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Authors: James Lovegrove

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The date is 4 Jaguar 1 Monkey 1 House – November 25th 2012 by the old reckoning – and the Aztec Empire rules the world.

The Aztec reign is one of cruel and ruthless oppression, encompassing regular human sacrifice. In the jungle-infested city of London, one man defies them: the masked vigilante known as the Conquistador.

Then the Conquistador is recruited to spearhead an uprising, and discovers a terrible truth about the Aztec and thier gods. The clock is ticking. Apocalypse looms, unless the Conquistador can help assassinate the mysterious, immortal Aztec emperor, the Great Speaker. But his mission is complicated by Mal Vaughn, a police detective who is on his trail, determined to bring him to justice.

“The kind of complex, action-oriented SF Dan Brown would write if Dan Brown could write.”

The Guardian
on
The Age of Zeus

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Lex Dove thought he was done with the killing game. A retired British wetwork specialist, he’s living the quiet life in the Caribbean, minding his own business. Then a call comes, with one last mission: to lead an American black ops team into a disused Cold War bunker on a remote island near his adopted home. The money’s good, which means the risks are high.

Dove doesn’t discover just
how
high until he and his team are a hundred feet below ground, facing the horrific fruits of an experiment blending science and voodoo witchcraft.

As if barely human monsters weren’t bad enough, a clock is ticking. Deep in the bowels of the earth, a god is waiting. And His anger, if roused, will be fearsome indeed.

‘A full-blown thriller, high on action and violence.’

Eric Brown,
The Guardian
on
Age of Aztec

‘One of the SF scene’s most interesting, challenging and adventurous authors.’

Saxon Bullock,
SFX Magazine
on
The Age of Ra

‘Lovegrove is vigorously carving out a godpunk subgenre – rebellious underdog humans battling an outmoded belief system. Guns help a bit, but the real weapon is free will.’

Pornokitsch
on
The Age of Odin

‘5 out of 5. I found myself unable to put it down, and plan to reread it soon.’

Geek Syndicate
on
Age of Aztec

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POLICING THE DAMNED

They live among us, abhorred, marginalised, despised. They are vampires, known politely as the Sunless. The job of policing their community falls to the men and women of SHADE: the Sunless Housing and Disclosure Executive. Captain John Redlaw is London’s most feared and respected SHADE officer, a living legend.

But when the vampires start rioting in their ghettos, and angry humans respond with violence of their own, even Redlaw may not be able to keep the peace. Especially when political forces are aligning to introduce a radical answer to the Sunless problem, one that will resolve the situation once and for all...

New York Times
bestselling author James Lovegrove tells a very different sort of vampire story.

‘Difficult to put down... a thoroughly entertaining novel that I would recommend to those looking for a summer blockbuster’

Sacramento Book Review
on
Age of Odin

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A BAD DAY IN THE BIG APPLE

The eastern seabord of the USA is experiencing the worst winter weather in living memory, and John Redlaw is in the cold white thick of it. He’s come to America to investigate a series of vicious attacks on vampire immigrants – targeted kills that can’t simply be the work of amateur vigilantes.

Dogging his footsteps is Tina ‘Tick’ Checkley, a wannabe TV journalist with an eye on the big time.

The conspiracy Redlaw uncovers could give Tina the career break she’s looking for. It could also spell death for Redlaw.

‘You fully expect to hear that someone has snapped up the rights to a film version of the book... Well-written, gripping and hopefully the start of a long-running series.’

Sci-Fi Bulletin
on
Redlaw

‘A lot of fun to read and gives you pause for thought at the same time. I really hope this is the start of the series and not a one-off.’

Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review
on
Redlaw

‘A stonking good read and a refreshing change to the paranormal romance that seems to dominate the bloodsucking genre. Buy it, read it, enjoy it.’

The British Fantasy Society on
Redlaw

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