Billionaire Saul Abercrombie owns a vast tract of land on the
Pembrokeshire coast. By restoring the original forest that covered the
area before medieval times, he believes he will rekindle the spirits of
ancient folklore. But the re-planting of the forest will revive an
altogether darker and more dangerous entity--and young arboreal expert
Tom Curtis will find himself engaging in an epic, ancient battle between
good and evil. A battle in which there can be only one survivor.
Former magazine editor Francis Cottam is the author of four novels and
the novelization of a feature film. His debut novel The Firefighter
was shortlisted for the W.H. Smith Literature award. It was followed by
Hamer's War, Slapton Sands and A Shadow on the Sun. All four of
these novels are either set in, or examine the repercussions of the
Second World War.
The Firefighter examines one man's experience of the most intense
period of the London Blitz. Hamer's War takes as its theme the moral
dilemma facing a brave German soldier recovering from a wound sustained
in battle on the Eastern Front.
The Resident is the novelization of a film made by the resurgent
Hammer production company. Along with Slapton Sands and A Shadow on
the Sun, it is available for download on Kindle.
Francis is the author of a series of paranormal thrillers published
under the pen name F.G. Cottam
