Michael Magister is back from the dead and Phoebe Le Breton has never been more alive, both are planning on a brighter, quieter future.But with the Special Branch hot on their trail and the Black Bishop dispatching his most brutal assassins, Michael and Phoebe's world is about to be tragically ripped apart.Only a mild-mannered medium and her spirit guide, Nostradamus, know for certain what life will bring – or take away. And when two astronomers are found dead at the Royal ...

BAFFLED by a severed arm, dangling from the centre of a locked door in the Bank of England…PANICKED by a satanic portrait painter, determined to disgrace the Royal family…TERRORISED by a deadly gas, primed to wipe out the Government…With great reluctance, what else can Superintendent William Melville of the Special Branch do but, once again, send for … THE MAGICIANS!When not performing two sold-out shows every night, Music Hall Steampunk illusionists and con...

A Royal Command Performance at Windsor Castle.An evening of deadly illusion staged by steampunk Music Hall magicians Michael Magister and Phoebe Le Breton…in the presence of loyal castle staff, devoted civil servants and Queen Victoria herself.But a psychopath lurks among them, determined to murder our Monarch.Is the killer in the crowd? Or taking part in the show?Yet another State secret is exposed in…‘Steam, Smoke & Mirrors – The Windsor Curiosit...

When a Music Hall hypnotist escapes from the London County Asylum she leaves a single word on the wall of her cell - scrawled in blood: ‘MAGISTER’.Terror then stalks the capital’s streets as the killing spree begins. But why does Superintendent William Melville of The Special Branch call upon the skills of brilliant stage magician Michael Magister and his glamorous assistant Phoebe Le Breton to help capture the murderer? Especially as Michael is one of those named on the death list...

Demonstrating how a university can, in a very practical and pragmatic way, be re-envisioned through a transdisciplinary informed frame, this book shows how through an open and collegiate spirit of inquiry the most pressing and multifaceted issue of contemporary societal (un)sustainability can be addressed and understood in a way that transcends narrow disciplinary work. It also provides a practical exemplar of how far more meaningful deliberation, understandings and options for action in r...

This book offers an eclectic range of transdisciplinary insights into the role of metaphor, myth and fable in shaping our understanding of the world and how we interact with it and with each other.Drawing on innovative perspectives from widely different fields, this book explores how metaphor might facilitate and underpin transformative change towards environmental, ecological and societal sustainability. It illustrates the ways in which contemporary metaphors lock us into patterns...

OVER 23,000 BOOKS SOLD IN SERIES“Solomon’s epic fantasy is original and unique!” – Fantasia Reviews, Book of the Year ★★★★★“Characters dance in your head long after!” – Goodreads Reader ★★★★★"A mixture of the classic fantasy past with new ideas" - Bookwraiths ★★★★★Haunted by his past. Hunted in the present. Uncertain what is real.Athson’s pa...

When unforeseen circumstances force natural enemies to become allies, something far more enduring than animosity is born—friendship.Beatrice, a young healer living on the outskirts of the human port settlement of River’s Divide, simply wishes to hide herself from the searching eyes of the Priesthood of the Revealing Light. The last thing she wants ‘revealed’ is that she is host to a Larnkin—a spirit creature of vast and forbidden magic.Her already complicat...

Watch out! Carrie Hatchett has a plan.Carrie’s impulsive, reckless nature gets her in trouble again, and if she wants to keep her job as a Transgalactic Intercultural Community Crisis Liaison Officer, she has to pass remedial training.Little does she know that her survival and the future of the galactic empire are also at stake.With the help of her level-headed bestie, Dave, and her fellow alien trainees—an intelligent slug, a mysterious box, a larg...

The Backworlds Books 1, 2, and 3: The Backworlds, Stopover at the Backworlds' Edge, and Boomtown Craze.In the far future, humanity settles the stars, bioengineering its descendants to survive in a harsh universe. This set contains the first 3 novels in the science fiction series, The Backworlds. A space opera adventure.The BackworldsAfter the war with the Foreworlders, Backworlders scatter across the remaining planets. Competition i...

Trouble is what I'm good at. I make my living at keeping the world from discovering magic, but sometimes my adventures see me delving into territory I might not be able to escape from…Get the first THREE Lynlee Lincoln Series books all in ONE collectionTrolling for Trouble (The Lynlee Lincoln Series Book 1)Tangled Up in Trouble (The Lynlee Lincoln Series Book 2)This Spells Trouble ((The Lynlee Lincoln Series Book 3)

As the world’s first completely illegal clone of America’s 16th President, Abe Finkelstein grew up with just one wish: to live his life just like anybody else. But when you’re a living ringer for one of the country’s best-loved historical figures, privacy is hard to come by—especially when your face is on money. Across town, Norma Greenberg, one of the world’s many Marilyn Monroe clones, is struggling with identity issues of a different sort. It’s not easy going through life as a copy of the ...