birth_place imagesize nationality birth_date period genre image article_title name occupation
essex , england 200px british 4 february 1961 2000 -- present science fiction neal asher.jpg neal asher
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neal asher

neal asher -lrb- born 4 february 1961 in billericay , essex , england -rrb- is an english science fiction writer .
he lives near chelmsford .
