Keeper of the Hidden Flame - Paperback
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Terror from Beyond the Stars Stalks Napoleonic Spain!
Spain, 1811. The Peninsular War is raging, and dashing hussar Gaston Dubois has only just escaped disgrace through his sheer daring and audacity.But survival comes at a price. Drawn into a shadowy conspiracy that reaches from the battlefield to the ballroom, Dubois and the sworn men of the "Accursed 31st" Dragoons find themselves hunted by enemies both mortal and supernatural.
But when Dubois is inducted into an ancient order dedicated to defending mankind from the powers of darkness, he discovers that Spain faces a threat far worse than mere war. A ruthless bandita leader wants him dead-but beyond the fearsome outlaw lurks an ancient terror from beyond the stars, a horror capable of driving men mad and plunging the Peninsula into an eternity of darkness and death.
To stop it, Dubois must confront a nightmare no mortal man was meant to face. Failure means not only death, but the doom of every soul the Hidden Flame was sworn to protect.
Perfect for fans of Tim Powers, Robert E. Howard, H.P. Lovecraft, Bernard Cornwell, George McDonald Fraser and military fantasy with a dark supernatural edge.- Napoleonic cavalry warfare
- Duels, intrigue, and military rivalries
- Lovecraftian horror and occult mysteries
- The forging of the "Accursed 31st" Dragoons
- Dark wit and wry humour
"Another masterpiece. A perfect blending of Bernard Cornwell and H.P. Lovecraft that combines the thrill of Napoleonic warfare with multi-dimensional, unknowable horrors." - Sci-Fi & Fantasy Reviewer
"Dubois is a riot of a narrator. He's confident. He's boastful. He's a little unreliable. And he's more charming than he has any right to be. Dubois is a delight. Houlihan masterfully combines horror and humour in such a way that it enhances both. If you like horror, you'll love this. If you like humor, you'll love this. If you like historical military fiction... well, what are you waiting for? Add this to your cart!" - Reader Extraordinaire
John Houlihan has been a writer, journalist and broadcaster for over twenty five years, working in news, sport and videogames. He has been employed by The Times, Sunday Times and Cricinfo and is the former Editor-in-Chief of Computer and Video Games.com. He currently works for Modiphius Entertainment as a narrative designer and editor, as well being a video game consultant and script writer.
His first novel was Tom or The Peepers' and Voyeurs' Handbook and he has also written The Trellborg Monstrosities, The Crystal Void, Tomb of the Aeons and Before the Flood in his Seraph Chronicles series (also collected in Tales of the White Witchman: Volume One). The Trellborg Monstrosities is also a game scenario for Call of Cthulhu and Savage Worlds which is published by Modiphius. He is also the writer of the Achtung! Cthulhu: Tactics videogame.
He has published The Cricket Dictionary, a modern guide to the words, phrases and sayings of the greatest of games and has also edited a collection of short stories called Dark Tales from the Secret War which is set in the Achtung! Cthulhu universe. Other work includes contributions to sci-fi anthologies like The Hotwells Horror & Other Stories and Flash - A Celebration of Short Fiction.
Away from the written word he has an unnatural fondness for cricket, football, snowboarding, cycling, music, playing guitar and all forms of sci-fi, fantasy and horror. He has an unnatural dread about writing about himself in the third person and currently lives in his home town of Watford in the UK, because, well frankly, someone has to.
For latest news and information see http: //www.John-Houlihan.net or follow @johnh259 on Twitter
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