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Can one underling rise to save the future?
Murray’s debut children’s book: a dystopian science-fiction adventure will be published in September 2025.
Barely surviving in the machine-powered subterranean city of Lode, lone underling Evin discovers a skeletal hand clutching a cryptic note.
Driven to unlock Lode’s secrets, Evin and her mech-dog Jet face danger at every turn: unscrupulous bullies, brutish guards and the deadly fumes of the dragonsbreath.
But to reveal the truth, Evin must trust new friendships, battle her way upwards and confront the city’s deceptive leader, Cardinal Mavka, before the world she knows comes crashing down.
Murray is a writer and film producer living in the picturesque village of Finchingfield in Essex, UK, with his wife and daughter.
His career has included more than two decades as a digital designer and consultant, recording artist, music producer, and co-founder of an independent record label, whilst more recently he has become a producer and production designer for independent British feature films.
Murray was shortlisted for Write Mentor’s Flash Fiction competition and longlisted for their Children’s Novel competition in 2021, longlisted for the Times/Chicken House Award in 2022, and longlisted for the Oxford Pushkin Fantasy Prize in 2023. Underlings: The Spark Engine is his debut novel.
