‘When I left Ireland I was a biochemist, now I write books about dragons – and I’ve sold half a million copies’
Author Ryan Cahill, 33, from Palmerstown on selling hundreds of thousands of fantasy books, career U-turns, and returning home to Ireland after relocating to New Zealand
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‘I started writing seriously when Covid hit. At the time, I was a science fiction fan and a biochemist. I studied pharmaceutical biomedical chemistry in Maynooth and I then worked in various areas, including immuno-oncology, over a period of eight years. At the time, I was also a musician and used to play gigs during the week. Then Covid happened, and we literally had nothing to do. We couldn’t leave the house.
A few months before Covid I had started ‘pretending’ to write a fantasy book. I have always loved the genre and authors like John Heynne, Naomi Novik and George RR Martin have always inspired me.
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