Published books
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A theatre. A castle. A troupe of actors. Thespians on the loose. A bloodsucker on the prowl. Helpless maidens (well, not so much). Wily locals. Action. Reaction. Distraction. Stupefaction. Attraction. Totus Mundus Agit Histrionem.
It’s got it all. And a few in-jokes about the theatre, Count Szerkely and our intrepid principal character, Hapless. Yes, the one and same, hopeless hero. He’s at it again.
And what’s not to like?
It’s a story with bite.
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A comic fantasy adventure led by a hopeless hero…
With a ruthless villain…
And a rabble of helpers…
What could possibly go wrong?
Which of their awkward situations could you not laugh at?
And, yes, there’s a powerful dragon.
You can read a couple of extracts by clicking on the link below:
Serilda
Serilda isn’t happy about what her parents want for her. All she knows is that she doesn’t want to spend her life fishing like her father and be content to bring a catch home every day; or be her mother and home maker for her three brothers and her. But she’s not sure what she wants.
Then something startling happens. She’s plunged into a world she didn’t know existed.
While trying to find her feet and understand where she’s ended up, Serilda has to navigate the unwanted attentions of the good-looking but unruly Dravid and manage the engimatic Ayldlinda, a creature that seems to know a lot more about her than she does of it.
And there’s the invaders threatening everything, venemous insects that are unstoppable.
The stakes are high. Will Serilda fall victim to the poison that kills all who are bitten? And will she be able to return to her family?
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Dragoumanos: A Steampunk Novel
Book One of Ministrabit in Occulto
An undead creature and his minions stalks England. Following the tragic abduction of his fiancé in the hands of a lidérc, Bram Stoker—in the company of his friend, medical doctor John Stewart and zoology Professor Julian Huxley of Cambridge University—heads off to the Balkans to confront the creature in its lair.
But elsewhere, terrorists are robbing banks and a sinister operative is stealing weapons. What are they up to? Colonel Alexander and James, his assistant, try to piece together the clues—a journey that sends them scuttling across Europe in search of the gang leader.
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Arma Ultimatus
Book Two of Ministrabit in Occulto
Terror comes to London as anarchists run rampant killing and maiming at will. The authorities are seemingly helpless in the face of the threat. Colonel Alexander and James set out to track them down before they kill the Queen.
Meanwhile, in the East End, Inspector Bennett of the Metropolitan Police is faced with gruesome murders that are the start of a hunt across the city in pursuit of the elusive killer.
An abduction leads to Greenmantle heading to Mesopotamia in search of the kidnapped member of the Royal Family, only for him to be caught up in a rebellion that has the potential to start a war between the British and Ottoman Empires.
You can read an extract for the book by clicking the link below.
Nexus Bokharis: A Steampunk Novel
In a world dominated by the Big Powers and their bitter rivalries, the British Empire is facing attack and only the agents of the Bureau can work to stop the enemy’s plans. Lafayette Dalton, ex-soldier and now Metropolitan Policeman, is recruited into the Bureau’s ranks to act as guard to Viceroy Curzon on a tour of India.
There is a game afoot as terrorists seek to create an international incident that would trigger a war in Afghanistan that would allow Tzarist Russia to threaten British rule in the Raj.
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the metropolitans
This is a compendium of the first twenty-five episodes of the serial I wrote for The Continental Telegraph (www.continentaltelegraph.com) and which follows the weekly saga of everyday life in the Big L and a wry look at contemporary life.
Life in the Big L certainly has its moments. Quinn is an intern at Number Ten and rubs up against the Prime Minister, Mary Pyle. It doesn’t help that her father is Chairman of the Conservative Party and used his influence to get her the post.
You can read the first part here:
the metropolitans
This is the second compendium of episodes 26 to 50 of the serial.