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Happy Publication day Simon Kewin and his fourth instalment of his Office of the Witchfinder General series THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH VAMPIRE! To celebrate, Simon has written a piece about the origins of his series.

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Cover image of The Order of the British Vampire by Simon Kewin; artwork by Alison Buck. A mostly black and white image, the top third of the image being a white background with the book title in black. The bottom two thirds has a black background, with a set of vampire upper teeth forming the boundary between the black and white areas. The author’s name is in white at the bottom. The two fangs are elongated, and each has a tinge of red blood on the tip, with a drop of blood having fallen to form a dot above the letter ‘I’ in the author’s name.

The latest book in Simon Kewin’s Witchfinder series, The Order of The British Vampire, is out today.

Cover image of The Eye Collectors by Simon Kewin; artwork by Alison Buck. A black and white image, the top two thirds of the image being a white background with the book title in black. The bottom third of the image has a black background and consists of a frieze of a variety of human eyes looking out. The author’s name is in white at the bottom. Cover image of The Seven Succubi by Simon Kewin; artwork by Alison Buck. A black and white image, the top half of the image being a white background with the book title in black. The bottom half has a black background and consists of seven heads, six in profile arranged in a V formation, three on the left looking impassively to the left and three on the right looking impassively to the right. In between is the seventh head looking viciously out of the image at the reader, with mouth open revealing pointed teeth and a forked tongue.The author’s name is in white at the bottom. Cover image of Head Full of Dark by Simon Kewin; artwork by Alison Buck. A black and white image, the top half of the image being a white background with the book title in black. The bottom half has a black background and the skull of a goat, with the horns curling back and around to form the boundary between the black and white areas of the image. The author’s name is in white at the bottom. Cover image of The Order of the British Vampire by Simon Kewin; artwork by Alison Buck. A mostly black and white image, the top third of the image being a white background with the book title in black. The bottom two thirds has a black background, with a set of vampire upper teeth forming the boundary between the black and white areas. The author’s name is in white at the bottom. The two fangs are elongated, and each has a tinge of red blood on the tip, with a drop of blood having fallen to form a dot above the letter ‘I’ in the author’s name.

Simon Kewin’s Witchfinder series started with The Eye Collectors, The Seven Succubi, Head Full of Dark, and, now, The Order of The British Vampire. All available in paperback/ebook via your favourite retailers. Described by one reader as Good Omens meets Dirk Gently.
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You will have learnt that the Police call in the OWG when they suspect that a case involves not just foul play but unnatural forces at play. But if you haven’t read any of the books so far, now is a good time to start, as serious events unfold.

Or, perhaps you have read Simon Kewin’s books about the workings of the OWG, following investigations based out of the Cardiff Office, from the perspective of one of their agents, Danesh Shahzan (not his real name).

Were you surprised by any of that? If not, then you are either a magic user who has been avoiding the OWG, an OWG operative, or perhaps a member of the OBV.

For years they have managed to misdirect the OWG and stay under their radar. But no longer. OWG agents are intent on destroying them. So now, they are determined to put an end to the continued existence of the OWG.

Did I mention vampires? You surely know that in the British Isles vampirism is strongly associated with the aristocracy. A small cabal of the undead is essentially in control of the power of the state. They call themselves, with no little irony, the Order of the British Vampire (OBV).

Of course, despite the name, OWG agents are no longer hunting down witches to burn at the stake or drown in a ducking stool. In fact, most of their investigations are to do with revenants, poltergeists, and demonic creatures, not to mention vampires.

With six other territorial Offices: Wales, Scotland, Ireland, England, the Isles, and Overseas Domains.
That their mission statement is, and always has been: protecting the public from the unnatural since 1645.

Would you be surprised, if I told you that the Witchfinder General is still a UK Government appointed position?
That HM Office of the Witchfinder General (OWG) is headquartered in 13 Downing Street (only accessible through 12 Downing Street or via a secret tunnel from 10 Downing Street)?

