The Daemon Parallel - Softcover

Roy Gill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0863158692 ISBN 13: 9780863158698

Publisher: Floris Books, 2012

Synopsis

It was over coffee and biscuits that Grandma Ives offered to return Cameron's father from the dead...Cameron never came to visit his grandma when his dad was alive -- and he's just found out the reason why. Sent to stay with her after his father's death, Grandma Ives soon reveals their family's extraordinary abilities, and introduces him to the dark side of Edinburgh he never knew existed -- the Daemon Parallel. Cameron is sent on dangerous missions in Edinburgh's daemon underworld to find the ingredients for an ancient spell that will bring his dad back to life. Cameron befriends a werewolf, bargains with a giant bat-like beast, and struggles to escape the clutches of a powerful spider daemon. But will he survive long enough to finish the resurrection spell? And who can he trust in a world where nothing is what it seems?

About this title

From the Inside Flap

'"Where dwell those creatures that are not man, no nor angel either," she recited. "Where do you think the monsters people used to believe in came from?"

"Ri-ight." Cameron had the distinct impression this conversation was running away from him. "And this daemon world would be where exactly?"

"Closer than you think."'

After his father's death, Cameron discovers an inheritance he could never have imagined. He has the power to world shift between the Human and Daemonic realms and travel through the Parallel a void in between worlds where the humanian and daemonic meet.

Entering Edinburgh's dark demon underworld Cameron befriends a werewolf, bargains with beasts, and battles demons. But who can he trust in a world where nothing is what it seems?

Roy Gill's 'Parallel' books introduce a stunning new mythology of colliding worlds and supernatural creatures, grounded in the familiar Edinburgh landscape.

About the Author

Roy Gill was born in Edinburgh and has a Ph.D. from Stirling University on the topic of media fans. He has taught English and Film at Stirling and Strathclyde and worked front-of-house in a theater. He has always enjoyed writing and has published articles, reviews, and short fiction in books and journals such as Critical Quarterly, Creeping Flesh, and Fractured West. In 2009-1910, he won a New Writer's Award from the Scottish Book Trust.

Edition details

• Publisher: Floris Books
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0863158692
• ISBN 13: 9780863158698
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 310