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"He currently lives in Sheffield, England with five snakes. Life could be stranger..."
Markham J Eggleton was born in Sheffield, England, on 24 July 1972. He learned to read quite early in life and soon developed a taste for fantastical tales, particularly science fiction and fantasy. Introduced to authors like Robert A Heinlein, Arthur C Clarke and Orson Scott Card by the local library, it wasn't long before he was writing his own stories. The results of these early scribblings were well received, even if they were somewhat far-fetched, even by sci-fi standards, and this encouraged the young Eggleton to further pursue what he considered to be just a hobby.
Showing eclectic interests throughout his life he has held various jobs, including fast-food chef, barman, shop assistant, door-to-door canvasser, telesales, advertising consultant, marketing consultant, graphic designer and even Venture Scout event organiser. His interest in role-playing games and tabletop war gaming helped to broaden his fascination with fantasy and science fiction themes, while his insatiable appetite for knowledge led him through college courses in English Literature, Classical Studies, Theatre Studies, Psychology, Mathematics and Physics. During all this he continued to write, briefly dipping his toes in the horror genre, though it wasn't until the mid-nineties that he thought of it as anything but a hobby.
In 1994 he was motivated by having three short stories published locally and a fourth broadcast on four BBC local radio stations in the UK. Despite no further publishing success since those early forays he continued to work on a number of projects, one of which would eventually become the foundation for Fallen Skies.
On 17 March 2006, A Pocketful Of Secrets, the first of an ongoing cyberpunk series, was published using the Print On Demand (POD) website lulu.com, and was assigned it's ISBN (making it available through most retail outlets worldwide) on 14 November.
Markham currently lives in Sheffield with four snakes: a black ratsnake, a royal python, a common boa and a western hognose. Contrary to what many might think, they make charming pets and love attention. One day he hopes to wrangle a brown snake in the Australian Outback. He still has a day job, selling light bulbs.
No matter how unusual things may get, life still could be stranger.
January - And The Wind Whispered "Why?" - print, Beyond The Brink, issue 1.
February - The Love Of Jarvey Quince - broadcast, BBC Radio Humberside, Leeds, Sheffield, York.
February/March - The Survivor's Testament - print, Beyond The Brink, issues 2, 3.
April - Who Mourns For A Stranger? - print, Beyond The Brink, issue 4.
2006
March - Fallen Skies: A Pocketful Of Secrets - First (pre-release) edition - print, trade paperback, 124pp
November - Fallen Skies: A Pocketful Of Secrets - First edition - print, trade paperback, 128pp
"He currently lives in Sheffield, England with five snakes. Life could be stranger..."
Markham J Eggleton was born in Sheffield, England, on 24 July 1972. He learned to read quite early in life and soon developed a taste for fantastical tales, particularly science fiction and fantasy. Introduced to authors like Robert A Heinlein, Arthur C Clarke and Orson Scott Card by the local library, it wasn't long before he was writing his own stories. The results of these early scribblings were well received, even if they were somewhat far-fetched, even by sci-fi standards, and this encouraged the young Eggleton to further pursue what he considered to be just a hobby.
Showing eclectic interests throughout his life he has held various jobs, including fast-food chef, barman, shop assistant, door-to-door canvasser, telesales, advertising consultant, marketing consultant, graphic designer and even Venture Scout event organiser. His interest in role-playing games and tabletop war gaming helped to broaden his fascination with fantasy and science fiction themes, while his insatiable appetite for knowledge led him through college courses in English Literature, Classical Studies, Theatre Studies, Psychology, Mathematics and Physics. During all this he continued to write, briefly dipping his toes in the horror genre, though it wasn't until the mid-nineties that he thought of it as anything but a hobby.
In 1994 he was motivated by having three short stories published locally and a fourth broadcast on four BBC local radio stations in the UK. Despite no further publishing success since those early forays he continued to work on a number of projects, one of which would eventually become the foundation for Fallen Skies.
On 17 March 2006, A Pocketful Of Secrets, the first of an ongoing cyberpunk series, was published using the Print On Demand (POD) website lulu.com, and was assigned it's ISBN (making it available through most retail outlets worldwide) on 14 November.
Markham currently lives in Sheffield with four snakes: a black ratsnake, a royal python, a common boa and a western hognose. Contrary to what many might think, they make charming pets and love attention. One day he hopes to wrangle a brown snake in the Australian Outback. He still has a day job, selling light bulbs.
No matter how unusual things may get, life still could be stranger.
Publishing History
1994January - And The Wind Whispered "Why?" - print, Beyond The Brink, issue 1.
February - The Love Of Jarvey Quince - broadcast, BBC Radio Humberside, Leeds, Sheffield, York.
February/March - The Survivor's Testament - print, Beyond The Brink, issues 2, 3.
April - Who Mourns For A Stranger? - print, Beyond The Brink, issue 4.
2006
March - Fallen Skies: A Pocketful Of Secrets - First (pre-release) edition - print, trade paperback, 124pp
November - Fallen Skies: A Pocketful Of Secrets - First edition - print, trade paperback, 128pp
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