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Winner of the April Bridge of Souls Competition

Delighted to announce that Dolly D Napal is the winner of the April Bridge of Souls competition. Congratulations! A magnificent Bridge of Souls Mug is on its way to you. Want your own? Click here

Free Bridge of Souls Themed Bookmarks

For those readers lucky enough to own one of the magnificent paperback copies of Bridge of Souls we have created some Bridge of Souls themed bookmarks.   Click here to read free extracts from Bridge of Souls #BridgeOfSouls #Book #Bookmarks #Free

Bridge of Souls Book Trailer - Action Version

The Bridge of Souls team have had loads of fun over the past week designing and creating some book trailers.  This first one presents the Bridge of Souls plot in classic action hero format.  Have a look and tell us what you think. Click here to read free extracts from Bridge of Souls #BridgeOfSouls #BookTrailer #Book

The Rules within The Bridge of Souls World.

Writers have to have some laws to govern how their characters behave (unless you work for the Government and are writing political speeches). I decided to set my story very firmly in the real world. By that I mean the action and activities of my characters respect the Laws of Physics and exist within the same physical world that my readers inhabit. My characters buy train tickets, bleed, sleep, eat, live and die by the same rules we do. Every location in Bridge of Souls is real. By that I mean you, the reader, can travel there and see the same buildings, roads, doors, pathways, trees and distances as my character see and explore in the story. For the supernatural elements within the story I limited myself to the same rules as would be applied by a court of law. I only permitted phenomena that have been reported by multiple independent witnesses in different places and different times. Yes, these rules made writing of the story more of a challenge but the end result

Dr John Dee, Elizabethan Magician and Pioneer of Mathematics

At around the age of ten, I used to spend hours in a reference library reading everything I could consume. It was at this time that I first came upon the works of a 16th century gentleman called Dr John Dee (1527–1609). Modern history takes a dim view of Dee and dismisses him a nutcase, due to his interest in Magic and Alchemy. However one must always place things in context. At the time of Dee science was unknown in England, as was the field of mathematics. Mathematics was not really taught in schools (just simple addition) and there were no chairs of mathematics in any English university. Dee was one of the founders of the "English School of Mathematics". He travelled to Europe, at his own expense, to study under the very few pioneers in this emerging field. He then brought this knowledge back to England and helped found a tradition that would eventually produce Isaac Newton (Dee was one of the shoulders Newton stood upon - "If I have seen further it

Exclusive Bridge of Souls Designs

We have spent weeks slaving away in the studio to bring you some exclusive Bridge of Souls designs that will allow fans of the story to demonstrate their individual style and good taste. Head over to  TeePublic  BoS design store front and explore these Bridge of Souls themed designs on T Shirts, Mugs,  Cups, Hoodies, Bags and Stickers! Bridge of Souls Design Store Front Click here to read free extracts from Bridge of Souls #BridgeOfSouls #TShirts #Fun #ExclusiveDesigns

Chance to Win and become involved with Bridge of Souls

Inspired by my friend, Bruce Belbin, who posed so elegantly with his copy of Bridge of Souls on my Facebook page , lets see how many of us can post a picture of themselves with their copy of Bridge of Souls (kindle versions please show the title cover picture on your phone, tablet or kindle).  At the end of April 2018 I will award a magnificent Bridge of Souls mug to the person who posts the most imaginative or unusual picture of themselves reading the book! Good luck! Post your own picture here on my Facebook page (click this link) and lets see who has read the book at the most unusual places or occasions!   

Abuse of Mass Surveillance

Imagine a world where the use of mass surveillance is used to blackmail and control anyone of use to a ruthless cartel. I explore exactly this nightmare in my story Bridge of Souls . World leaders become puppets, afraid of their own misdeeds becoming public knowledge. Literally everyone becomes a slave to this new form of blackmail. Explore the nightmare where mass surveillance leads to blackmail   Click here to read free extracts from Bridge of Souls #BridgeOfSouls #SurveillanceState