About
I was the first boy in Britain to meet a Dalek in the flesh (so to speak) when my Dad took me to the BBC workshops one dark January night in 1964. That early experience probably explains quite a lot. After a childhood spent daydreaming about aliens and vampires, I discovered Marvel Comics and happily gave up all connection with reality to immerse myself in the marvellous worlds of Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, John Romita, Jim Steranko and Neal Adams. Every Saturday I used to head doggedly from newsagent to newsagent, searching out the latest Iron Man or Spider-man comics, which I would buy for 10d each (that’s about 4p in your fancy modern digital money). Since those halcyon days I've written a lot of books. Really, a lot. If you put a copy of every one of my books in a suitcase then you’d need to get a friend to help you lift it. My favorites among my own books are Heart of Ice, a sci-fi interactive adventure story where the Côte d’Azur is a jungle and the Sahara is covered in snow, and my current project, Mirabilis, a comic book epic in the making. I'd say that my fantasy writing has been most influenced by Lord Dunsany, Jack Vance, Mike Mignola and Neil Gaiman, but I should stress that none of those gentlemen is personally to blame.
Divided against Yourselves (Spell Weaver)
Description
<h2>Taliesin Weaver thought that he had saved himself and his friends when he defeated the witch Ceridwen. He was wrong.</h2><h3><i>He always thought of evil as embodied in external threats that he could overcome in combat. Soon he will discover that the worst evil has been inside of him all along....</i></h3><p>Tal’s girlfriend is in a coma for which he holds himself responsible. A close friend, suffering from a past-life memory trauma similar to Tal's, is getting worse, not better. Morgan Le Fay is still lurking around and has an agenda Tal can’t figure out. Supernatural interruptions in his life are becoming more frequent, not less so, despite his expectations. In fact, Tal learns that something about his unique nature amplifies otherworldly forces in ways he never imagined were possible, ways that place at risk everyone close to him.</p><p>Tal and his allies must face everything from dead armies to dragons. As soon as they overcome one menace, another one is waiting for them. More people are depending on Tal than ever; he carries burdens few adults could face, let alone a sixteen-year-old like himself. Yet somehow Tal at first manages to handle everything the universe throws at him.</p><p>What Tal can’t handle is the discovery that a best friend, almost a brother, betrayed him, damaging Tal’s life beyond repair. For the first time, Tal feels a darkness within him, a darkness which he can only barely control...assuming he wants to. He’s no longer sure. Maybe there is something to be said for revenge, and even more to be said for taking what he wants. After all, he has the power...</p><p> </p><h2><u>Can Tal stop himself before he destroys everyone he has sworn he will protect? Scroll up to buy a copy and find out!</u></h2>
Story Behind The Book
Mirabilis is an epic ongoing fantasy adventure that originally began in Random House's comic The DFC.
Reviews
<div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:13px;">"</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">A new surprise on almost every page... </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">One of my favourite books of the year." - Book Zone For Boys</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#222222;background-color:#FFFFFF;">"It's the weird nightmarish things that seep into
the story that make Mirabilis really special. </span><span style="background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#222222;font-size:10pt;">I was completely captivated</span><span style="background-color:#FFFFFF;line-height:19px;"><font size="3">." - Lew Stringer</font></span></span></div><span style="font-size:small;line-height:normal;font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div><span style="font-size:small;line-height:normal;"><br /></span></div>"Morris deftly establishes a volatile chemistry between the trio, who are forced to work together as they are drawn into an esoteric conspiracy, centring around an ancient gold coin and the mysterious Royal Mythological Society." - Stephen Jewell, SFX<div><span style="font-size:small;line-height:normal;font-family:Tahoma;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:small;line-height:normal;font-family:Tahoma;">"My continuing love for Mirabilis just grows and grows. I'm really looking forward to the collection." - Richard Burton, Forbidden Planet International</span><div><span style="font-size:small;line-height:normal;font-family:Tahoma;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:small;line-height:normal;font-family:Tahoma;">"The characters and events are believable and the script has a nice flow that is easy to read and lures you into it. There's a nice narrative/storytelling feel to the script, almost musical." - Joe Milone, Kitty's Pryde</span></div></div>
