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Wolf in Shadows  Volume One of a great new Sword & Sorcery series!When a young thief dares to rob the Royal Palace he gets more than he bargained for - a face to face meeting with the King himself. But this is no ordinary King!And so begins the tale of a Northern youth''s first encounter with the ancient civilisation of Adelphis. Of the danger and intrigue that lurks below the sophisticated veneer. Of the perils of unholy sorcery. And of how a lone wolf becomes leader of the biggest pack of thieves in the city.Stirring Sword and Sorcery in the vein of Robert E Howard!

A savage murder on lonely Dunwich beach draws DS Marcus Hinds into an investigation that threatens his sanity. Assisted  by local reporter Suzy Bainbridge  and conspiracy theorist Bob Couzens, Hinds discovers the links between a secret facility, Sizewell Nuclear Power Plant and Nazi occult experiments. 

Meanwhile, something inhuman roams the desolate Suffolk coastline...

This novella is a modern take on HP Lovecraft’s classic The Dunwich Horror and the first in a new Cthulhu Mythos trilogy.

Us humans have held a fascination with cats since the days of the Pharaohs. Within the breast of even the most domesticated moggy burns the heart of a tiger!

Cats have featured heavily in weird and supernatural fiction, including Poe and, of course, that great lover of cats, HP Lovecraft. This 190 page anthology gathers 13 new works from the Innsmouth Writing Circle with a distinctly feline theme. Tales and poems from Ulthar, from ancient times, the modern day and even the far future. You may never look at that snoozing kitty in the same way again...

CONTENTS

OF SAND AND DREAMS - Ian Delacroix

SYNCHRONICITY - Russell Smeaton

WHAT ATAL SAW - Miguel Fliguer

MOUSER - John Houlihan

THE ODYSSEUS FILE - Robert Poyton

ROADKILL - Andy Joynes

THE SHADOW OF XIOM-THOGG - B. Harlan Crawford

CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT - Lara Poyton

THE LAST DAYS OF ULTHAR - Peter Rawlik

THE CAT AND THE SOMNAMBULIST - Luna Z. Mesvell

DREAMS IN THE LAND OF - Mike Slater

A GOREY DEMISE - Shelley De Cruz

LOVECRAFT AND CATS - J DeLaughter

THE CATS - HP Lovecraft

BIOGRAPHIES

VOLUME FIVE OF THE WOLF SAGA!

Once again penniless, Llorc journeys south to rejoin his mercenary comrades in the Legion. He finds them on the fortified island of Arilarat, a quiet backwater, as guests of the Order of the Goddess. But war is looming. The Jahari Empire has turned its face west and a vast fleet is being assembled, with Arilarat as the target.

Llorc and his friends soon find themselves involved in a titanic struggle between two fanatical enemies. And when the Grand Inquisitor arrives, being inside the castle becomes almost as dangerous as being outside. 

Spies, assassins, pirates, hidden treasure and defenders outnumbered ten to one... the scene is set for Llorc''s most epic adventure yet... Stirring Sword & Sorcery adventure in the spirit of Robert E Howard!

"Great books! One of the better Conan-not-Conan series. Poyton does a much better job of nailing the Howardian vibe than most who have tried." - Deuce Richardson

Since the Dawn of Time humankind has expressed itself through the arts - from the earliest cave paintings through to blockbuster movies. Dance, sculpture, music and theatre have informed religious ritual, cultural expression and entertainment throughout history. HP Lovecraft and others developed the traditional literary ghost tale into a new format - Cosmic Horror. Since his writings, this new Mythos has been developed and expanded by numerous authors.

Here, members of the Innsmouth Writing Circle bring you new tales of the weird and the Lovecraftian, all based on the theme of the Arts.

From doomed musicians, to magical paintings, from lost Shakespeare plays to unworldly sculptures. Thirteen tales that may well change your perspective on Art and Creation...

