Ben Chandler
Ben lives mostly in worlds of his own creation but occasionally misses real stuff and has to return home. At the moment, that means Adelaide, a city where he currently has far too many jobs, one of which involves teaching English Literature and Creative Writing at Flinders University. For the past eight years, Ben has been studying Fantasy, and he thinks it's the coolest thing ever that someone gave him a doctorate for doing it. He loves heroes, villains, graphic novels, and video games, and he thinks you can learn more from watching cartoons than you can from the news. Like all fantasy writers, Ben has a cat. His cat is named Loki. It's possible Loki is the reincarnation of the God of Mischief, but Ben hopes this is just a flight of his fancy.
News and Blog
A couple of days ago I started a Top Ten list of signs that you are an actual published author. Then I ran over my word limit. I considered cutting it down to a Top Five, but I was having too much fun. So, as promised, here are the Top Five signs you are an actual published author. 5. People (other than your mother) have read your book. 4. People stop asking (however briefly) when you’re going...
I will never forget the first real sentence I ever wrote as a writer. I was sixteen. I had finished school. I had deferred my university degree (Computer Science – ostensibly following in my father’s footsteps, though what I really wanted was to make video games). And I was bored. I’d read everything on my parents’ bookshelf, I’d beaten all of my games, I was getting sick of daytime television, and...
Books by Ben Chandler
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Beast Child: Voyages of the Flying Dragon 2
by Ben ChandlerPublished: 01/09/2011
Can a child from an ancient past unlock the secrets of Lenis and Missy’s powers?
