C. M. Taylor

Fiction · Six novels

The Novels

Sharp comedy and quiet fury – satire, speculative fiction and sweet-and-sour family drama. Two optioned for the screen; one recorded, keystroke by keystroke, for the British Library.

2005 – 2026 · C. M. Taylor

Floaters – cover
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Floaters2026

“A coming-of-age revenge caper.”The Guardian

Sometimes cleaning up means getting dirty first.

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Staying On – cover

Staying On 2018

A broken family under an expat sun that never quite warms the bones.

“A melancholy and moving family drama.”Sunday Mirror
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Group of Death – cover

Group of Death 2012

Football is the cruellest game – the Premiership Psycho returns.

“Very good writing. Bring on the film.”Plan B
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Light – cover

Light 2005 (republished 2021)

Strange, luminous and hard to shelve.

“Before you know it you’ve read 100 pages in a sitting. Extremely compelling and delightfully unusual.”Time Out, London
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City of O – cover

City of O 2005 (republished 2020)

A dystopian satire of breathtaking originality.

“A magnificent novel… a satire of quite astonishing originality.”British Science Fiction Association
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