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

NAUGHTY TOM - Lara Poyton

THE POET, THE PAINTER, THE MADNESS - Ian Delacroix 

SWELL TIMES - Mark Jenkins

A GIFT FROM NISROCH - B. Harlan Crawford

STILL GOT THE BLUES - Tony Bradbury 

THE FAERY REALM - Robert Poyton

THE BEGINNING OF THE END - Andy Joynes

IF SKIN WERE PARCHMENT - Lee Clark Zumpe

PAINTING FOR JOY - Shelley De Cruz

THE FAMILY OF MAN - John Chadwick

MUD - Russell Smeaton

IN THE SHADOW OF ALDEBARAN - Miguel Fliguer & Mike Slater

COSMIC ANGST & AWE, VAN GOGH AND LOVECRAFT- John DeLaughter

BIOGRAPHIES

DS  Hinds and his colleagues think the worst is over. But the three are drawn deeper into the Dunwich conspiracy, which reaches the highest levels of the UK Establishment and beyond.Meanwhile, events on the East Anglia coast trigger a national crisis, waking  an ancient creature that has slumbered for aeons beneath the depths of the North Sea.And at the CERN project in Switzerland, a more recent evil has returned and is ready to open a trans-dimensional portal, a gateway to the Beyond….A modern take on HP Lovecraft’s classic The Dunwich Horror and the second novella in a new Cthulhu Mythos trilogy!

Mythic tales, legends and lore are part of every human culture. From the quests of Greek myth, to China''s Journey to the West, from India''s Mahabharata to the Anglo-Saxon Beowulf, our histories resound with the clang of swords, and the struggle of heroes and heroines against dark forces and foul sorcery.

In the 20th century, Robert E Howard, among others, pioneered modern mythologies which have become known as Sword and Sorcery. This anthology continues that tradition, with eleven new sizzling S&S tales from the pens of the Innsmouth Writing Circle.

The yarns within feature a cast of lucky thieves, avenging barbarians, bold swordswomen, and temple plunderers, not to mention sorcerers, necromancers, priests and a range of horrors that would freeze the blood of all but the bravest warrior.

So don your chain mail shirt, hoist high your battle-axe, let loose a war cry, and join us in the days of High Adventure....

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

THE HORN OF TUR - H.R.Laurence

TO TAME A DEMON - Lyndon Perry

FEAST OF FOOLS   - Robert Poyton

THE ROTTING GODDESS   - B Harlan Crawford

THE COLOUR OF DECAY  - Ashley Dioses

THE LUCKY THIEF    - Tim Mendees

WIND - Russell Smeaton

THE HAUNTER OF THE CATACOMBS - Gavin Chappell

SKYFALL  - Glynn Owen Barrass

THE GUIDE, THE GENERAL AND THE PRIEST - Shelley de Cruz

ONE SWORD AGAINST THE GLUTTONOUS GODS -Lee Clark Zumpe

VOLUME SEVEN OF THE WOLF SAGA Five tales from Llorc mac Lughaidh''s days pirating on the Southern Seas!

KATUVA''S MAP - Llorc gains captaincy of his own pirate vessel and begins an epic quest to retrieve the legendary treasure of Katuva, the Sea Tiger. But first the map must be found... and rivals dealt with.

ISLE OF THE NECROMANCER - with the Faolchú beached, Llorc and his crew accept the hospitality of the mysterious Vyrcolac. But what of his silent, cowled servants, and what secrets are hidden in the chambers below?

THE SEA QUEEN''S CROWN - driven by a strange compulsion, Llorc directs his crew to a remote, decaying sea-port. There he discovers the secret of the artefact known as the Sea Queen''s Crown, and the terrible price its ownership brings.

THE LURKER BELOW - driven by revenge, Prince Sahaludir leads his forces against Llorc and the pirate clans. Yet who can tell which is hunter and which is prey? And what of that which dwells in the depths of the Prince''s fortress...

PHANTOM OF THE WAVES - adrift and close to death, Llorc is plucked from the sea by the enigmatic Captain Decker. But just who, or what is his saviour, and is there to be no escape from eternal wandering?

Pulse-pounding Sword and Sorcery in the vein of Robert E Howard!

"Great books! One of the better Conan-not-Conan series. Poyton does a much better job of nailing the Howardian vibe than most who have tried." - Deuce Richardson