On a world where a day lasts ninety years a new power is rising; a sinister priesthood whose lust for empire reaches to distant shores, ensnaring, simple and unsuspecting people. This is the first novel by award winning filmmaker Andy Sparrow; an absorbing, briskly paced story of one man’s odyssey across an alien world. It is an epic journey that takes the reader to frozen wastes, snatches them from the jaws of vengeful sea serpents, and delivers them to dark dreadful chambers where men are tortured in the name of God. It is a story of friendship, love, passion, greed, betrayal, war, corruption and the birth of a new faith that will change a world forever.
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The author holds a dark mirror to our own history as he delves into themes of religious extremism, ethnic cleansing and colonialism. This is a story where the characters are not easily divided into good and evil. Torrin, a reluctant and unlikely hero, finds himself bereaved by an atrocity of war. An ill-judged quest for vengeance precipitates a series of perilous episodes and unites him with an unlikely companion. The sanctuary that Torrin craves must, it seems, come at a price demanded from him by powerful men. Manipulated, deceived and bereft, with all hope gone, time is running out…
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Torrin is compelled to lead a band of travellers south into unknown lands. Hidden behind a wall of mountains is the Realm, where truth reigns supreme and lying is a crime. Torrin and his companions are each forced to confront unwelcome realities in a land of knowledge and invention beyond their imaginations. In the group are Torrin's sons, the traumatised Edil, the arrogant Nagul and their wives, restless, petulant Laya, and passionate evangelist, Meryl. Other travellers in the group are Mugha and S'danka of the tribe Ummakil, with their own secret agenda of apocalyptic prophecy to be fulfilled. And finally there is Starr, agent of the Emperor, deadly assassin with a shameful secret. All must face their own unwelcome truths but it is Torrin who must make the hardest choice; Torrin who must decide where his allegiances lie in the looming war with the Tryanny of Truth.
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Originally written as a screenplay for a television series, the story of Beth will now also be told in a series of six novels. The timescale for this project is uncertain but the author hopes to produce two books annually, which should mean completion by the end of 2027.
Beth, part one - The Bloody Code
Set in the year 1800, sixteen year old Beth makes an impulsive choice. Leaving behind her family farm in Devon she sets sail for the industrial city of Swansea. After an act of self defence she becomes a hunted felon - a stranger in a strange land with no way home. Her only sanctuary is a group of outcasts and petty thieves who live in constant fear of the retribution of the Bloody Code. Even those who were once friends cannot be trusted. If she cannot return safely across the sea how will she see her home again?
Available summer 2025.
Beth, part two - The Red Flag
Beth arrives in Merthyr Tydfil as tensions build between the mine owners and the workers. Revolution is in the air, secretly fermented by powerful men who are intent on provoking an uprising they can use for their own advantage. There is beauty too in the hills where Beth draws close to a young miner. Conflict inevitably erupts and loyalties are tested.Available December 2025.
Beth, part three - Netherworld
The free-miners of the Forest of Dean have been evicted from their homes and workings. Beth finds herself drawn into a dark world of subterfuge and danger as she helps a dispossessed couple to reclaim what is rightfully theirs.Available summer 2026.