The first of the Holdfast Compendium series was released on Amazon in late May 2023. It contains 13 classic Victorian-era ghost stories rounded out with a tale of my own. It's also got illustrations and marginalia for each story as well as bibliographical notes for the authors at the end. 190 pages. RRP $20 including GST plus postage. hhr3
Future volumes in the Holdfast Compendium series include Time Travel and Skeleton lore.
Future volumes in the Holdfast Compendium series include Time Travel and Skeleton lore.
The first ever release from Holdfast Heuristics in 2020. Available in Australia and throughout the world on Amazon. RRP $12.50 AUD plus postage. 123 pages. 6 short stories.
Blue Men with magic sea hoods? Kelpies that build bridges in the blink of an eye? Water horses, vengeful smiths, foolish travellers, ghosts, and harbingers of doom? The Celtic folk imagination yields up a host of weird and wonderful water monsters, showcased here in six inventive and fast-paced short stories. You won't find Nessie in here, but many of her relatives make an appearance, often with deadly results. Blue Men, Green Women series, book 1. hhr1 (v2)
Blue Men with magic sea hoods? Kelpies that build bridges in the blink of an eye? Water horses, vengeful smiths, foolish travellers, ghosts, and harbingers of doom? The Celtic folk imagination yields up a host of weird and wonderful water monsters, showcased here in six inventive and fast-paced short stories. You won't find Nessie in here, but many of her relatives make an appearance, often with deadly results. Blue Men, Green Women series, book 1. hhr1 (v2)
The second volume in the Blue Men, Green Women series is all about witches. There's ancient winter goddesses with magical weather knots, scorned servants and vengeful banshees, capricious fairy women who steal the newborn, cat-witches who drown the wicked, and mysterious goat-women who can only be seen in sunlight. Quench your thirst for mysterious magic with another six fast-paced stories.
Available in Australia and throughout the world on Amazon. RRP $12.50 AUD plus postage. hhr2.
Available in Australia and throughout the world on Amazon. RRP $12.50 AUD plus postage. hhr2.
The first volume in the Mirror of Seasons quartet is a rollicking story about wood elves, colonialism, time travel, and the importance of good manners. You can get a copy by contacting me....
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Read more about the Mirror of Seasons quartet.
The second volume in the Mirror of Seasons quartet is a cautionary tale about the dangers of meddling. Three old magicians accidentally make a magic mirror on midwinter's eve. Is it too late for them to destroy it before it falls into the wrong hands?
You can get a copy by contacting me....
You can get a copy by contacting me....
