Kenneth Adrian Bedford, better known under the pseudonym of K. A. Bedford, is an Australian writer of

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Biography

Bedford was born in

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. In 2003 Bedford's first novel, '' Orbital Burn'', was released in Canada by Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing. He has since published five more novels. ''

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'' and ''

Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait ''Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait'' is a 2008 science fiction novel by Australian writer K. A. Bedford. It follows the story of Spider who repairs time machines for a living until he discovers a corpse inside one of the machines he is fixing ...

'' both won the

Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers". To qualify, a work must have ...

in 2005 and 2008 respectively, while ''Orbital Burn'' and ''

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'' both received short-list nominations in the same category. ''Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait'' was also a shortlist nominee for the 2008

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. It was later released by an Australian publisher, Fremantle Press, in 2009 and featured a different cover. ''

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'', the sequel to ''Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait'', was released in 2012 and continues the adventures of Aloysius "Spider" Webb. Bedford is well known for both his humor as well as the

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and

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elements in his novels. On writing, Bedford is quoted as saying, "I have instructed my wife that if I ever pronounce that I have mastered writing, she is to hit me hard with a squid. I now live in fear of the squid."

Bibliography

*'' Orbital Burn'' (2003) *''

'' (2006) *''

'' (2007) *''

'' (2008) *''

'' (2012) *''Black Light'' (2015)

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* 1963 births 21st-century Australian novelists Australian male novelists Australian science fiction writers Living people 21st-century Australian male writers {{Australia-writer-stub