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Jill Dobson
ALLi Author Member
Location: United Kingdom (the)
Genres: Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative, Literary Fiction, Young Adult (YA), Historical Fiction, Memoir
Skills: Reading/Literary Event, Press/Media Interview
Born in Yorkshire, I grew up in country Australia and returned to the UK as an adult. My first (trad) published book, The Inheritors (1988), was a dystopian novel set after a nuclear armageddon in the early 21st century. I wrote it during my final years of school, and it was categorised as 'young adult', although I never intended to be a YA author.
After releasing two more books with the same publisher and then parting ways, I spent a long time out in the publishing cold, despite several agents and a growing 'backlist' of completed novels. I'm finally taking control and going indie, starting with a new edition of The Inheritors, which was released on 1 January 2024.
As well as speculative fiction, I also write contemporary and historical novels. I have a special interest in Japan, having lived and worked there for several years.
Jill Dobson's books
The Inheritors
Thirty years after the collapse of civilisation, a survivor society lives on beneath a protective dome. Sixteen-year-old Claudia, curious about the decadent old world and why it destroyed itself, begins to question what she's taught. She's drawn to free-spirit Davina, who seems to have answers, but not all her friends think the same way and loyalties are tested. Claudia's closest friend, Pierce, is a cadet in the Mentargh, the ruthless organisation that controls the Dome. He warns her against Davina, but can she still trust him? When Claudia discovers the truth about the Dome and their continued survival, there is no turning back.
A new version of the Australian YA dystopian classic for the 21st century.