Chris Draper is a Kiwi IT engineer with a passion for writing optimistic, techno-thrillers like Goodbye Woomera Belle the first in a series of five planned action-filled futurist thrillers suitable for young adults, as well as adult readers.

Hi, I'm your host, Jenny Wheeler, and in this week's Binge Reading episode, Chris talks about how he fell in love with the Australian Outback while working in Adelaide, South Australia, and decided it would be the perfect location for the fast paced, optimistic techno thriller he’d been dreaming of writing for years.

And so was born Goodbye Woomera Belle, a world changing story that unfolds in 116 hours.

And it couldn't be more topical, revolving as it does around artificial intelligence and inter-governmental tensions between friendly and not so friendly powers.

Erin Brightwell is a brilliant young mind whose research is critical to national security and lots of people want to get their hands on it.

This week's Giveaway - Woomera Belle

We'll get to our chat with Chris in a moment. But first this week's book giveaway; Chris has kindly offered 10 free copies of his book. Goodbye Woomera Belle to the first 10 readers who go online and claim it.

Links for the download can be found in the show notes for this episode on the website, thejoysofbingereading.com.

https://dl.bookfunnel.com/gjhqvpno2v

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Buy me a coffee and defray costs

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Links to things mentioned in the show

Woomera: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woomera,_South_Australia

Tom Clancy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Clancy

Dan Brown: https://danbrown.com/

Dan Brown series Robert Langdon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Langdon_(book_series)#:

Maralinga:

https://www.indaily.com.au/opinion/2021/05/25/sas-nuclear-testing-legacy-still-unfolding-in-outback

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_nuclear_tests_at_Maralinga

Deep Space Station 41 and the Island Lagoon Base,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_Lagoon_Tracking_Station

Spacecraft: Voyagers: https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/

Pioneer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_10

The James Webb Space telescope: https://webb.nasa.gov/

Nevil Shute: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevil_Shute

A Town Like Alice: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/107301.A_Town_Like_Alice

On The Beach:  https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/38180

Trustee From The Toolroom: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/107300.Trustee_from_the_Toolroom

P F Hamilton Space opera series: 

https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/peter-f-hamilton/1507

Isaac Asimov  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov

The Foundation series: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Foundation-by-Asimov

Isaac Asimov: iRobot: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41804.I_Robot

Arthur C. Clarke: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7779.Arthur_C_Clarke

Brandon Sanderson, https://www.brandonsanderson.com/

Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5326.A_Christmas_Carol

A Tale of Two Cities, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tale_of_Two_Cities.

Enid Blyton: https://www.enidblyton.net/

Where to find Chris Draper online

On Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Chris-Draper/author/B09XZJQWJS

Email: [email protected]

Introducing techno-thriller author Chris Draper

But now here’s Chris. Hello there, Chris.