Kate Griffin Książki

Kiedy założono miasto, był szalonym miejscowym duchem, czającym się w ciemnościach, na granicy światła pochodni. Gdy ulice pokryto brukiem, stał się słyszalnymi w mroku krokami. W epoce wiktoriańskiej, gdy pojawiły się uliczne latarnie, przerodził się w cień, zawsze umykający przed światłem. Tam, gdzie gaz gasnął, był on. Cień na końcu zaułka, kroki ledwie słyszalne w nocy. Daimyo Neonowego Dworu nie żyje. Dwaj wojownicy Plemienia również. A zapowiedziany niedawno przez proroctwo „wybraniec” zaginął. Obie strony oskarżają siebie nawzajem, a Matthew Swift znalazł się między nimi, próbując ratować pokój. Bo gdy magowie ruszają na wojnę, wszyscy przegrywają. Niestety, Swift ma jeszcze większe problemy. Martwa kobieta próbuje go zabić, a miasto zaatakowała niewiarygodnie potężna moc. Tak jakby ucieczka przed morderczynią i ingerencja w magiczną politykę nie były wystarczająco trudne, Swift musi dodatkowo znaleźć sposób na powstrzymanie groźby wywodzącej się z pradawnych koszmarów ludzkości. Inaczej Londyn zginie i nie będzie o co walczyć.

It's said that if the ravens ever leave the Tower of London, then the Tower will crumble and the kingdom will fall. Resurrected sorcerer Matthew Swift is about to discover that this isn't so far from the truth... One by one, the protective magical wards that guard the city are falling: the London Wall defiled with cryptic graffiti, the ravens found dead at the Tower, the London Stone destroyed. This is not good news. This array of supernatural defenses - a mix of international tourist attractions and forgotten urban legends - formed a formidable magical shield, one that could protect London from the greatest threat it has ever known. But what could be so dangerous as to threaten an entire city? Against his better judgment, Matthew Swift is about to find out. And if he's lucky, he might just live long enough to do something about it...

'Don't look back. It wants you to look back.' London's soul has gone missing. Lost? Kidnapped? Murdered? Nobody knows - but when Sharon Li unexpectedly discovers she's a shaman, she is immediately called upon to use her newfound powers of oneness with the City to rescue it from a slow but inevitable demise. The problem is, while everyone expects Sharon to have all the answers - from the Midnight Mayor to Sharon's magically-challenged self-help group - she doesn't have a clue where to start. But with London's soul missing and the Gate open, there are creatures loose that won't wait for her to catch up before they go hunting. STRAY SOULS is the first novel in the Magicals Anonymous series, set in the same fantastical London as the Matthew Swift novels.

* A SUNDAY TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF 2023 *'A gloriously foreboding Gothic tale' - HEAT'A thrillingly dark page-turner' - MAIL ON SUNDAY'Marta is Jane Eyre's black-hearted alter ego' - THE TIMESMany would find much to fear in Fyneshade's dark and crumbling corridors, its unseen master and silent servants. But not I. For they have far more to fear from me...On the day of her beloved grandmother's funeral, Marta discovers that she is to become governess to the young daughter of Sir William Pritchard. Separated from her lover and discarded by her family, Marta has no choice but to journey to Pritchard's ancient and crumbling house, Fyneshade, in the wilds of Derbyshire. All is not well at Fyneshade. Marta's pupil, little Grace, can be taught nothing, and Marta takes no comfort from the silent servants who will not meet her eye. More intriguing is that Sir William is mysteriously absent, and his son and heir Vaughan is forbidden to enter the house. Marta finds herself drawn to Vaughan, despite the warnings of the housekeeper that he is a danger to all around him. But Marta is no innocent to be preyed upon. Guided by the dark gift taught to her by her grandmother, she has made her own plans. And it will take more than a family riven by murderous secrets to stop her... Perfect for readers of Laura Purcell, Jessie Burton and Stacey Halls, Fyneshade is a dark and twisted gothic novel unlike any you've read before...

A compelling, original blend of fantasy, noir and urban magic, by a bold new voice in modern fantasy.

Limehouse, 1880: Dancing girls are going missing from 'Paradise' - the criminal manor with ruthless efficiency by the ferocious Lady Ginger. Seventeen-year-old music hall seamstress Kitty Peck finds herself reluctantly drawn into a web of blackmail, depravity and murder when The Lady devises a singular scheme to discover the truth.