The Hollow People
On the sinister island of Tarnagar dreaming is a crime that will get you locked up and branded a danger to society. In this doomed and repressive place ruled by dictator Dr Sigmundus, Dante and Bea, two young people who were never meant to meet, cross paths and share their dreams. Their small act of defiance is the beginning of a rebellion that will change their world forever.
The first book in The Promises of Dr Sigmundus series.
This gripping thriller has the freshness and philosophical drive of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials…A must-read for all creative, free thinkers.’
Books For Keeps
The Cracked Mirror
Dante is on the run. Bea is in prison and Ezekiel is wounded. Things do not look good for the Púca, the tiny band of individuals who refuse to accept the authority of Dr Sigmundus.
And they’re about to get a whole lot worse.
In the depths of the Odyll a new kind of evil is about to be born. Its name is Gallowglass and its mission is simple. Hunt down and destroy those who will not obey. Only Dante can stop it. To do so he must face a terrible choice and discover the dark secret at the heart of his own family.
The second book in The Promises of Dr Sigmundus series, continuing the thrilling journey that began in The Holl0w People.
This gripping thriller has the freshness and philosophical drive of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials…A must-read for all creative, free thinkers.’
Books For Keeps
The Resurrection Fields
For years Dr Sigmundus has ruled Gehenna with an iron grip. Now he is dead and the country has a new leader – Dante Cazabon.
But why has Dante joined forces with his enemy? Does he really want to destroy the Púca and kill his old friend, Bea? And what is the purpose of the bridge he is building within the Odyllic realm
As a new and terrible phase in the history of Gehenna begins, a lost work by the banned poet Alvar Kazimir Mendini comes to light that some people believe predicts the end of the world.
In the third part of The Promises trilogy, Brian Keaney concludes the thrilling journey that began in The Hollow People
‘This gripping thriller has the freshness and philosophical drive of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials…A must-read for all creative, free thinkers.’
Books For Keeps
Jacob’s Ladder
There are a million ways to find yourself at the bottom of Jacob’s Ladder but only one way to reach the top.
A boy wakes up to find himself lying on the ground in the middle of an enormous field. There is cropped grass beneath him, dotted here and there with tiny white flowers which seem to glow in the twilight. Ahead of him, in the distance, he can see a line of trees. Nothing is moving in any direction.
He tries to recall how he got here and why he has been lying on the ground fast asleep but he can remember almost nothing. Only one thing remains in his memory: his name is Jacob.
This is the story of a nightmare that will not go away and a journey through fear towards hope. It’s a choice between a past you cannot remember and a future you cannot predict. Do you have the strength to take that journey and the courage to make that choice?