Snake Eyes
by Tony Rattigan
Price: $4.99 USD. 55110 words.
Published on November 16, 2011. Fiction.
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.
Location: United Kingdom
Member Since: Aug. 16, 2011
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Tony Rattigan
Biography
After 22 years in the Royal Air Force, 5 years in the National Health Service and 10 years at one of the UK’s largest charities, Oxfam, Tony decided he’d done enough for Queen and Country and he was about due some ‘me’ time.
Consequently he took early retirement in 2010 to work on his writing. He lives in Oxfordshire UK with his Albatross and a pet monkey. (No, not really. That’s just a vain attempt to sound interesting.)
Rufus Cobb, Adele Curran and Jim Darby are the lead characters in a series of books – The Londum Series - written by Tony Rattigan. 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.
Consequently he took early retirement in 2010 to work on his writing. He lives in Oxfordshire UK with his Albatross and a pet monkey. (No, not really. That’s just a vain attempt to sound interesting.)
Rufus Cobb, Adele Curran and Jim Darby are the lead characters in a series of books – The Londum Series - written by Tony Rattigan. 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.
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Books
A Londum Yuletide
by Tony Rattigan
Price: $2.99 USD. 11050 words. Published on November 3, 2011. Fiction.
(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.
Price: $2.99 USD. 11050 words. Published on November 3, 2011. Fiction.
(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.
The Londum Omnibus Volume One
by Tony Rattigan
Price: $9.99 USD. 218710 words. Published on September 3, 2011. Fiction.
(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.
Price: $9.99 USD. 218710 words. Published on September 3, 2011. Fiction.
(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.
The Speed of Dark
by Tony Rattigan
Price: $4.99 USD. 62230 words. Published on September 3, 2011. Fiction.
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.
Price: $4.99 USD. 62230 words. Published on September 3, 2011. Fiction.
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.
Hair of the Dog
by Tony Rattigan
Price: $4.99 USD. 76610 words. Published on August 25, 2011. Fiction.
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 and end to the werewolf menace once and for all. But does Darby have his own agenda?
Price: $4.99 USD. 76610 words. Published on August 25, 2011. Fiction.
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 and end to the werewolf menace once and for all. But does Darby have his own agenda?
Split Infinity
by Tony Rattigan
Price: $4.99 USD. 80480 words. Published on August 16, 2011. Fiction.
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?
Price: $4.99 USD. 80480 words. Published on August 16, 2011. Fiction.
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?
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- Fairy Tales for Freya
on Jan. 08, 2012
Beautifully written. She has a real talent for painting pictures with words, evoking images with language. I was captivated with 'The Piper' and 'The Woman of the Well'. However, like others have said, there needs to be some resolution in stories. I liked the ending of 'The Piper' but 'The Woman of the Well' left me unsatisfied, wanting to know what happened, instead of it just breaking off like that. And, unless I misread it, in 'Crystalline' there was no explanation for WHY things turned out the way they did, (trying to avoid spoilers here). I've just downloaded 'The Taint: Octavia' to read, so let's see how she does on a longer story.
- We, The Hidden (Book 1) The Race Within
on Feb. 23, 2012
You can approach this book in two ways, even if you don’t buy into the New Age, Atlantis-style stuff, (which I personally don’t) you can still suspend your disbelief and read it as a decent thriller mixed with paranormal elements. The main character Tolan Nichols gets involved with a clandestine organisation that is tracking down a group of mysterious people who are living beneath a mountain in California. When they finally meet up with them, they turn out to be members of an ancient civilisation known as Lemurians. (I was hoping for Nazi scientists from WWII but there you go, can’t win ‘em all.) Along the way Tolan learns more about himself and his special powers as he meets the woman that he will love and the woman who will teach him about his past. I enjoyed this book very much and bought the second instalment of the series, as soon as it was released.