Rufus Cobb, Adele Curran and Jim Darby are the lead characters in a series of books - The Londum Series. Set in an alternate Victorian Era, they recount the adventures of Rufus Cobb a private detective, his lady friend, Adele Curran (who just happens to be a witch) and Jim Darby, who is a jewel-thief and conman ... but whose crimes strangely only seem to benefit the poor. Cobb and his friends live in the city of Londum, in the country of Albion, the centre of the British Empire.
The Londum Series
Split Infinity
by Tony Rattigan
Series: The Londum Series, Book 1.
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 80,450.
Language:
English.
Published: August 16, 2011
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Historical
In an alternate Victorian England named Albion, Rufus Cobb, part time private detective, full time drunk, is hired by his old enemy Marcus Quist to find his missing daughter.
Destiny conspires to saddle Cobb with the most important case of his life, well, anybody’s life come to that. The fate of the Universe may depend on Cobb. Good job the pubs stay open late.
And who is killing all the clowns?
Hair of the Dog
by Tony Rattigan
Series: The Londum Series, Book 2.
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 76,590.
Language:
English.
Published: August 25, 2011
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Historical
On a state visit to Albion, the Great Seal of Pils-Holstein is stolen. Private detective Rufus Cobb is called in to recover the Seal and avoid an international incident.
Meanwhile, a werewolf is stalking the East End of Londum, are the two things connected?
Cobb and Jim Darby are sent to Pils-Holstein to put an end to the werewolf menace once and for all.
But does Darby have his own agenda?
The Speed of Dark
by Tony Rattigan
Series: The Londum Series, Book 3.
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 62,230.
Language:
English.
Published: September 3, 2011
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Historical
Against his better judgement, Rufus Cobb is persuaded to travel to another Universe to rescue someone he doesn't even like.
Before he’s finished, he'll find himself fulfilling someone’s centuries old prophecy by igniting a revolution that will lead to the freedom of all Angleland. And as if that wasn’t enough, having a showdown with the Gods themselves is enough to keep anyone on their toes.
The Londum Omnibus Volume One
by Tony Rattigan
Series: The Londum Series, Book 4.
Price:
$9.99 USD.
Words: 218,730.
Language:
British English.
Published: September 3, 2011
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Historical
(5.00 from 1 review)
The Omnibus edition of the Londum Series containing the first three novels. Collected here for the first time in one volume.
Contains the novels: Split Infinity, Hair of the Dog and The Speed of Dark.
A Londum Yuletide
by Tony Rattigan
Series: The Londum Series, Book 5.
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 11,050.
Language:
English.
Published: November 3, 2011
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Historical, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
(4.00 from 1 review)
From an Alternate Victorian England called Albion, three spooky, short stories set during the Yuletide season, woven together into one narrative, A Londum Yuletide, to prove that ‘There are more things in Heaven and Earth, than are dreamt of in your philosophy, Horatio Hornblower!’
Pub Talk -
Trial by Gravity -
Unfinished Business.
Part of the Londum Series.
Snake Eyes
by Tony Rattigan
Series: The Londum Series, Book 6.
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 55,100.
Language:
English.
Published: November 16, 2011
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Historical
Book Six of The Londum Series.
Racine Deveaux seeks Jim Darby's help to bring down her travelling companion, Vincent Lassiter. Reluctant at first to help, Jim is finally persuaded to involve Lassiter in a scam to force him into a position where Racine can be revenged upon him. Seems simple, doesn’t it?
Including Bonus Story - A Londum Yuletide.
The Great Game
by Tony Rattigan
Series: The Londum Series, Book 7.
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 56,130.
Language:
English.
Published: August 11, 2012
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Historical, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
After helping his friend, Fiona Hetheringham, with the staged theft of the famed Hetheringham Necklace, Jim Darby is approached by the British Secret Service, in the form of Thornton Wells. A secret treaty between Rooskia and the Ostro-Ungarian Empire needs to be recovered.
And just to add to the fun, Inspector Herbert Corner of Caledonia Yard is on his trail for the Hetheringham Necklace robbery.
Quantum of Solstice
by Tony Rattigan
Series: The Londum Series, Book 8.
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 20,030.
Language:
English.
Published: October 2, 2012
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Historical, Fiction » Historical » Paranormal
(5.00 from 1 review)
From an Alternate Victorian England called Albion, three spooky short stories set during the Yuletide season, featuring Rufus Cobb, Adele Curran, Jim Darby and Thornton Wells.
In these three stories our heroes come face to face with what it means to live ... and to die.
The Last Present - A Snowball in Hell’s Chance - Death on the Cards.
And a bonus poem - ‘Twas the night before Solstice'.
Snowfall: Second Edition
by Tony Rattigan
Series: The Londum Series, Book 9.
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 52,220.
Language:
English.
Published: April 10, 2015
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Historical, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
A collected edition of the Christmas books: A Londum Yuletide, Quantum of Solstice and Winter Shorts.
From an alternate England called Albion, a collection of spooky stories set during the Yuletide season, Pub Talk – Trial by Gravity – Unfinished Business – The Last Present – A Snowball in Hell’s Chance – Death on the Cards – The One That Got Away – All That Glitters ... – Yuletide Spirit.
Winter Shorts
by Tony Rattigan
Series: The Londum Series, Book 10.
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 21,580.
Language:
English.
Published: November 27, 2013
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Fantasy » Historical
Another visit to Albion in the Yuletide season. As the snow falls and Solstice approaches join Rufus Cobb and his friends in three more seasonal short stories as they once again confront life and death, mystery and Magick, tea and crumpets!
Contains the stories:
The One That Got Away,
All that Glitters ...,
Yuletide Spirit
Foothold
by Tony Rattigan
Series: The Londum Series, Book 11.
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 84,290.
Language:
British English.
Published: March 10, 2016
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Historical, Fiction » Historical » United Kingdom
Once upon a time, the Creator of the Multiverse warned Cobb that one day the Elves would return to his world. And now they’re back! They have breached the walls between Universes and as the last remnants of a dying race have asked for sanctuary, to escape their own, barren world. The rulers of Cobb’s world are inclined to help but is there something more sinister going on? Cobb believes so.
The Londum Omnibus Volume Two
by Tony Rattigan
Series: The Londum Series, Book 12.
Price:
$9.99 USD.
Words: 183,870.
Language:
British English.
Published: March 11, 2016
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Historical, Fiction » Historical » United Kingdom
The Omnibus edition of the Londum Series Volume Two containing three more novels. Collected here for the first time in one volume. This book contains the novels: Snake Eyes, the Great Game and Foothold.
Corsair
by Tony Rattigan
Series: The Londum Series, Book 13.
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 42,850.
Language:
English.
Published: December 16, 2021
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Historical, Fiction » Historical » Victorian
Jim Darby is back on his travels again! Now that he’s got his airship company off the ground (ahem) the British Secret Service want him to do another little job for them.
Just pop down to Malta in one of his airships and pick up a decoding device for them. Too bad there’s a sexy woman pyrate docked there, who’s an old flame of Jim’s and she’s still smouldering about how they parted.