Martin Kingswraith is undergoing transition to a higher level of white wizardry with the help of Penelope Epimeliad, Queen of the London tree Sprites. The date is 1885, in Victorian London, and Kingswraith has come to the attention of the Umbra, the living shadows. He has killed one of them. Without his advanced training he will be destroyed along with everyone he values. To reinforce his power Kingswraith works with Penelope to create a stave, a wizards' staff with a core of pure silver in a sheath of woven wood. Three of the Umbra come to London and establish a base in Barnes. They surround themselves with ape-like were-men called hierodules and the faceless undead, partially eaten people who fall under the thrall of the shadows... Pearson is a Foreword Indies Book Award Finalist in Fantasy with: all three books in his Preacher Spindrift trilogy and Star Weaver in his Soul's Asylum trilogy.

About the Author
The Kingswraith series is Derek E Pearson's second young adult fiction, after The Stone Gospel. As a Norwich School of Art graduate he's also illustrated children's stories including one on wildlife conservation, Tulsi the Tiget. And he's written a historical/romance fiction Celluloid Peach. Four of Pearson's novels are finalists in the international Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards, including all three volumes in his science fiction/fantasy Preacher Spindrift series. Altogether he's written a dozen novels in that genre He has also worked in publishing and journalism, specialising in the dental industry with his online magazine Dental Review.


Book Information
ISBN 9781912031153
Author Derek E Pearson
Format Paperback
Page Count 248
Imprint GB Publishing Org
Publisher GB Publishing Org