G D HARRISON 

G D Harrison is a writer of novellas, using the modern medium of eBooks to take readers on a journey into a fictional world of intrigue and mystery. Born in Beckenham, South London, too long ago to be considered for a ‘Young Writer of the Year Award’, he has entered the world of writing for other people’s entertainment only recently, although the thoughts and subject matter have been inside him for many years,
His first book – Do You Believe In The Afterlife? – centres on a young man, who should be dead but who somehow is still alive in a world he cannot comprehend. Equally baffled are the small team of doctors who try to restore the young man, but they too end up on their own mysterious journey.
New novellas by G D Harrison include stories about the first manned mission to Mars, where not everything is as it seems, and an intriguing story of a social worker and a mysterious relationship with one of his clients. Again, all is not as it seems as G D Harrison asks questions of both his characters and his readers. 

UPCOMING  NOVELLAS
PAST IMPERFECT - OUT NOW!
MARINER TWENTY - OUT NOW!
SOUL SURVIVORS - DUE MID  TO LATE 2022
CUT AND PASTE - DUE  MID TO LATE 2022
CURRENT NOVELLAS

Do You Believe In The Afterlife?
After being revived from your own death, life can be difficult, confusing and a struggle, particularly when you cannot remember anything about your existence. Even ‘the now’ becomes too complicated to comprehend for the young man who finds himself in this position.
He battles with his day to day existence, unaware whether whatever he experiences is reality, a dream, or something in between. Nothing makes sense to him on his journey back to normality.
Is there hope of recovery for him? Doctor Charles Collins thinks there is, for this sort of experience is what he specialises in. He dabbles in ‘fringe’ medical practices and has a particular focus on death and the moment of expiration…but also the reverse process, from death back to life.
His methods are obscure; rather than using modern science he delves back into ancient theories and writings from around the world. He also has a skill of deflecting his opponents by asking thought provoking questions – Do you believe in the afterlife? - is one of his favourite destabilisers.
Does his team have the skills to help their unfortunate client, or is the journey to death inevitable? 


EDITORIAL REVIEWS
Author G D Harrison plunges readers into the murky grey space between death, life, truth and lies in Do You Believe in the Afterlife? – a mind-bending, thought-provoking novel.
A dead man defies logic when some part of his Essence remains in his deceased body, so two determined doctors backtrack through his life, eager to find what makes him quite so special. With an eccentric sci-fi tone and the tension of a psychological thriller, readers follow Lester’s fate on his revelatory journey, one that raises more questions than it answers. This cerebral adventure is challenging, but rewarding, and is expertly crafted by a talented and curious storyteller.
The idea of existence moving in the opposite direction, from death back into life, is a thrilling concept to explore, and the author does so with just enough subtlety and uncertainty to keep readers on their toes. The blurring of lines between dreams, reality, life and death makes this as much a philosophical book as a fictional one, but the robust, unpredictable plot is the perfect vehicle for such heady subjects.
Some of the narration feels redundant or unnecessary, particularly the inner monologuing and self-referential commentary, but the fragmented pieces of truth also make the story an irresistible rabbit hole. As a whole, Harrison has created an in-depth world resting between fact and fiction, artfully dissecting the greatest mystery in life: what happens when it ends. The novel may not answer that question, but this journey of ideas is profound and engrossing. 
(Self-Publishing Review .com  Oct 2020)
   

Reviewed by Lit Amri for Readers' Favorite
When zillionaire entrepreneur Roger Haines acquired a piece of land
that had a crystal cavern, it quickly became the essential factor in
cementing the success of the Mariner Twenty Project; the first
human mission to Mars. The task is to develop the first base for an
eventual human colony. Six astronauts of various backgrounds and
specialties carry on the mission as best as they can according to
plan but the red planet has surprises waiting to be discovered.
Whilst the world watches the mission unfold, one of the surprises
will force Mission Control back on Earth to make an important
decision that will decide the future of the human species. Mariner
Twenty is a contemporary sci-fi novel by G.D. Harrison.
No doubt inspired by NASA's missions to Mars, Mariner Twenty is a
realistic glimpse of the future missions that could be done involving
the red planet. I remember reading about Mariner 9 as a child, the
robotic space probe that was "the first orbiter of Mars". Should a
manned mission be realized, I imagine the euphoric feeling of
success will mirror the one narrated in the story. The plot pace is
steady; the drama partly comes from the press conferences as few
journalists ask hard questions, particularly one who tries to play the
'possible threat' argument when an incident happens to the Mars
crew. Even though this is fiction, the story has a solid pragmatic
sense of what could happen. As we follow the Perseverance rover
that continues to make substantial progress on the surface of Mars,
this is quite a read from G.D. Harrison.

Reviewed by Tammy Ruggles for Readers'

Favorite.  Past Imperfect by GD Harrison is an intriguing drama about a social worker coming to grips with the truth about his life. Colin Smith is a middle-aged professional who lives quietly in a small town with his mother.

He likes his job as an anticipatory grief counsellor, working with clients who don't have long to live, and counselling their families as well.

All is fairly well until he encounters one patient that makes him rethink everything.

His mother's disclosure about his life sets him on the path toward his own self-discovery, altering this even-keeled man so much that he is the one now needing help.

As more stages of the secret are revealed, he finds himself pushed to the limits of his easy-going character.

I love how Harrison begins his book in 12-year-old Samuel's POV. It immediately pulls you into the story of someone else's life. And then you learn that Samuel isn't exactly 12, but the plot and characters gradually begin to unfold and reveal what's going on.

The author does a lovely job of creating a world we can believe in, and characters we care about.

This slice-of-life piece is a character study too and gets even more interesting as the story moves forward. I enjoy how Harrison handles the emotions of his characters--realistic and empathetic.

The secret revealed to Colin is a real shocker, and you will want to keep reading to see how it plays out. You'll find yourself standing in the shoes of the characters and maybe you'll wonder how you would fare in such a situation.

Past Imperfect by GD Harrison is the perfect book to read if you like family dramas and self-discoveries.

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