Mark Chadbourn is an award-winning author who gains legions of new fans with every new book. New cover treatments bring Chadbourn's extraordinary fantasies to a whole new audience. Second in the Kingdom of the Serpent series, a clash of modern-day realities with ancient magicks. Mark Chadbourn 'conjures up the horror of this harsh new world brilliantly ... the answer to the prayers of all those who've been moaning about by-the-numbers fantasy' SFX 'A sumptuous feast of fairytale, magic, dark gothic horror and romance' THE TIMES Mark Chadbourn is 'A contemporary bard, a post-industrial Taliesin whose visionary novels are crammed with remixed mythologies, oneiric set-pieces, potent symbols, unsettling imagery and an engaging fusion of genre elements ... distinguished by breakneck but brilliantly controlled plots, meticulous research, deft characterisation and a crisp, accessible prose style' ZONE-SF.COM 'Reminiscent of Alan Garner (the highest compliment I can pay to someone working in this mythic mode).' SFSITE.COM
Mark Chadbourn studied Economic History before becoming a national newspaper journalist. As well as novels and non-fiction, he also writes for many popular TV series. He is the author of more than a dozen novels, including The Age of Misrule and The Dark Age trilogies and JACK OF RAVENS, the first book in the Kingdom of the Serpent sequence.Previous titles:Jack of Ravens: Kingdom of the Serpent, Book 1 (Bfmt Feb 08);Age of Misrule Omnibus: Worlds End;Darkest Hour;Always Forever;The Dark Age series: The Devil in Green;The Queen of Sinister;The Hounds of Avalon
He challenges accepted points of view, comments on religion and politics and questions perceptions, all while cracking open various mythological histories. You'll be mulling over its concepts for weeks afterwards." -- SANDY AUDEN SFX
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