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Mark Barrowcliffe

b. 1964

British author and journalist

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About Mark Barrowcliffe

Born 1964. Mark Barrowcliffe is a British journalist, novelist, historian, writer and actor.

Mark Barrowcliffe (born 14 July 1964), also known as M.D. Lachlan and Mark Alder, is an English writer.

Career Barrowcliffe wrote under the pseudonym "M.D. Lachlan" for the Wolfsangel series, which began with Wolfsangel in 2010 and continued to Lord of Slaughter in 2012. A fourth novel in the series, "Valkyrie's Song", is in progress. He was drawn to fantasy after penning The Elfish Gene.

In 2013, Barrowcliffe began a new series, 'The Banners of Blood', under another pseudonym "Mark Alder", with the first book titled Son of the Morning.

Early life He was born in Coventry and studied at the University of Sussex. After graduating, Barrowcliffe worked as a journalist before penning his first novel, Girlfriend 44. He then made a name for himself writing "lad lit". He currently lives and writes in Brighton, East Sussex, and South Cambridgeshire with his son, James, and daughter, Tabitha. His experiences as a child are detailed in his memoir, The Elfish Gene.

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Education
University of Sussex
Also known as
M.D. Lachlan, Mark Alder

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Who is Mark Barrowcliffe?

British author and journalist

When was Mark Barrowcliffe born?

Mark Barrowcliffe was born on 14 July 1964 in Coventry.

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Mark Barrowcliffe is a journalist, novelist, historian, writer and actor.

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Mark Barrowcliffe is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mark Barrowcliffe

· Wikidata: Q1592436

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