Rebecca Levene is a British author and editor. She is the author of ''The Hollow Gods'' fantasy novel series. In the 1990s, she was an editor at

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, including notably of the

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series.

Biography

Levene had a sitcom optioned, but never produced by the BBC. Her first novel, '' Where Angels Fear'', was co-written with

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, her deputy and successor on the New Adventures. More recently, she has written for publisher Black Flame, including a ''

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'' novel ''Bad Timing'' and a ''

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'' novel ''End of the Line''. In 2014, she published ''Smiler's Fair'', the first in a fantasy series ''The Hollow Gods'' published by Hodder & Stoughton. The second novel in the series ''The Hunter's Kind'' was published in July 2015, followed by ''The Sun's Domain''. She worked on the storyline and script for the ''

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'' smart phone app.

Bibliography

Books authored include: * Bernice Summerfield New Adventures ** '' Where Angels Fear'', with Simon Winstone * Black Flame: ** '' 2000 AD'': *** ''

: Bad Timing'' (June 2004, ) *** ''

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: The Quartz Massacre'' (January 2006, ) ** ''

'': ***'' End of the Line'' (June 2005 ) *

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: ** ''The Afterblight Chronicles: Kill or Cure'' (April 2007, ) ** ''Tomes of the Dead: Anno Mortis'' (November 2008, ) ** ''The Infernal Game: Cold Warriors'' (February 2010, ) ** ''The Infernal Game: Ghost Dance'' (July 2010, ) * Hodder & Stoughton: ** The Hollow Gods series (3 so far): *** ''Smiler's Fair'' (July 2014, ) *** ''The Hunter's Kind'' (July 2015, ) *** ''The Sun's Devices'' (October 2020, ) *''Poker for Beginners'' (2006, ) *With Magnus Anderson, ''Grand Thieves & Tomb Raiders'' (2012, )

References

External links

Author profile at Abaddon Books
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