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David Barnett


UK flag (b.1970)

aka David M Barnett

David Barnett is an author and journalist based in West Yorkshire. After a career working for regional newspapers he embarked upon a freelance career writing features for most of the UK national press. He is the author of the critically-acclaimed Gideon Smith series of Victorian fantasies, published by Tor Books, and teaches journalism part-time at Leeds Trinity University. David was born in Wigan, Lancashire, in 1970 and is married to Claire, also a journalist. They have two children, Charlie and Alice.
 


Genres: Science Fiction, Horror
 
New and upcoming books
March 2026

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Scratch Moss
 
Series
Gideon Smith
   0.5. The Endless Night of the North (2014)
   1. Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl (2013)
   2. Gideon Smith and the Brass Dragon (2014)
   3. Gideon Smith and the Mask of the Ripper (2015)
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Lowborn High (with Anna Morozova and Mike Walters)
   1. Lowborn High (2024)
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Novels
   Hinterland (2005)
   Angelglass (2007)
   Popcult! (2011)
   Withered Hill (2024)
   Scuttler's Cove (2025)
   Scratch Moss (2026)
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Collections
   The Janus House (2009)
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Series contributed to
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Books containing stories by David Barnett
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Witchcraft Short Stories (2026)
Folk Tales & Horror Stories
(Beyond and Within)
edited by
Paul Kane and Marie O'Regan
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Terror Tales of Chaos (2025)
(Terror Tales)
edited by
Paul Finch
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Ultimate Prey (2022)
(AVP: Aliens vs. Predators)
edited by
Jonathan Maberry and Brian Thomas Schmidt

More books 


Award nominations
2025 British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel (nominee) : Withered Hill


David Barnett recommends
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This Fragile Earth (2021)
Susannah Wise
"A fabulous, thoughtful, hugely original apocalyptic novel. Highly recommended."

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