The tale of Sleet James and his
acquaintance with the demonic
and other-worldly Shadows....
Prologue - Shadows of London
Join the fight against the demonic Shadows right here! Sleet James is a man commited to his cause: the total annihilation of these creatures, who appeared out of nothingness and tore his life to shreds. All that remains to him is revenge.
Chapter 1 - A Shadow Emerges
Wandering the streets of London following the shocking death of his brother, a traumatised Sleet battles first with his own sanity, and then with a demonic beast that preys on the capital's homeless.
Chapter 2 - A Shadow of Nightmares
Sleet goes on the offensive, a nightime vigil in the Hyde Park undergrowth delivering to him his horrific quarry. But even the best laid plans can swiftly unravel.
Chapter 3 - Talk of Shadows
Sleet completes his arsenal, makes the aquaintance of the assertive Helen O'Mara, and finds the principles he was so sure of turned upside-down by a stranger's disconcerting revelation.
Chapter 4 - The Rector
Another is on the hunt for the monstrous Shadows, yet for completely differing reasons. And with an accomplished underground criminal organisation at his disposal, he is better equipped to do so than most.
Chapter 5 - Choices
Having come to terms with the reality of his situation, Sleet is faced with two very distinct decisions that will shape his future in more ways than one.
Chapter 6 - Perry's Story: part one
Herein, attention is focused upon the troubled figure of Sean Perry. We learn a little of his past and how he came to be in The Rector's employ.
Chapter 7 - Shadow on the Mind's Eye
In which we learn what transpires during Sleet's rendezvous with Perry, desperate as he is for an explanation to the increasingly concerning puzzle of the avid regard in which the Shadows appear to hold him.
Chapter 8 - Perry's Story: part two
The second part of Perry's sorry tale unravels. An exchange of contraband equipment goes horribly wrong, and events spiral further out of control as he finds himself confronted with the irrefutable mastery of an other-worldly force.
Chapter 9 - Moira
In which the rift that opened up between Sleet and his brother is explained, and we revisit a fateful night and the event which determined the course of his future, providing, as it did, an unlooked for purpose.
Chapter 10 - Into the Blue
Sleet confronts his destiny!
Interlude I - Hannover, 2005
Take a trip back in time, as the origins of the tale are unraveled and we begin to understand how two universes that were never meant to meet, did.
Chapter 11 - Transference
The eerie existence within the creature's shimmering portal is frightful enough, but what lies beyond seriously challenges all that Sleet has ever learnt to believe in.
Chapter 12 - Cometh Light
In which we learn the plight of those left behind and The Rector determines to discover the true nature of the creatures and the extent of Sleet and Perry's involvement.
Chapter 13 - Descent
Sleet must quickly come to terms with his alien surroundings. With only Sean Perry and an imposing Shadow creature for company, that proves to be an extremely tall order.
Chapter 14 - Something To Believe In
Whatever Happened to Sleet James?
Helen and Moira join forces in an attempt to find out.
Helen and Moira join forces in an attempt to find out.
Chapter 15 - Watching From The Shadows
The Rector enters the Shadow World!
Chapter 16 - Beneath the Canopy
We rejoin Sleet as he makes his way deeper into the alien land of the creatures who name themselves Mur-muri, accompanied by the treachery of Sean Perry and the intimidation of the beast known as Uvall.
Chapter 17 - Patiently Waiting
Helen and Moira follow up on their only lead, desperate to discover Sleet's whereabouts
Chapter 18
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