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David Shannon's absurdist satire, HOWUL, recounts an unlikely hero's journey, in a ravaged yet familiar future

"Did we win the battle?" asked King Wyndham. "Well it depends how you define winning," answered Longfield, one of the King's royal commanders. So starts The Magic Fix, a satirical tale with a cast of mythical characters, by author Mark Montanaro.

Dealing with supernatural threats to Her Majesty's realm is the purview of HM OWG. You would be surprised to know how many operatives they have throughout the UK. The Eye Collectors is the story of one perfidious case from the Cardiff office.

Alternate history, As Ants to the Gods, challenges some orthodoxies and assumptions of Western culture. For adults only, certainly not the faint-hearted or easily shocked, it is a ribald and irreverent exploration of a world that could have been.

Author C.R. Berry's first book in the Million Eyes trilogy tells the story of the two investigators who uncovered the powerful people behind a shocking conspiracy, against the Royal family, that has shaped the last 1000 years.

A horror convention – complete with a 'real' vampire wandering the halls, for atmosphere – invites folklore specialist, Marcus, as Guest of Honour. Looking forward to a chilled weekend, he instead finds himself battling to save his friends and fans.

Overstrike by CM Angus, finally reveals the truth about a family who manipulate reality to safeguard themselves and all that they hold dear. But even seemingly small changes in a timeline have unforeseen and far-reaching consequences.

When a magical problem and a political challenge threaten Marek at the same time, Marcia, Heir to House Fereno, finds herself at the centre of the responses to both. Can she and her allies withstand Teren politics, while her friends withstand Teren magic?

Anarya is an investigator. Yisyena is her business partner and lover. A new contract embroils them in state secrets and the personal vendettas of a murdered champion, a cabal, a puppet king, and a false god looking for one who has defied him.

When reading, as she was growing up, Steve Harrison's daughter complained about the lack of good adventure stories for girls. Having an author for a dad meant that a remedy was only a matter of time.

Set in a hot desert land of diverse peoples, this is a world away from the Scottish author's previous book (set in Victorian Glasgow) but has the same masterful storytelling.

Local community celebrate older people at local care home Haslington Lodge.