Prolific young author Dominic Took is putting the finishing touches to his third book – despite being only 20!

The Staffordshire University student, who lives in Stafford but originates from Macclesfield, is looking for a publishing company to release his latest novel, called ‘The Voices of Light and Dark'.

The 145-page book is a radical departure from his last offering ‘The Storms of Acias', a coming of age story set on the fictional planet of Acias.

Dominic said: “My latest story is very different from ‘The Storms of Acias', which was a fantasy story. This is more of a science fiction thriller, and is much faster paced.”

It's another major project for Dominic, who divides his time between writing, running online game development company Transient Innovations, and his degree course in Computer Games Design and Game Programming.

He said: “I have always enjoyed writing and started putting my stories down on paper when I was six or seven. When ‘The Voices of Light and Dark' is finished, it will be my third book, and I have plenty of ideas for more.

“It's hard to promote the book as much as I'd like because of my other commitments, but my last one, ‘The Storm of Acias', did quite well so hopefully this one will too.

“What's more important to me though is conveying emotion, and challenging myself to reveal more about human beings and humanity. And being able to challenge my writing style to bring out more interesting features that are part of a person or a society's way of life.

“If I ever had the chance to write for a living it would be my dream job. My aim is to be as successful as Tom Clancy, who is a famous writer and game developer.

“I hope to continue writing and trying to achieve a sense of connection with those that read my books, so that I have conveyed something to them and it has made them think differently about themselves, or others.”

‘The Storms of Acias' was first published last December and is available through websites like Amazon ( www.amazon.co.uk ) and WH Smith ( www.whsmith.co.uk ), and can be ordered from retailers including Waterstone's.

Dominic is currently planning the sequel, which he hopes will be out in 2008.

For more information, contact Richard Swancott at MarketCare PR on 01782 416371 or 07880 733138, or via email at richardswancott@marketcare.net .

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