Richard Carpenter grew up in Torquay then met his wife, Sarah, at university in Nottingham. They now live with two sons, Thomas and Joshua, in North Shropshire bordering North Wales.
Richard is an avid sports fan who enjoys watching a variety of sports supporting Aston Villa, Torquay United and the Nottingham Panthers ice hockey team.
During his formative years, Richard was a keen chess player and he even played a game for an England junior team. This chess knowledge was utilised when replicating famous openings, such as The Orangutan, in a brand new invented game called Twigged! which features in this story.
Sportonova: Water Games
The ultimate sports tournament is back with brand new games being played in the forest, the cobalt blue mountain lake and for the first time, in the coastal resort of Seasport.
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Sportonova: Winter Games
After the successful summer tournament in the village of Clapuwood, the sporting teams head to the festive ski mountain resort of Skilake. Amongst a magical snowy backdrop, six teams compete but who has missed out in entering the prestigious Sportonova Winter Games tournament?
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Sportonova – The Games Begin
In a galaxy full of sports-ball-shaped planets, Sportonova shines the brightest as the local inhabitants gather in the village of Clapuwood to create the ultimate sports tournament.
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Bygone Puzzle 1951
A fun and challenging puzzle book based on events, people, technology, music, movies, sport, art and literature associated with 1951.
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Bygone Puzzle 1983
A fun and challenging puzzle book based on events, people, technology, music, movies, sport, art and literature associated with 1983.
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