From folklore, strange history and dark goddesses to vampires, fiction and tales from the twilight, our books take the subjects we explore on Mysterious Times a little further. Browse the collection below – click a cover to find out more or buy a copy.
Books by Kirst Mason D’Raven
Dark Goddesses of Power and Peril
Meet the dangerous, defiant and frequently misunderstood women of mythology – goddesses whose stories are filled with power, passion, vengeance and peril.
Forever 26: Until I’m Not
Nathaniel Graves has been twenty-six for five hundred years. Being a vampire has its advantages – until a broken lift, an approaching sunrise and one very persistent security guard turn an ordinary night into a fight for survival.
The 27 Club. Fame, Tragedy and Society’s Obsession.
From blues legends to rock icons, the 27 Club has become one of music’s most enduring myths. Explore the lives, deaths and strange legacy of the famous musicians who never made it past twenty-seven.
Tales From the Wyld Frontier
Journey through Scotland’s history and folklore, where bloody battles, ancient beliefs, strange legends and supernatural tales linger across the landscape – and the line between history and story is rarely as clear as it seems.
Menagerie of Lore
From creatures we know to beasts we only think we know, explore the myths, legends, superstitions and strange beliefs that humans have woven around the animal kingdom for centuries.
Tales From the Rumour Mill
We’ve all heard them – tales repeated so often that they’ve become accepted as fact. From persistent urban legends to extraordinary claims and modern myths, take a rummage through the rumours Britain just can’t seem to let go.
Tales From the Twilight
Kirst Mason D’Raven & Simon Axford
The Lantern Keeper and other tales from the Twilight
Some lights are meant to guide you home. Others lead you somewhere you were never meant to go. A collection of dark and atmospheric tales where the supernatural waits just beyond the edge of the familiar.
Hunted and more tales from the Twilight
Something is always hunting. Across these dark tales of fear, folklore and the supernatural, ordinary lives collide with things that stalk, watch and wait. And sometimes the most dangerous monsters are the ones that look human.
Blood on Snow and further tales from the Twilight
Against a landscape of cold, darkness and falling snow, ordinary lives brush against the strange, the supernatural and the deadly. A collection of atmospheric tales where winter hides more than footprints and not everything out in the cold wants to stay there.
The Lychgate Chronicles Tales from the Twilight Book Four
Twenty-four tales of things that refuse to stay buried. Step through the lychgate into a collection where the past isn’t finished with the living and the dead have stories of their own.
Books by Simon Axford
I Know How This Goes
The asteroid will hit the earth in nine days. There is no stopping it and nowhere to run. Told through the eyes of nine very different people, Simon Axford’s debut novel explores what happens when the end is certain and all that remains is deciding how to spend the time you have left.
