Shadow of the Serpent Launch Day!

Launch day has finally arrived and I’m delighted to say Shadow of the Serpent is now available in print, ebook and PDF from Amazon UK and US, DriveThruRPG, Modiphius and direct on my own Books to Buy link (where both great prices and signed copies are available)!

Thanks so much for all your support, kind words and encouragement during this launch period. It’s been great inspiration. It means the world to have so many wonderful fans. It was lovely to meet so many of you in person at the Innsmouth Literary Festival last weekend and sign so many copies too (see below)!

Shadow of the Serpent

As the year 1810 wanes, dashing hussar Lieutenant Gaston Dubois finds himself banished from his beloved 13th Death’s Head Hussars and dispatched in disgrace to the “Accursed” 31st Dragoons.

Placed in command of the unruly Second Company, can he transform his dispirited men into an effective fighting force, prove his ability to command and escape the murderous attentions of an odious fellow officer?

But even in this forgotten corner of the war, the forces of mythos and mystery are never far away. Dubois is plagued by uncanny events, a countryside raised against him and the wrath of a fearsome guerilla bandita, La Espina, determined to have his head.

Called to arms in a decisive encounter with the Spanish army, can Dubois and his company perform in the heat of battle and restore his lost reputation and his honour?

“Another masterpiece. A perfect blending of Bernard Cornwell and H.P. Lovecraft that combines the thrill of Napoleonic warfare with multi-dimensional, unknowable horrors.”  Sci-Fi and Fantasy Reviewer

“A perfect blend of history, fantasy, humour, and darkness.” – Assaph MehrEgretia.com

Innsmouth Literary Festival Live!

Live reading and Q&A from the Innsmouth Literary Festival

I also appeared at the awesome Innsmouth Literary  Festival last weekend as a special guest alongside a host of cosmic horror authors including the legendary Charles Stross.  Check out the video for a live reading of Shadow of the Serpent’s prologue plus an author Q&A before I did my signing in the main hall.

Epic battles and Ancient Evils Await!

Shadow of the Serpent is just the start of an epic journey for dashing French hussar Gaston Dubois and begins the Eternal Struggle, the epic meta story which drives the forthcoming Mon Dieu Cthulhu TTRPG.

So sign up today and prepare to battle the menace of the mythos!

To celebrate the launch of Shadow of the Serpent, the first Mon Dieu Cthulhu adventure, The Crystal Void Illustrated Edition is just 99p/99c on Amazon UK and US, (from 4pm BST or 8am PDT for those reading early, thanks Amazon) and DTRPG.com.

 It’s the perfect way to start this celebrated 5* series which also features Feast of the Dead!

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