Cover design : Land Mysteries
Let’s explore the cover design for the Land Mysteries series – with a look at some hidden elements you might not have noticed!
Let’s explore the cover design for the Land Mysteries series – with a look at some hidden elements you might not have noticed!
The cover design for the Mysterious Arts books (through Facets of the Bench).
What made me want to write the Land Mysteries series, and what’s coming next.
Find out the ideas behind The Magic of Four: a love of classic school stories, exploring a second generation of characters, Schola and her magic. And oh, yes. Horses.
Thomas Benton likes to be quietly in the background. Here’s a look at his life, from his early service in a country house, through the Great War, and his life after, entwined with the Carillons.
A look behind the ideas that led to Perfect Accord: alchemical perfumes, Charlotte Edgarton’s story, and the question of cults (with some extremely bad Arthuriana trappings).
A guide to neurodiverse characters in my books, as of 2024. (Check out the grid early in the post for the current complete list.)
The ideas behind Shoemaker’s Wife: returning from the Great War, theatre in Albion, and making connections in Trellech.
What is architectural magic like in Albion? This post takes a look at some of the theory and practice, including how it affects the demesne estates and land magic.
Dive into the ideas that led to Bound for Perdition: Albion’s magical journals and bookbinding, Temple and Delphina Carillon, and the consequences of new technology.
Learn about the ideas behind Three Graces: a longstanding mystery about Temple Carillon, three women with different skills, and moving forward in the aftermath of the second world war.
Explore the history of Richard Edgarton in all his many roles: Lord, Captain in the Guard, magistrate, husband, father, and lover of the land.
What’s behind Illusion of a Boar? Two sets of chosen siblings, a historical reference, a major military deception, and different ways of being neurodiverse in the world.