The Hand of the Sun King

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“Brilliantly told and immediately engrossing, filled with magic, mistakes and their merciless consequences.” —Andrea Stewart, author of The Bone Shard Daughter

Wen Alder was born into two worlds.

On his father’s side, a legacy of proud loyalty and service to the god-like Sienese Emperor spanning generations. And it is expected that Alder, too, will follow this tradition by passing the Imperial exams, learning the accepted ways of magic and, if he serves with honor, enhancing his family’s prominence by rising to take a most powerful position in Sien—the Hand of the Emperor.

But from his mother he has inherited defiance from the Empire, a history of wild gods and magic unlike anything the Imperial sorcerers could yet control. It began when his spirited, rebellious grandmother took Alder into the woods and introduced him to her ways—ways he has never been able to forget.

Now, on the verge of taking the steps that will forge the path of his life, Alder discovers that the conflict between the Empire and the resistance is only the beginning of a war that will engulf both heaven and earth, gods and man—and he may be the key to final victory for whichever side can claim him as their own…

Praise for The Hand of the Sun King:
“Sublime prose and pin-sharp characterisation combine to produce a captivating epic of conflicted loyalties and dangerous ambition.” —Anthony Ryan, New York Times bestselling author

“An original fantasy filled with magic and culture, the story of a character torn between two names, two loyalties, and two definitions of good and evil.”—Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling author of Spine of the Dragon

“The Hand of the Sun King is a masterpiece. … J.T.’s writing is as smooth as silk; this is world-class modern fantasy with delightful undertones of the classic fantasy epics.” —Scott Drakeford, author of Rise of the Mages

“The Hand of the Sun King is an outstanding debut novel with very well-conceived world building and an excellent, original magic system, and twists that will keep you reading late into the night and guessing until the very end.” —Michael Mammay, author of the Planetside series

“Well written, thought-provoking and enjoyable, The Hand of the Sun King is an impressive debut novel that left me eager for more.” —Lisbeth Campbell, author of The Vanished Queen

“A great debut novel.” —SFFWorld

“A spellbinding debut with terrific characterisations, immersive world-building, and prose that swept me away … hands down the best debut of the year. Scratch that; this is one of the best debuts I’ve ever read.” —Novel Notions

“Exquisite … Greathouse’s characterisation, his prose, and worldbuilding are an absolute triumph.” —The Fantasy Hive

“An excellent mix of classic and modern fantasy with a grimdark undertone of despair.” —Grimdark Magazine

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Little Miss Dead

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A frozen corpse. A haunted town. And a new sheriff with everything to prove.

When John Tench arrives in the remote town of Sobolton to start his new job as sheriff, he expects a quiet community with the usual small-town secrets. What he doesn’t expect is the bloodied body of a young girl trapped beneath the ice of a frozen lake – or the chilling silence when no-one can identify her.

As paranoia grips the town, sightings of the girl’s ghost begin to spread. Whispers of curses, retribution, and something darker echo through snow-covered streets. Desperate to solve the case and earn the town’s trust, Tench throws himself into the investigation – but the deeper he digs, the colder things get.

Meanwhile, local veterinarian Lisa Sondnes is tracking a rabid wolf through the frostbitten woods. But what she uncovers isn’t just a predator – it’s something unnatural. Something wrong. Something that might be tied to the horrors hidden beneath the ice.

Little Miss Dead is the first chilling installment of The Horrors of Sobolton – a dark paranormal horror series about a town on the edge of something monstrous.
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Swan Territory

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A decaying mansion. A dying flock. And something lurking beneath the surface.

Years after vanishing from public life, reclusive millionaire Wentworth Stone breaks his silence with an urgent request – not for a doctor, but for a veterinarian. Lisa Sondnes answers the call, heading deep into the frozen outskirts of Sobolton to find a crumbling estate and a flock of diseased swans behaving in ways no animal should.

Stone insists the birds must be saved. But as Lisa digs into their strange condition, she stumbles upon a hidden cave and realizes something far more sinister may be spreading across the land – something that didn’t die with Stone’s wife all those years ago.

Meanwhile, Sheriff John Tench follows a trail that leads straight to Stone’s past – and to a second secret festering inside the mansion walls. The ghost of a little girl has returned to Sobolton, and her reappearance might be tied to an ancient force ready to rise again.

Swan Territory is the chilling second installment in The Horrors of Sobolton – a haunting supernatural horror series set in a town where secrets rot beneath the snow and the dead are never truly gone.
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