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Mark A. Smith
Mark was born in Dundee, where he works as a primary school teacher. He lives in Fife and spends most of his spare time reading comics and writing stories. He is highly competitive but has yet to find a sport he’s actually good at. Slugboy Saves the World is his first novel.
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