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Norman (71) has a lifelong in­ terest in astronomy, design­ ing and constructing part of the Pendle Valley Observatory complex in Sabden, which is part of a project which is pri­ marily engaged in the search for extra-terrestrial intelli­ gence. Four years ago, Norman


decided to put pen to paper and wrote “The Alien” which was intended orginally for his eyes only. “The Alien” begins in Rus­


sia in the turbulent 1960s with the launch of a probe to Venus which is found 150 years later in deep space by two aliens and they return it to a ravaged earth. / “A long-standing friend


asked to read it and, having read the story, my friend badg­ ered me to write a follow-up,” said Norman, who lives in Sab-, den. •


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. ribution”, which is set in the 22nd Century and is a story of birth, death, love, comrade­ ship and intrigue. “Having enjoyed reading ‘Retribution’ my friend ca­


joled me into writing yet a . third story which I called ‘The Lazarus Project.’ “I had no intention of let­


ting anyone else read the sto- • ries and the thought of having them published had never en­ tered my head. “My friend, however, said


that there would be a number of people who would enjoy reading an original sci-fi sto­


ry.” Norman decided to go


down the self-publishing route and now his three sto­ ries “The Alie”, “Retribution", and “The Lazarus Project” can be found on Amazon/Kindle bookstore.


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