Orphaned on the island of Altasia as a young boy, Derik dreamed of nothing more than to journey the great land of legend.But he soon learns just how deep the secrets of Altasia's past run. The people of Altasia are about to confront what history has only hinted at and its inhabitants no longer dare to whisper.The growing presence of evil creeping through Altasia is shifting the balance between purity and darkness, bringing to surface fables of the past that would rather be ...

Throughout history, the ideas of magic, sorcery, and witchcraft have never been as fixed or universal as many assume. Instead, they are fluid concepts—shaped, reshaped, and continually reinterpreted by the societies that use them. This book explores how these terms have evolved across time and culture, arguing that our understanding of magical practices is inseparable from the social environments in which we live. Folklore, religion, politics, and collective memory all play a role in deter...

Reaching back hundreds of years, this volume is the first major English edition to include all the prayers needed to read the Slavic Psalter at home in the Orthodox tradition. The contents include many texts traditionally printed in Orthodox Psalters and not easily found in English. With psalms and biblical canticles adapted from the classic Coverdale translation of the Book of Psalms and the King James Version of the Bible, this record has been carefully edited to agree with the original ...

Echoes from the Past, is a sequence within the Voidian Poetry series that gathers the earliest poems the author wrote over several formative years. These pieces were shaped by experience both direct and indirect, and they explore the many contradictions, wounds, absurdities, and quiet revelations that make up the human condition. If the world sometimes feels senseless, these poems are the attempt to make sense of it — or at least to stand in the chaos without flinching.The book ope...

A British naval officer details life as a prisoner of war and his courageous and suspenseful escape attempts during World War II.David James was in Motor Gunboats (with Robert Hichens of Gunboat Command). Captured in February 1943 after abandoning ship due to fierce engagement with three German armed trawlers in the North Sea, he was imprisoned in Dulag Marlag.His first tunnel was discovered before completion. In December 1943 he succeeded in escapin...

The Satanist Series is a ten‑book descent into power, darkness, and destiny. It begins with a whisper — Mara, the hidden architect of Rob’s fate, nurturing the evil she intends to unleash upon the world.As Rob evolves from manipulated pawn to committed Satanist, the truth of his bloodline and the origins of the Book ignite an ancient war for control.The stakes rise through sacrifice, betrayal, and forbidden power, culminating in a final confrontation where Rob challenges th...

Before the first story, before the first shadow moved across the Void, there was a question.Not how the world began—but whether beginnings are ever truly ours to claim.In this prequel to the Skinwalker Saga, D. James invites readers into a realm where Creation is not a fixed moment but a living, shifting mystery. Through vivid narrative verse, this work explores the ancient struggle between destiny and choice, and the fragile, luminous force we call free will.Here, ...

When Germany invades Holland in May 1940, 13-year-old Samuel De Souza is given a forged passport, put on a ship in the care of two elderly strangers and smuggled out from under the nose of the Nazis. Arriving in England, the young Jewish boy has the prospect of seeing out the war in relative safety, surrounded by newfound friends and with the love of Jannie, one of the older men who has become Sam's mentor and guide. When Sam meets and falls in love with Annie, it would seem his life is fi...

This book is not a collection. It is a chamber—sealed, breathing, and older than your memory of entering it. Each page is a door that opens inward. Each poem is a held breath, a pulse beneath the floorboards, a whisper that persists long after the room has fallen silent. You have not opened this book. You have crossed a threshold. And what waits inside does not seek your understanding. It waits to be witnessed.These verses were not written so much as unearthed. They rise from the d...

Poems That Shouldn’t Exist is a book for readers who suspect that reality has been taking itself far too seriously. This is a collection of poetic misbehaviour—verses that slipped past the editors of existence, dodged the censors of common sense, and now gather here in gleeful defiance. Inside these pages you’ll find sock sonnets, spoon elegies, existential laundry chants, and other lyrical anomalies that refuse to obey genre, logic, or good taste. These poems were never invited, never exp...

The Emperor’s New Metaphors is a book for readers who have peered through the shimmering veil of poetic pretence and discovered satire smirking beneath the silk. This is a collection that parades its pageantry with nothing on—each poem a cheeky twist on vanity, illusion, and the irresistible human urge to sound profound even when we’re secretly dressed in nonsense. These verses strut, preen, and occasionally trip over their own enjambment, daring you to applaud the invisible cloak of metap...

Step into the gentle, comforting world of Happy Humphrey — a place where small acts of kindness shine brightly, quiet courage matters, and everyday moments become tiny adventures worth sharing.In this collection of short prose stories, readers will meet Humphrey: a soft‑hearted little creature with the ears of a donkey, the snout of a pig, the wings of a bat, and a gift for noticing the things others overlook. He isn’t loud or bold, but he has a way of seeing when something needs a...