Ffion: Tail of a Witch

Ffion: Tail of a Witch

Paul Simpson

Nonfiction

On Halloween night a witch named Ffion is offered a deal to cast one of Hell’s residents back into the pit, but she only has 24 hours and the clock is ticking. Her only problem is that she was cursed over 300 years ago to wander the world as a cat. Will she break the spell and save the day or will the doorway to Hell remain open forever. Join Ffion on the journey she was destined to make.On Halloween night a witch named Ffion is offered a deal to cast one of Hell’s residents back into the pit, but they must be returned within 24 hours and the clock is ticking. Her only problem is that she was cursed over 300 years ago to wander the world as a cat. The reward for completion is release from this form, however failure will result in the doorway to Hell staying open for all of its occupants to escape and wander the earth forever. Join Ffion on the journey she was destined to make in the first tale of a greater story.
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Ffion: Spirit of the Five Stones

Ffion: Spirit of the Five Stones

Paul Simpson

Nonfiction

The third, final part of this tale's inevitable destiny. Ffion returns to the village in possession of an enchanted necklace that might assist in rescuing her mothers soul from the bewitched standing stones that have held her spirit for nearly 400 years. Ffion must fight two opposing forces whilst finding a way to restore her mothers life which will once again bring her face to face with Jack.Everything comes together for the third and final part of this tale's inevitable destiny. Summer solstice, Ffion returns to the village where it all started. She is now in possession of an enchanted necklace that might assist in rescuing her mother's soul from the bewitched standing stones that have contained her spirit for nearly 400 years. On this Mid-Summer's night however there are other forces at work wanting to claim her soul as their own. To one side it will return order, to another give them the power to overthrow their enemy, but to Ffion it will restore her family. Teaming up with her friend George (a cat), Ffion must protect her mother's spirit from both opposing forces whilst finding a way to restore her back to life. With a little surprise help from someone who has watched over her through the years, Fionn battles against the odds bringing her once again face to face with Jack.
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Revolutionary Spirit

Revolutionary Spirit

Paul Simpson

Nonfiction

Part memoir, part social history, Revolutionary Spirit is the poignant, often hilarious story of a cult Liverpool musician's scenic route to fame and artistic validation. If Morrissey was the Oscar Wilde of the 1980s indie scene, Simpson was its William Blake, a self destructive genius so lost in mystical visions of a new Arcadia that he couldn't meet the rent. Simpson's career begins alongside fellow Liverpool luminaries Julian Cope, Ian McCulloch, Bill Drummond, Ian Broudie, Will Sergeant, Pete Wylie, Pete Burns, and Pete de Freitas at the infamous Eric's club, where, in 1976, he finds himself at the birth of the city's second great musical explosion. Along the way, he co-founds and christens the neo-psychedelic pop group The Teardrop Explodes, shares a flat with a teenage Courtney Love, and forms The Wild Swans, the indie band of choice for literary-minded teens in the early 1980s, who burn bright and brief, in the process recording one of the...
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A Brief Guide to Stephen King

A Brief Guide to Stephen King

Paul Simpson

Nonfiction

2014 marks the 40th anniversary of the publication of Stephen King's first novel Carrie in April 1974. Rescued from the rubbish by his wife Tabitha, the novel launched the Maine schoolteacher on a prolific and extraordinarily successful career. His name has become synonymous with horror and suspense through over fifty works, including The Dark Tower, a retelling of Byron's Childe Harold to the Dark Tower Came.Simpson traces the writer's life from his difficult childhood - his father went out to the shops and never came back - through his initial books under the pseudonym Richard Bachman to the success of Carrie, Salem's Lot and The Shining in the 1970s, and beyond. He examines how King's writing was affected by the accident that nearly killed him in 1999 and how his battles with alcohol and addiction to medication have been reflected in his stories. The guide will also take a look at the very many adaptation's of King's...
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A Brief History of the Spy

A Brief History of the Spy

Paul Simpson

Nonfiction

This brief history offers a concise overview of “the Great Game” to uncover the true world of espionage beyond such fictional agents, with a clear focus on 1945 onwards, from the height of the Cold War to the War on Terror.
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