Este aclamado autor, ganador en dos ocasiones del British Fantasy Award, crea novelas épicas e imaginativas que cautivan a lectores de todo el mundo. Sus obras, profundamente arraigadas en el folclore y la mitología británica, trascienden las fronteras de género, aunque es especialmente reconocido por sus aportaciones al ámbito de la fantasía. Con una rica experiencia en diversas profesiones y una exitosa carrera como periodista y guionista para la televisión británica, infunde a su prosa una autenticidad y profundidad únicas. Sus narrativas exploran lo sobrenatural y la condición humana, a menudo ambientadas en escenarios impactantes y crudos.
When the great hero of the city of Idriss is murdered, Vidar, the Lord of Silence, must take his place as chief defender against the mysterious terrors lurking in the dense forest beyond the city's walls.Vidar is a man tormented - by a lost memory and a vampiric jewel that demands the life energy of others. Now, with a killer loose within his home city, Vidar must solve a three thousand year old religious mystery to unlock the terrifying secrets of his own past.
All over the country, the ancient gods of Celtic mythology are returning to the land from which they were banished millennia ago. Following in their footsteps are creatures of the Fabulous Beasts, shape-shifters and Night Walkers, and other, less wholesome beings. As they grow in power, so technology is swept away. It is myth and magic that now rule supreme in this new Dark The Age of Misrule. The Eternal Conflict between the Light and Dark once again blackens the skies and blights the land. On one side stand the Tuatha de Danann, golden-skinned and beautiful; on the other are the Fomorii, monstrous devils hell-bent on destroying all human existence. But in times of trouble, come heroes. Five flawed humans, Brothers and Sisters of Dragons, are drawn together to search for the magical talismans which which to fight the powers of old. But time draws short and humanity looks set to be swept away ...
1593: The dreaded alchemist, black magician and spy Dr John Dee is missing...Fear sweeps through the court of Queen Elizabeth, for in Dee's possession is an obsidian mirror, an object of great power which legend says could set the world afire.
A new Dark Age has fallen across Britain. With the sudden return of magic, our modern, technological society has crumbled. Cities lie in ruins, communications are limited. Gods and monsters walk the land. In this new time, myth and legend has become reality; nothing is quite as it seems. The plague came without warning. Nothing could stop its progress: not medicines, not prayer. The first sign of the disease is black spots at the base of the fingers; an agonizing death quickly follows. But this is no ordinary disease... Caitlin Shepherd, a lowly GP, is allowed to cross the veil into the mystical Celtic Otherworld in search of a cure; her search takes her on a quest to the end of a land of dreams and nightmares to petition the gods. Caitlin is humanity's last hope, but she carries a terrible burden: a consciousness shattered into five distinct personalities... and one of them may not be human. The Queen of Sinister is the latest installment in Mark Chadbourn’s brilliant new sequence: exciting, evocative, terrifying, and awe-inspiring.
Humanity has emerged, blinking, from the Age of Misrule into a world substantially changed: cities lie devasted, communications are limited, anarchy rages across the land. Society has been thrown into a new Dark Age where superstition holds sway. The Tuatha De Danaan roam the land once more, their terrible powers dwarfing anything mortals have to offer. And in their wake come all the creatures of myth and legend, no longer confined to the shadows. Fighting to find their place in this new world, the last remnants of the Christian Church call for a group of heroes: a new Knights Templar to guard the priesthood as they set out on their quest for souls. But as everything begin to fall apart, the Knights begin to realize their only hope is to call on the pagan gods of Celtic myth for help...
In the heart of Egypt, under the watchful eye of the Gods, a new power is rising. In the city of Lahun, Hui lives an enchanted life. The favoured son of a doting father, and ruler-in-waiting of the great city, his fate is set. But behind the beautiful facades a sinister evil is plotting. Craving power and embittered by jealousy, Hui's stepmother, the great sorceress Ipsetnofret, and Hui's own brother Qen, orchestrate the downfall of Hui's father, condemning Hui and seizing power in the city. Cast out and alone, Hui finds himself a captive of a skilled and powerful army of outlaws, the Hyksos. Determined to seek vengeance for the death of his father and rescue his sister, Ipwet, Hui swears his allegiance to these enemies of Egypt. Through them he learns the art of war, learning how to fight and becoming an envied charioteer. But soon Hui finds himself in an even greater battle - one for the very heart of Egypt itself. As the pieces fall into place and the Gods themselves join the fray, Hui finds himself fighting alongside the Egyptian General Tanus and renowned Mage, Taita. Now Hui must choose his path - will he be a hero in the old world, or a master in a new kingdom?
But in going in search of Kit's killer, he discovers that there are those in positions of power and influence who are not what they seem... With these devils at his back, the country's greatest spy may find that even his vaunted skills are no match for the supernatural powers arrayed against him.
1588: The London of Elizabeth I is rocked by news of a daring raid on the Tower. The truth is known only to a select few: that, for twenty years, a legendary doomsday device, its power fabled for millennia, has been kept secret and, until now, safe in the Tower. But it has been stolen and Walsingham's spies believe it has been taken by the enemy.
Diese Trilogie bietet finstere Urban Fantasy vor dem Hintergrund keltischer Mythologie. Im zweiten Band regiert das Chaos zunehmend die Welt, die britische Regierung ist angesichts der zahlreichen mysteriösen Begebenheiten hilflos. Viele Errungenschaften der Zivilisation fallen aus, so gibt es etwa keinen elektrischen Strom mehr. Fünf sehr ungleiche Individuen, die „Brüder und Schwestern der Drachen“, haben sich zusammengefunden, um den Untergang der Welt aufzuhalten. Sie alle haben gemein, dass ihnen das Leben schon sehr übel mitgespielt hat. Ihnen zur Seite steht der Aussteiger Tom, der sich als mythischer Held aus vergangenen Zeiten entpuppt.
Velká Británie se změnila v zemi mýtů, magickou zemi, v níž úžas a hrůza kráčí ruku v ruce. Ale dny lidstva jsou sečteny. Až začne starý keltský svátek zimy samain, ujme se moci temný bůh Balor a s ním přijde věčná noc. Jedinou nadějí lidstva jsou Bratři a Sestry draků. Jenomže ti z nich, kteří ještě přežili, se jen těžko zotavují ze svých ztrát. Ve světě, kde přestala fungovat technika, sbírají síly k poslednímu útoku. Aby však měli alespoň sebemenší naději na úspěch, musí nejdříve přesvědčit arogantní bohy z keltské mytologie, andělské Tuatha Dé Dananny, aby jim pomohli. Ruth a Churchovi nezbývá nic jiného, než se za nimi vypravit přímo do jejich světa. Brzy se však ukáže, že ani Západní ostrovy už nejsou rájem. Na Veitche čeká cesta ještě ponuřejší – s Tomovou pomocí se vydá do Zemí mrtvých, aby odtamtud vyvedl svého přítele Shaviho.
