Nick Snape

Some lies are hidden in plain sight..."A work of coal-dark fantasy that is continually surprising, provocative, and compulsively entertaining." SPRWith the Veil Dragon, Nathair, seemingly under the Spirit Captain's control, Laoch pushes away the grief of his first encounter with the metal beast and hunts for a weapon his new and distrusted ally insists they can use against the coming Constructor invasion.While he scours an abandoned city of their soul-eating foe, Brandshold's Queen prepares for the coming war. Now a major player in the Overseer's deception of her people, she struggles under the burden of guilt, turning to the last person in her life she wanted to depend on.And the Unspoken rises on the wings of her artifice dragon, spreading fear and burning all before her. In her wake, the people turn to the Seven Houses for solace, and their grip upon the realm tightens in preparation for the true enemy.For an Emperor consumed by revenge has a new artifice, one that hungers to enslave and feed upon all that worship the Seven.For cast in brass and spiritfire ... the Kraken soulship rises

A lonely PA, a rebellious teenager, two ordinary people on a deadly journey to save humanity.The world is heading towards global collapse as The Scorching takes full effect. Salvation vessels orbit the Earth, waiting to transport the chosen few away from danger and to start again; ten plantships grown by an alien species for the wealthiest and most powerful, or those lucky enough to be selected by lottery. The rest remain behind, their future dependent on the Drathken finding a solution to Earth's problems.Jenna, Personal Assistant to a prominent oil mogul, feels privileged to be among the saved, never questioning her good fortune.While Seth suffers, forced to leave his friends behind as his family takes their place aboard their luxurious ship.Yet not all is well on board. Dark secrets lurk in the corridors and depths of their respective ships, dragging Jenna and Seth into a world of malice and violence they thought they had left far behind.

With the realm falling apart, the fate of a people falls upon Laoch and Sura's shoulders and the Gods' weapons they now bear ‒ a thousand years of faith and lies reconciled in a single moment of hope and redemption."Artfully mixes elements of arcanepunk and high fantasy ... this is a riveting start to a new fantasy series from an undeniably skilled storyteller" ★★★★★ SPR editorial reviewFor Laoch, the Crusades never ended, yet the embittered Ranger finds hope in his love for the dishonoured elven warrior, Sura. Together, they must face a new conflict when a powerful enemy crashes into a Meister's alchemical experiment, setting off a wave of fear that ripples through the realm.With the secrets of the Gods' scripture exposed and whispers of an ancient evil's return, Laoch and Sura are left reeling by the power their enemy wields when an even larger threat rises from the forest depths. One even the Gods' weapons fear.In a world no longer devoid of magic, a thousand years of secrets and lies spill out, and cracks form in the last bastion against an ancient foe. For cast in iron and spiritfire - here be dragons.

A dying world, a terrorist uprising, and standing between humanity's last hope and the end of the world is one cop, his sardonic humour and a modded partner."staggeringly original and timely release from a masterful voice in modern sci-fi." SPR ReviewOn an Earth devastated by The Scorching climate event, the Drathken land their giant plantships with the promise of healing the planet. Joshua Nkosi, a sea-cop, vlogs and jokes his way through an easy life guarding a deep-sea mining operation while watching old vids. That is, until he and his tentacled MARC Unit get caught up in a plot to steal radiation rich materials from the seabed, fuelling the terrorists' plan to destroy a Drathken plantship, and ultimately end the alien/human alliance.Nkosi and MARC are forced to enter the Burnout Zone, and with the clock ticking, come face to face with humanity's stark future when the hunt for the terrorist's lab takes a devastating twist of fate. Temperatures soar, and conspiracies deepen as Nkosi forges into a dark journey of discovery-one humanity desperately needs to listen to.The planet is pleading for help, but who is there left to listen?