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Moorcock, Michael

The British author, editor and musician Michael John Moorcock is something of a phenomenon. He began his career as the editor of a comic magazine. Today, he is a prize-winning novelist named by The Times as one of Britain’s most important post-war authors. He is considered a pioneer within new wave science fiction and a central figure in modern fantasy fiction. Moorcock is also the author of s...

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Emmy Tibbett

Gender: Female

She is the wife of the English detective Henry Tibbett in a suite of whodunnits by Patricia Moyes. Emmy Tibbett was born in the Netherlands, and is a plump lady who hides stubbornness and will-power behind a jolly and friendly façade. She struggles hard to keep her weight down, and shares in her husband’s cases with empathy and curiosity. Quite often it is she who discovers decisive leads.

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