Books
Flight of the Doves
by Nigel Plane
Thera, a frozen world circling two suns: Freyja, a distant blue-white star and nearby Altas, a red dwarf. … A world locked in perpetual winter where ancient menhirs scatter sweeping, volcanic landscapes of snow, mountains and fierce winds. A realm in which warrioresses press-gang and roam.
Maia is a hunter-gatherer. When she is captured by slave-traders, she is forced to join the Sisterhood, a mysterious cult presiding over the inhabitants of a citadel beneath the mountains, their rituals and reason for being lost in time. There, through learning, politics and deadly intrigue, she begins to discover the true meaning – The Purpose – of the Sisterhood.
The teachings tell her that the Sisterhood exist to perpetuate the human life-cycle. But are they merely slaves to the ruling men? And who are the watchers in the sky?
As part of the chosen, prophesied Seven Sisters, Maia begins her journey to freedom, leading her fellow captives through the labyrinths of a dead city in search of a fabled hinterland…
This is a story of discovery and liberation against stagnation and oppression on a world that hints of shattering revelations.
Haunted Realm
by Nigel Plane
A collection of fourteen chilling ghost stories that will have you wondering right until the end, each with a lingering feeling of menace and a shock just around the corner.
Many are accompanied by a short introduction by the author detailing the locations and the accompanying myths, legends and yarns that inspired them.
From Norfolk to the West Country, from Pembroke to Northumberland, tales abound of unquiet spirits roaming the hillsides, forests, graveyards, coastal hinterlands, ruined priories and burial mounds of the British landscape.
Everyone likes a ghost story, whether you believe in the supernatural or not. Best savoured while ensconced in an armchair by the fireside during the quiet of a winter's night.
The Wildess
by Nigel Plane
Jenna awakes from a blow on the head. She's losing her mind, dreaming, hallucinating; events and occurrences are mixed up, along with her memories. She doesn't know what's real or imaginary.
She recalls staring into the eyes of her patient and attacker, Theia Layton, under hypnotic regression, and sensing a malignant presence just before the assault ... before she blacked out. An overriding compulsion drives her to find her assailant, for only she can provide the resolution she so desperately needs.
Then she witnesses something sinister in the woods. A murder?
Jenna isn't the only one pursuing Theia: an enemy from her past is stalking her, seeking revenge, leaving clues, setting traps...
Meanwhile psychic investigator, Sam Layton has a riddle to solve. The ghost of a witch persecuted centuries ago seems anxious to get in touch. And there's a macabre grimoire he's unearthed, designed to summon a demon...
All the players' destinies converge towards an ancient tower set in the heart of a haunted forest. But how many will leave alive?
Set in a hinterland of forests, lakes and unquiet spirits, The Wildess is an intriguing, eerie tale that will grip the reader from the start.
The Mystery of Doe Eyes
by Nigel Plane
"Marion died here, didn't she? That's why she follows me ... stays with me. I feel it all the time and it's going to get worse."
Theia is on a mission. Already down on her luck, she reverts to former ways by resorting to the world's oldest profession, but when a client steals her money, she is determined to get it back at all costs. Her only clue lies on a computer file he left behind when he fled, terrified by something from out of the dark ....
Complications arise when both the ruins of a haunted priory, reminiscent of a tale from childhood, and the ghost of Marion Mackinley, a beautiful stage actress, get in her way.
As Theia's troubled past begins to catch up with her, she calls upon her lover, Sam Layton, the renowned psychic medium for help. Together, they are drawn into the ghost's past and become embroiled in its world of espionage, lovers trysts and murder amidst the maelstrom of the First World War. As events unfold, Layton realises darker forces are at work and he's out of his depth.
Set in a hinterland of tidal creeks, reed beds and ancient ruins, The Mystery of Doe Eyes is a thrilling paranormal adventure, which will appeal to fans of adult fantasy fiction.
The Golden Goddess
by Nigel Plane
Beware the desecration of the tomb ... she will take her revenge.
Archaeologist Emma Carter is grieving for the loss of her unborn. Thoughts return to her childhood and to a windswept beach where she discovered a priceless gold artefact - an ugly gargoyle figure known as a Shiel Na-Gig - representing an ancient pagan deity. She believes this is the source of her troubles.Emma's partner Sam Layton - a psychic - is having problems of his own. Plagued by unsettling dreams that involve a Celtic warrior's love for Eirene, a slave girl who is set to be sacrificed to a sun deity, Sam witnesses the dying warrior burying a golden statuette on a beach. Then, he is called away to help Theia, his former lover, with problems concerning her companion Abi, whose erratic behaviour points to the supernatural ...
What is the power behind the triumvirate of Shiel Na-Gig goddesses? Who or what will stop at nothing, including murder, to prevent Emma from unlocking its mysteries and claiming her prize? And will Sam be able to choose between his troubled relationship with Emma and his carefree time spent with Theia?
The Daughters of Carrawburgh
by Nigel Plane
Sam Layton, a respected psychic medium, is called upon by a reclusive landowner to determine how a murder at a prehistoric stone circle relates to human sacrifices that have occurred there through antiquity. He joins forces with Emma, an archaeologist grieving for her husband recently killed at the site, but events begin to affect him on a personal and dangerous level …
While investigating the paranormal occurrences in the area, more gruesome archaeological finds are discovered. Layton believes they relate to events locked away in his childhood memories. He is also desperate to discover the fate of the woman he loves.
Set against the atmospheric backdrop of ancient landscapes, stone circles, Roman ruins and ghosts, forests and moorland, The Daughters of Carrawburgh is a thrilling paranormal adventure, centering on a story of stone circles and the ghosts of Roman soldiers, rather than a world populated by monsters, dragons and trolls.