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Chris Spence
ALLi Author Member
Location: Europe
Genres: Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative, Young Adult (YA), Children's general
Skills: Speaking Engagement/Lecture, Reading/Literary Event, Press/Media Interview
Chris Spence is a writer and environmentalist. Raised on the doorstep of the Yorkshire dales in England, Chris moved as a teenager to New Zealand. Starting his professional career as a political speechwriter and journalist in Wellington, he spent the next two decades in senior roles in London, New York, and San Francisco, working for organizations committed to conservation, the environment, and human health (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Spence_(journalist).
In 2018, Chris stepped back from full-time work to lean into fatherhood and return to writing. He now juggles consulting and writing with the demands of making school lunches and checking the kids have completed their homework!
An award-winning writer, Chris has authored or co-authored several books, including Global Warming: Personal Solutions for a Healthy Planet (Palgrave, 2005) and Rock Happy, his first novel (2021). He holds postgraduate qualifications from Victoria University (New Zealand) and Georgetown University (USA). He recently moved to Dublin where he lives with his wife Nicole and three energetic children.
Chris Spence's books
ROCK HAPPY
For teenager Alex Franklin, life seems pretty good. Rehearsals for the school's best band contest are going well, the new technology he gets to use in 2050s America is stellar, and his amazing neighbor Abby might--just might--want to date him.
And that's when everything starts to go wrong. Why does he start seeing terrifying things no one else can? What's going on with Abby and his friends' sudden personality changes? And who is the mysterious old man at the center of it all?
This sci-fi young adult thriller weaves together dystopian elements and high-school drama in a gripping tale.
200 pages.