The Sheriff's Catch
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James Vella-Bardon was born and raised in Malta an island nation steeped in the millennia of history. As a boy he often caught a rickety old bus to the capital Valletta where he would hover around the English bookshops to check out the latest titles in fiction.Growing up he was an avid reader and a relentless daydreamer with his standout subject at school being English composition. He also won a couple of national essay competitions. Although he spent seven years studying and obtaining a doctor of law degree this did not cure him of his urge to write stories. So after emigrating to Sydney in 2007 he resolved to have a proper stab at writing his first novel.The result of this decision is an epic sprawling five-part historical fiction series called The Sassana Stone Pentalogy. It is the product of nine years of intense rewriting and research and tells the story of a Spanish Armada survivor who is shipwrecked in Ireland.www.jamesvellabardon.com