Frances Harris was brought up in the Wychwoods and the area has inspired her science fiction.

White Noise is Heavenly Blue (UKUnpublished, £8.99) written under the name Tabbie Browne, is centred on the Cotswolds but stretches to the far reaches of the universe.

The sequel, The Spiral, due in early 2010, concentrates on the area around Burford.