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Gavin G. Smith | |
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Occupation | Novelist |
Genre | Science Fiction |
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gavingsmith.com |
Gavin Grant Smith is a Scottish science fiction writer who was born in Dundee, Scotland in 1973. [1] He is the author of the Veteran series. He has a degree in writing for film and a Masters in medieval history.
These were all co-written with Stephen Deas under the combined name "Gavin Deas".
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