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Greetings, fellow humans. I’m Caroline, and I write fantasy and horror. My sci-fi horror novel, Midnight Metropolis, was released in September 2025. This is my newsletter.

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    Award-winning horror, science fiction, and fantasy writer from the UK. Collects haunted clowns. Paints it black. Author of The Obsidian Druid and Arcanoforge: Midnight Metropolis (Sep 2025).

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