Cirrus@Austlit

'Sinister blood magic has begun to appear in the mortal realm. Mortals are falling beneath the spell of a terrible evil, and the power of the Oni has somehow begun to stir.

'The fourth book of the Spirit Hunters series sees Kitsune Sura and her friends coming head to head with a whole new breed of enemies.

'The servants of the blood queen have come...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'As Colonel of the Spark Town Cavalry, Snapper finds herself handed tough new assignments. Tasked with raising a fort to protect settlers, Snapper leads an expedition out into deadly territory.

'But Snapper and her friends are given a special assignment. The abrasive scholar, Arduin Raymond, believes that an ancient power source is hidden beneath a ruined city.

'But there are things sleeping in the dark spaces of the weird-lands. Things that were better left forgotten…'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'‘Spark Town” is home to a community of colourful, hybridised citizens who thrive in the strange new world. But suddenly, a long lost menace from the past arises; swarms of nightmarish carnivorous creatures attack Spark Town, threatening to utterly extinguish every living thing in its path.

'“Snapper” – shark mutant, prospector and latter-day hussar – leads a team of fellow explorers as they seek out the origins of the terrifying new invasions. The weapons needed for their town’s survival may still exist somewhere in long lost, ancient cities. But the cities are hidden behind barriers of lethal radiation.

'The next invasion is coming – and time is running out.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'This third book in the "Spirit Hunters" series sees our intrepid adventurers battling monsters and out-foxing evil spirits. Kitsune Sura and her friends tangle with their old foes the Akai-Nami ninja - face shapeshifting monsters and terrible spirits of the mountain ice... But plots are slowly spreading through the land of the Sacred Isles. Plots that begin to draw the Spirit Hunters into their grasp...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'This second book in the "Spirit Hunters" series sees Kitsune Sura and her friends plunge into yet more dangerous adventures. Wandering the lands as monster fighters and exorcists, the Spirit Hunters team come face to face with vengeful spirits, giant spiders, murders and mysteries.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'The Sacred Islands: A medieval land of noble samurai and animal spirits. Of scheming nobles, of magic and ancient mystery. Kitsune Sura, a wandering fox priestess, assembles a group of would-be monster hunters. Penniless and carefree, they travel from palaces to villages, seeking out dangerous mysteries. A fox, two samurai and a shy and gracious rat go forth on a career of bizarre adventures. The Spirit Hunters battle ghosts, tangle with magic and delve into terrifying puzzles. They must even survive the horrors of kitsune cuisine. These are the first three adventures of the Spirit Hunters saga. Bright, funny and exciting - these are tales of cunning monsters, flashing swords, stalwart samurai, faithful rats - and the rather dodgy antics of a fox. Spirit Hunters: Delightful romps in a gorgeous magical Japanese otherwhen. "Trust me - I'm a fox!"'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Britannia besieged!

'Effectuators!

'"Being in the main the adventures of Brilliana Stetham,Paranormal Investigator, and Resolver of all Problems Supernatural” – her trials and adventures.

'Rip roaring Victoriana paranormal adventures, in the Year of Our Lord 1870!

'Effectuators!

'"Being in the main the adventures of Brilliana Stetham, Paranormal Investigator, and Resolver of all Problems Supernatural” – her trials and adventures.

'Rip roaring Victoriana paranormal adventures, in the Year of Our Lord 1869!

'The plots thicken as more revelations appear. Brilliana, her companions and her rather odd dog go forth on a new series of adventures.

'Monsters lurk, and terrifying threats lie hidden in the shadows.

'England is not as peaceful as it seems...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Effectuators! Being in the main the adventures of Brilliana Stetham, “Paranormal Investigator, and Resolver of all Problems Supernatural” – her trials and adventures.

'Rip roaring Victoriana paranormal adventures, in the Year of Our Lord 1869!

'"Brilliana was the sort of woman who could certainly cut cards with the Devil. After cucumber sandwiches, of course!"

'No matter how haunted your house – no matter how grey the grey lady, or black the dread black hound, your dangers can be eliminated, your fears assuaged. For there is an ‘expert’ who lends her psychic powers and mystic skills to those in need.
- For a price!

'Brilliana Stetham is a delicious charlatan. She dresses the part of the elegant mystic, and woman of dark, dire learning. She accepts commissions to ‘sense presences’ in houses of the wealthy, whereupon she researches, presents her findings about the local ghosts, and performs appropriate ceremonies to placate the ghosts and ensure the safety of the residents of the house. It is all done with great thoroughness, in deadly seriousness…

'… and it is all a magnificent scam.

'She is managing it all perfectly well – until one day, a haunting she is investigating turns out to be real.

'Contractually obligated to rid her client's building of monsters, Brilliana is trapped into battling powers she cannot fully understand. An entirely new science must be developed to battle the unknown. With science in her heart and a top hat set squarely on her head, Brill storms forward to become a ghost hunter - a monster fighter.

'She becomes an "effectuator"...

'Excelsior!

'For Brill, it is the start of a radical new life: As a real solver of things supernatural. As a battler of monsters and remover of curses. She becomes a “Paranormal Effectuator”.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'In the fall of 2012, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland, embarked on a series of high-energy experiments. No one knows exactly what went wrong, but in the blink of an eye, thousands of possible universes all condensed into a single reality . . . .

'Between a desert and a dried up sea lies the town of Watering Hole, the only oasis for miles and the home of our intrepid heroes Shaani and Xoota. After some rather harrowing adventures in the desert, they are followed home by a swarm of empathic earwigs. As if a psychic bug infestation weren't enough, the town's water supply has suddenly dried up. Where there was once fresh water to spare, there is only a trickle of brackish sludge.

'Theorizing that the water came from a source beyond the desert, Shaani proposes an expedition to re-establish the town's water supply. Xoota, of course, is voted to go with her. Crossing the desert has never been done–and with water in short supply, the task seems impossible. But the ever-helpful Shanni appeals to the town patron Benek, and his love of cryogenically frozen brides, to back the project. What follows is the adventure of a thousand lifetimes.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Adventure on the spinward main!

'Sword and spaceship writing at its best!

'The starship "Ish'ka" encounters a research vessel under attack. But rescuing the sole surviving crwewman leads the Ishk'as crew into an epic qest; a quest to save a world, and to save the cradle of an entire intelligent race.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Adventure on the Spinward main!

'Somewhere on the Spinward Main, an archaeological expedition has gone missing.

'While on the trail of a shattering new discovery, the research vessel ‘University of Cambridge’ has disappeared without trace.

'What starts as a missing persons case deepens into something far more sinister.

'The stakes become high. Searching for the Cambridge, Patricia and Jemima come face to face with the pirates of the Spinward Main.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Swashbuckling adventure on the Spinward Main!

'Five hundred years ago, she lifted into the Warp: The Epsilon Queen. The greatest space liner ever built – the grand old lady of the stars. Carrying one hundred thousand refugees, she departed on her greatest voyage, and simply disappeared.

'Five hundred years later, the mystery still endures. She remains the greatest space disaster of all time.

'But clues endure…

'Patricia Bretonard – pilot, fencer and mistress of a great many freckles, has the great mystery flung into her lap. Jemima McLeoud, a historical researcher, is hot on the trail of the Epsilon Queen. With a ship – and with a sword – they set out to uncover one of the great, romantic mysteries of space.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.