The Fatal Verse of the Valley

About Me

The Fatal Verse of the Valley can be bought online from anywhere in the world by clicking HERE .
It forms the first part of The Red Book Trilogy, a series of fantasy fiction novels suitable for both children and adults.

"The Fatal Verse of the Valley" - Synopsis:
When a strange lady in white passes through his remote village, far to the north of the Shale Valley, Behvyn Hahn follows her.

Yet this simple act plunges Behvyn, his brother and his friends into the heart of portentous events that have waited to be unleashed since the lands were first brought into being.

With the race of Hudrons spilling out of myth, a bewitched King lying in a deadly trance, the arrival of an armed and dangerous Scarecrow and the maniacal Captain Fetlock determined to see him hanged for a murder he did not commit, Behvyn learns of the five Verses of Power - but the only clue to their location is also known to his enemies.

So begins a deadly chase through the Shale Valley as the fate of all hangs in the balance.

My Interests

I live in the heart of Manchester, where I am working on Book II of The Red Book trilogy.

I'm a photographer as well. Click HERE to visit my alternate photo site 'LightMagic'.

Please also check out the music of my incredibly talented cousin, Jon Wright. Just click on the picture below.

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My Blog

REVIEW: Im Not There

At the risk of sounding like Mr. Jones, you know something is happening here but you just don't know what it is. I wouldn't mind, but I weren't actually trying to get to the bo...
Posted by The Fatal Verse of the Valley on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:19:00 PST

FILM REVIEW: The Golden Compass: Part One of His Dark Materials

This movie is like a crème brulee without a crispy top. It has all the ingredients to be a taste sensation, but in the preparation something big got missed. They forgot to take o...
Posted by The Fatal Verse of the Valley on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:25:00 PST

Bond vs IMDb

So, those of you who know me know that I am a nerd about some things, and about Bond, James Bond I am irretrievably sad. There's not a scene I don't know, I can recite the movies in order, the ...
Posted by The Fatal Verse of the Valley on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 02:18:00 PST

Lost A Tooth (poem)

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Posted by The Fatal Verse of the Valley on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 04:14:00 PST

REVIEW: Ratatouille

This is a hard sell. Firstly, you've got to buy-in to the anthropomorphisation of rattus rattus. I've seen rats; you don't think twice before calling in the exterminators. An...
Posted by The Fatal Verse of the Valley on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:59:00 PST

The Trumpeters Return

Regret set in apologising eyes Looks up at me as I guide our one-sided conversation They speak to me: Death is near but welcome, It has visited them all, all his friends Lost on the blazing sands of ...
Posted by The Fatal Verse of the Valley on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 05:19:00 PST

REVIEW: All About My Mother @ The Old Vic, London

No pressure, just an Oscar-winning Spanish film with legions of devoted fans to please. The offering: an English-language version of the Almodóvar classic 'All About My Mother' adapted i...
Posted by The Fatal Verse of the Valley on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 01:56:00 PST

REVIEW: Control (Ian Curtis - Joy Division biopic movie)

I love and hate Joy Division, because they make me care. 'Control' is about their lead singer Ian Curtis, who hanged himself from the kitchen ceiling of his house on May 18th, 1980. Jeff Buckl...
Posted by The Fatal Verse of the Valley on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:51:00 PST

Four Scathing Reviews and a Pleasant Surprise

'Across The Universe' is a Beatles sing-a-long movie that's pointless unless you're familiar with their lesser known album tracks. Happily, that sums me up to a tee, and so 'She Came In Through A Bath...
Posted by The Fatal Verse of the Valley on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 01:55:00 PST

REVIEW: Quentin Tarantinos Death Proof

I've worked it out. Finally, the thing that's been bugging me about 'Death Proof', the Fifth Film by Quentin Tarantino (or sixth, if you double-count Kill Bill Parts 1 & 2). Th...
Posted by The Fatal Verse of the Valley on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:05:00 PST