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Bradley, Alan
Alan Bradley was born in Toronto, Canada. He grew up with his mother and two sisters in the town of Cobourg, about one hundred kilometres from Toronto. His father left the family when the author was a small child. He was a sickly child and learned to read at an early age. He studied engineering, specialising in electronic systems for television and radio, and eventually moved to Saskatoon,...
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Herbert, James
James Herbert from England was one of the best-selling and most praised authors of horror fiction in the late 20th century. Several of his novels have been described as classics, even though reviewers – and others, including Stephen King – have pointed out that they are not particularly remarkable from a literary point of view. Herbert was, however, uncommonly skilful when it came to creating hor...
