His second book The Mirror World of Melody Black was released in 2015 and follows a young girl's descent into mental illness. Peterson, who is a dedicated aficionado of Kurt Vonnegut. After recovering, Alex forms an unusual friendship with an aged, dope-smoking Vietnam vet, the reclusive Mr. It is the story of wilful teenager Alex, who acquires a fascination with science and astronomy after being struck by a falling meteorite and going into a coma. The Universe Versus Alex Woods is Extence's début novel and is "the everyday tale of a teenage science nerd hit by a meteorite who strikes up a friendship with a pot-smoking Vietnam veteran". He has a PhD in Film studies, is married, has a daughter and is also a keen chess player. The son of a fortune teller, bookish, and an easy target for bullies, he hasnt had the most conventional childhood. Extence won the Waterstones 11 literary prize for his first book The Universe Versus Alex Woods (2013). 22 cm 'Alex Woods was struck by a meteorite when he was ten years old, leaving scars that marked him for an extraordinary life. Gavin Extence (born 1982) is an English writer.
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