London's miraculous underbelly. A family mysteriously disappears on the moorlands, never to be seen again. A vicious... More > vendetta between two gunslingers escalates into a conclusion both unexpected and inevitable. A group of anarchic orphans transform Paris into a fabulist jungle. A future in which urban legend is thought reality and in which an angel is the obsessive centre of attraction at a party. This collection of sharp, haunting short stories depict a world in which another reality hovers just below the surface of what we see, and where nothing is quite as it first seems. < Less

London's miraculous underbelly. A family mysteriously disappears on the moorlands, never to be seen again. A vicious... More > vendetta between two gunslingers escalates into a conclusion both unexpected and inevitable. A group of anarchic orphans transform Paris into a fabulist jungle. A future in which urban legend is thought reality and in which an angel is the obsessive centre of attraction at a party.

This collection of sharp, haunting short stories depict a world in which another reality hovers just below the surface of what we see, and where nothing is quite as it first seems. < Less

London's miraculous underbelly. A family mysteriously disappears on the moorlands, never to be seen again. A vicious... More > vendetta between two gunslingers escalates into a conclusion both unexpected and inevitable. A group of anarchic orphans transform Paris into a fabulist jungle. A future in which urban legend is thought reality and in which an angel is the obsessive centre of attraction at a party.

This collection of sharp, haunting short stories depict a world in which another reality hovers just below the surface of what we see, and where nothing is quite as it first seems. < Less

The 1990s. It’s a time of ecstasy-fuelled raves, end-of the-world fatalism, the supernatural, wilfully extreme behaviour... More > and freakish coincidences (or are they…?)
Against this backdrop, John hitches a ride with a travelling carnival. It's the start of a series of outlandish events that force him to leave behind the existence he’s taken for granted.
Among those he encounters are an amnesiac midget; an angel or devil with very earthly
desires and a cryptic mission; a drug-addled serial killer with whom he'll
develop an unhealthy relationship; a fortune-teller whose dreams may or may not portend a
coming apocalypse; and a pregnant bird-woman whose uncle's tastes veer towards the
distinctly perverse.
Gradually this intricate, mystifying world unravels into chaos, throwing John's life and the lives of those around him into danger. < Less

"It was midsummer when we first found the body. Martin was twelve then, I was nine, and the man we discovered could have... More > been no older than the combined total of our years. He wore a green uniform and there was a thin scar down one side of his face. He reminded me of my brother."

Who is the bible salesman that arrives to the accompaniment of thunderstorms?
Why do mysterious figures haunts the ruins on the outskirts of the city?
What is the meaning of the prophecy given by the woman in the lunatic asylum?

Updating the form of the gothic novel, Blowing Hot and Cold tells the story of Martin, a child growing up though a long and futile war. Told from the viewpoint of five different narrators, both the story of his life and the society he lives in is gradually pieced together. In the process a picture emerges of a world in which dreams, madness and delusion are the only possible responses to the events that are unfolding.
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It was midsummer when we first found the body. Martin was twelve then, I was nine, and the man we discovered could have been... More > no older than the combined total of our years. He wore a green uniform and there was a thin scar down one side of his face. He reminded me of my brother.

Who is the bible salesman that arrives to the accompaniment of thunderstorms?
Why do mysterious figures haunts the ruins on the outskirts of the city?
What is the meaning of the prophecy given by the woman in the lunatic asylum?

Updating the form of the gothic novel, Blowing Hot and Cold tells the story of Martin, a child growing up though a long and futile war. Told from the viewpoint of five different narrators, both the story of his life and the society he lives in is gradually pieced together. In the process a picture emerges of a world in which dreams, madness and delusion are the only possible responses to the events that are unfolding.
http://www.petercampbellbooks.com < Less

London's miraculous underbelly. A family that mysteriously disappears on the moorlands, never to be seen again. A vicious... More > vendetta between two gunslingers that escalates into a conclusion both unexpected and inevitable. A group of anarchic orphans that transform Paris into a fabulist jungle. A future in which urban legend is thought reality and in which an angel is the obsessive centre of attraction at a party.

This collection of sharp, haunting short stories depict a world in which another reality hovers just below the surface of what we see, and where nothing is quite as it first seems.

http://www.petercampbellbooks.com < Less