Stephen (Peter) Cox

I'm the author of the critically acclaimed Our Child of the Stars. (Blushes) The LA Times called it,'A wonderfully emotional heartwarming journey of what it really means to be a parent'. Amazing Stories said 'A solid work of science fiction that never loses sight of its emotional core.'

My grandmother told me I read too much. I remember walking in the garden when I was small, telling myself stories. In August 2012 in a caravan, in a field, up a mountainous rocky track that made a hired 4×4 essential, in Wales, in the rainiest summer fortnight I can remember … there, I sat and started my first novel. It was a lot of work and a lot of fun. That book has yet to find its home in the world, but it made me sure I would write other books.

Our Child of the Stars began as a short story I wrote for Halloween in 2013. I became obsessed with Gene and Molly, and Cory, the little boy they adopt, under such challenging circumstances. I am working on the second part of the duology, Our Child of Two Worlds.  I live in England.

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Death in the Hospital

Published Mar 31, 2020 · 5,287 words (20 minutes) · 2 likes · 1083 views

Science Fiction Fantasy Mystery Strange post-apocalypse whodunnit murder mystery

Min is an aging healer in post-apocalyptic England with an unusual set of skills. This time, she'll need to use those skills to track down a killer in her makeshift hospital before tense relationships in her town fray completely.

Stephen Cox lives and works in England, and he's the author of the critically-acclaimed Our Child of the Stars.

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