As much a dark fairytale as an uplifting coming of age story, Mira’s odyssey encompasses magic, mayhem, sorrow, joy, terrors, revelations and a talent for making chocolate. But it all starts with a golden key…

Cover image of The Witch’s Journey by Keith Miller. Artwork by Simon Koontz. A girl with wild read hair blowing sideways in the wind is standing in front of a river which is also being whipped up by the wind. behind, the other side of the river is a silhouette of a city. the girl has pale skin, green-blue eyes and is holding a golden key to her breast in her right hand. The key has a quatrefoil design cut out of the bow. the title is above the girl in cursive capitals in a light grey-green colour. The author’s name is at the bottom of the cover below the girl’s hand in the same typeface and colour. A quote is included on the cover in white text: “A book to savor… I adored it.” attributed to Alix E. Harrow.

We are thrilled to be able to reveal the cover of Keith Miller’s new novel, The Witch’s Journey, which we will publish next month. As you may deduce from the title, the story follows a journey – physical, emotional, and ‘spiritual’ – that a young girl, Mira, undergoes to discover who she really is.

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I agree, a To Be Read pile conjures up horrible images of medical intervention!

And Star Pyramid is right up your street!

Available now at your favorite digital store! Star Pyramid by Ian Stewart

A massive concerted global effort provides the resources needed for Star Pyramid to launch in 2169, but not without critics on Earth and potential saboteurs on board. 
What could possibly go wrong?

– 98 years from the perspective of the crew, who will spend most of the trip in suspended animation anyway. It will harvest mahabhavium and use a small fraction to return to Earth immediately.

Everything changes when mahabhavium is discovered spectroscopically in gas clouds surrounding a neutron star 400 light years away. The Star Pyramid project is born. A pyramid-shaped starship travelling just below the speed of light, Star Pyramid can reach the gas clouds in around 400 years …

possibility, but only by using the mysterious superheavy element 126, ‘mahabhavium’. It is being created atom by atom in vast accelerators, but not in useful quantities.

In the mid 2100s, Earth is in decline. Colonies and mining around distant stars are needed to deal with resource shortages and population growth. But those require faster-than-light travel. A Nobel-winning physicist and a maverick mathematician have argued that FTL travel is a theoretical …

Cover image of Star Pyramid by Ian Stewart. Cover art by Alex Storer. A stretched pyramid-shaped spaceship is heading into deep space towards a distant star. There are five engines on the square base of the spaceship, all alight with blue exhaust plumes. the surfaces of the spaceship are covered with antenna and other pieces of equipment making it seem quite prickly. The Title Star Pyramid is written in white at the top, the author’s name Ian Stewart is written in orange at the bottom. In both title and author, the letter A is represented like an inverted V.

Only a few hours to go until Star Pyramid by Ian Stewart is published.

The pyramids of ancient Egypt were colossal machines intended to carry powerful rulers to the stars.
The modern one was the same.

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This is a superb read. I was lucky enough to get an advance copy. It's chilling and gripping in equal measure. Just don't blame me if you can't sleep afterwards...

Available in eBook and paperback from today
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The cover of Canaries by Alex Makepeace. Based on a photo by Sid Ali. Big Ben (the Elizabeth Tower of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster) is shown from Bridge Street through a rain-soaked window, with other traffic on the road. The name CANARIES is written in distressed black letters vertically in parallel with the tower, and the author’s name is written across the bottom of the cover in white. A quote is included from Trevor Wood saying “Brilliant, compelling, unsettling.”

If populists sweep to power in the UK, what will really happen? The middle classes could be first in the firing line, says Alex Makepeace. We are delighted to announce the timely Canaries, his political thriller set in a Britain where a new government swiftly imposes its radical agenda.

I'm so grateful for every review!

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Moral and ethical dilemmas; political intrigue; personal loss; love; sacrifice; the clash of civilisations; ethical implications of scientific advancements; the darker side of political regimes with an authoritarian agenda.

The cover of Retrovival, designed by Tenebrae. Blood red background with the faint image of a centurion’s head in a plumed helmet, overlaid with a fainter outline of the plan of an amphitheatre, and on top of that a clock face with Roman numerals. The title Retrovival incorporates two arrows, one rising from the letter t and the other descending from the letter l.

Out today, from Douglas Thompson. Retrovival. Near future, independent Scotland under a far-right populist government driven by anti-English sentiment. A scientific breakthrough, accidental resurrection of a Roman centurion preserved in a bog for almost 2000 years.
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When seeking medical help, yes that is not good. When writing fiction, it’s a positive benefit, as you’re not constrained by reality.

Humbled and proud that we're selected and among such great games!

But the most exciting was when we made some of the ‘made up’ ones become real by publishing the alleged source 🤗