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C.A. Martin

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With a background in primary education and film making, my first novel draws upon a wealth of experience to create a story that is dramatic and well paced.

After four years development, including test readings with groups of children, I decided to self-publish 'Iris'. Ya Books was set-up for this purpose.

'Vividly creepy... keeps the reader nicely on edge. Martin is a skilful wordsmith.' (Pen Press 2010)

Books 2 and 3 of the trilogy are underway. And I am hoping HarperCollins Children's Books will help bring the 'Starcity Mystery' series to a global audience.

I live in West Sussex with my wife and twin sons and teach at a local school.

favourite books

A Mad World by John Simpson
Wood by Andy Goldsworthy
Spielberg, yes Steven - as great a story teller as anyone
Mr Gum series by Andy Stanton
Northern Lights series by Philip Pullman
Wind Singer by William Nicholson
Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Charlie and the C.F. by Roald Dahl (and his adult short stories)

my websites

http://www.yabooks.co.uk    

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my books

Iris - A Starcity Mystery

C.A. Martin

A child's slide is the gateway to another world, in this ecological crime thriller.


Who is killing the stars?

Book one takes us from Southern England, to California and Egypt, via outer space as Iris and her sidekick Alphard unravel the mystery.

Iris is the story of a troubled girl from a broken home with a passion for astronomy and a penchant for running away. Gavin Preebot, is a sadistic ex-con on a mission to find his way back to a place he cannot forget. When Iris is sent to live with her aunt and uncle in the sleepy town of Ryeford, she begins to experience a series of strange and inexplicable events – the neighbourhood cats are disappearing and stars are dying. And when she accidentally stumbles upon an unknown aerial world populated by cats, she soon discovers what has been happening. Iris learns the true nature of cats, whose eyes are the stars. Now only Iris can help to save the universe from the machinations of the scheming Preebot and from eternal darkness. From London, to Los Angeles and Cairo, this is a story on an epic scale.

Age: 9-11. Word count: 61,405

 

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I wrote 587 days ago

Dana - you're a star! Thank you for taking the time to read. I see you're in the top 5 children's books. Well done and much deserved. view book

I wrote 590 days ago

Thanks Bethanie, You got it :) The stars are in fact the eyes of cats. And Preebot's gross action are fundamental to this story line. Apologies if you found the cat killing scene in poor taste/inappropriate. I agree with you, his hideous actions are abhorrent and not entertaining - they're no... view book

I wrote 591 days ago

Dear Billie, Fantastically constructive comments! - which I now need to absorb. And thank you for taking the time to express yourself so eloquently. My first book - so I'm still finding my feet. It's crazy how when one reads another's writing the errors seem so apparent. After four years devel... view book

I wrote 592 days ago

Dear Jenny Great setting and characters - I can see this turning into a series. A great end to chapter one - give me more :) You covered a lot of ground, unravelling the story, which is great. And I sense that the character of Hailey has much scope for exploration - she is multi dimensional. My o... view book

I wrote 592 days ago

Dear Jenny Great setting and characters - I can see this turning into a series. A great end to chapter one - give me more :) You covered a lot of ground, unravelling the story, which is great. And I sense that the character of Hailey has much scope for exploration - she is multi dimensional. My o... view book

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