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Bali Rai


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Bali Rai was born in Leicester in 1971 and grew up in a multicultural, multi-racial community close to the city centre. As a child he dreamt about three things - playing football for Liverpool FC, being Bob Marley and becoming a writer.

In 1991, after being schooled at Judgemeadow Community College and QE II Sixth Form, in Leicester, Bali moved to London to attend Southbank University. He graduated in 1994 with a degree in Politics. For the next two years he did various jobs until personal circumstances forced him to return to Leicester. Over the next few years he worked for a large supermarket, in telesales, a bar manager and then assistant manager of a nightclub. It was during this latter period that he began to write his first novel, (un)arranged marriage.
 

Genres: Science Fiction, Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
Series
Dream On
   Dream On (2002)
   Game on (2015)
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Tales From Devana High
   Concrete Chips (2004)
   Sold as Seen (2005)
   What's Up? (2005)
   Jugglin' (2006)
   Trouble (2013)
   Secrets (2013)
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Soccer Squad
   1. Starting Eleven (2008)
   2. Missing! (2008)
   Glory! (2009)
   Stars! (2009)
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Novels
   (Un)arranged Marriage (2001)
   The Crew (2003)
   What's Your Problem? (2003)
   Rani and Sukh (2004)
   The Whisper (2005)
   Two Timer (2005)
   The Last Taboo (2006)
   Revenge of the Number Two (2007)
   The Angel Collector (2007)
   Are You Kidding? (2008)
   City of Ghosts (2009)
   Them and Us (2009)
   Killing Honour (2011)
   The Gun (2011)
   Demon Hunter (2012)
   Fire City (2012)
   Shivers (2013)
   Old Dog, New Tricks (2014)
   The Night Run (2014)
   Web of Darkness (2014)
   The Harder They Fall (2017)
   Stay A Little Longer (2018)
   Mohinder's War (2020)
   The Royal Rebel (2021)
   Bobby Bains Plays a Blinder (2024)
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Collections
   Dominoes (2005)
   Tales from India (2017)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Kiss of Death (2014)
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Series contributed to
Voices
   1. Now or Never (2019)
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Chapter Books show
 
Non fiction show
 
Bali Rai recommends
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The Elemental Detectives (2022)
(Elemental Detectives, book 1)
Patrice Lawrence
"Wow - The Elemental Detectives is a cracking fantasy. Clever, inventive, and pacy, with wonderfully drawn characters and a breathless plot. I want to read more!"
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The Mirrors Shattered (2020)
(Beyond the Mirror, book 3)
A J Hartley
"Magical, inventive and hugely entertaining."
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The Girl in the Broken Mirror (2018)
Savita Kalhan
"Harrowing and touching."

Anthologies containing stories by Bali Rai
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Losing It (2010)
edited by
Keith Gray

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