratulations! view book

I wrote 1727 days ago

I understand your frustration Dan but I make a practice of only reading the first chapters of a story on this website because (at best) that's all that agents and publishers will do. If everything isn't in place to start with then they'll just move onto the next manuscript in the pile. I know al... view book

I wrote 1728 days ago

I read the first four chapters and really enjoyed them. I love the way you start with action and sustain the reader's interest throughout, feeding details as they occur to Ethan. The only comment that I would make is that we don't share Ethan's anguish or anger--please show us exactly how he i... view book

I wrote 1728 days ago

Most enjoyable. Max is an endearing character and the reader instinctively wants him to succeed. I suggest that you start the story with the confrontation with the bullies on the park and then let us know about Max's bad luck and background as the story unfolds. Show don't tell, as every writing ... view book

I wrote 1729 days ago

I found this absolutely fascinating and imagine that it would appeal to any number of teenagers struggling to come to terms with their feelings. Please be aware that the concept of Nothing (in a slightly different guise) features in the succesful Garth Nix 'Mister Monday' books. view book

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