The Books

Omar the Teller of Tales

and Other Stories

"Draw closer... closer, that you might clearly hear my words; for in the telling of tales, the softly spoken word may carry more power than the shout... the silence between words, more power than the words themselves.

"I know this, because I am Omar, the Teller of Tales."

Omar, the Teller of Tales, winner of the British Fantasy Society Short Story Prize for 2010 and thirty more stories.

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The Field of Reeds 

In Shadows (Book One)

When Priah, Captain of Cats, began her night patrol, everything was as it had always been. The sleeping streets of ancient Bubastis were quiet, dark and still.

Then it came... death came... sorcery came.

Before dawn, Priah's life would be forever changed...

In Bubastis, the holy city of the cat Goddess Bastet, a secret enemy stalks the streets after dark killing indiscriminately. As this seemingly unstoppable foe spreads terror, it falls to Captain of Cats, Priah to halt it in its tracks. She embarks on a quest to do just that, with the help of the newly arrived stranger cat, The Alexandrian. Together, their journey will lead them through magic and dangers and ultimately beyond life itself.

The Field of Reeds: In Shadows, is set in a fantastical world inspired by ancient Egypt, a stylized version of every cat's original homeland. Here, cats have a hierarchy. They tell heroic tales of "the days of the beginning." They communicate with and live alongside humans, in a secretive parallel existence, as advisers, spies and allies.

This is the first book in an epic fantasy series, that takes the 'talking animal,' genre to a very different place. A place full of heart and heroism, extraordinary things extraordinary deeds and extraordinary characters.

Death stalks the dark streets of Bubastis and they are the only hope of salvation...

After Bell Hill

Book One of the Bell Hill Trilogy

After Bell Hill, nothing was ever the same again.

After Bell Hill, the forces of the Father/Sons shattered all opposition They took the lands north of the Tabarra mountains and would have swept on South if the South Lords had not closed the passes against them.

After Bell Hill, worship of the Goddess was forbidden.

After Bell hill, worship of the Twin God was compulsory.

After Bell Hill, the cunning folk, those wise men and women whose lore and nature magic helped the common folk's world go around, were treated with deep suspicion. They were all one step away from persecution. Some even changed their names, forsook their calling and fled their homes.

After Bell Hill, compassion and tolerance died.

After Bell Hill, hope died...almost.

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The Road to Bell Hill

Book Two of the Bell Hill Trilogy

Merren, Merren,

Murderer of many

Ask not for pity

For he hasn't any

Tamarin, takes to the lonely, isolation of the underground river, both to escape King Billy and in search of her heritage.

Billy Bracken, masses his army at the Edge Houses, daring the Father/Sons to attack.

The Dowager Duchess Albermora of Perl, wants her house back, Perl Town back, her country back and she will do anything, take any risk to get it.

Xabre, must rouse the South from its torpor. The South does not yet know it but it is no longer safe, behind the fortified mountain passes. The twins, 'Fear' and 'Panic' are coming

The captive Cunning Folk must face the mercy of the Holy Judge but the Holy Judge has no mercy.

The Defenders still slumber, with no bell to rouse them.

Esmaelia's plans are winding around all of the others, like a creeper. Now she needs to commune with 'It' with the 'Other Place.'

Then, there is, Merren...

Without knowing it, they are all, on the road to Bell Hill.

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