Temporary Signal Failure
Train spotter nearly side-tracked into getting a life! Pic: of Sydenham Hill Station, my own
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Chapter 35: Checkmate
Last Chapter in the City of Gargoyles. Book 2 of the Light-Father Trilogy The battle of Uppermost has been won but the battle of Muspelheim begins and their survival depends on the the bravery of one small child hiding in a barricade… Checkmate Ten Bells came and went punctuated by sporadic exchanges of fire, plasma-grenades and pipe bombs. The
» Read moreChapter 28: Azrael Strikes
Chapter 28 of the City of Gargoyles: Book 2 in the Light-Father Trilogy The Bede Angels go to Brigstowe for munitions as Ursaf, Harold and Fern realise they are part of an endless war spanning all the planes of Creation; a part they must win – then Harold himself becomes a battleground for the Powers That Be…. Azrael Strikes
» Read moreChapter 26: Defend Ten Towns
Chapter 26 of the City of Gargoyles: Second book in the Light-Father trilogy Harold maps out a strategy to defend a city with so few people in his ‘army’ but the resources of Milverburg and several rotorcraft are at their disposal. How he will exorcise Azrael is another matter but then Michael presents Shield and Mouse with a supernatural gift:
» Read moreChapter 25: Council of War
Chapter 25 of the City of Gargoyles: Book 2 of the Light-Father Trilogy In Schimrian’s Chambers at the Great Manse, Abbots, Fathers and Brothers gather to debate the assault upon Milverburg and Abbess Ondine receives a cruel command… Council of War “Fall now, sweet irony; like rain upon a desert dune; a brief oasis then a cruel mirage for
» Read moreChapter 24: Tower of the Sun
Chapter 24 of the City of Gargoyles: Book 2 of the Light-Father Trilogy Snatched from the jaws of death, Surl is reunited with Ken Glascae whom she’d freed from the Redemptions Cells at the Great Abbey. Uneasy alliances are forged…. Tower of the Sun Harold despaired as four lines of erupting fountains from heavy calibre rounds plunging into
» Read moreChapter 23: Second Skirmish
Chapter 23 of City of Gargoyles: Book 2 of the Light-Father Trilogy The Light-Father and the others head for Wealthorpe where they encounter a large scouting party from Burslen Abbey and have no choice but to fight again. Meanwhile in the Vatican, Abbot Amherus plots his return to Britannia… Second Skirmish “In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.”
» Read moreChapter 22: Strange Dawns
Chapter 22 of the City of Gargoyles: Book 2 of the Light-Father Trilogy. Mother Nightshade meets a Goddess, Father Ursaf and the Brothers of Bede find an epiphany through fang and claw while Mother Ivy tames two Stone Ghosts…..
» Read moreChapter 21: Howlings
Chapter 21 of the City of Gargoyles. Book 2 of the Light-Father Trilogy. Abbot Pious tortures Brother Ignatius and plans the assault on Milverburg; Abbot Michael takes his first steps towards salvation while Burslen Abbey comes under attack from the new threat and terror sweeping south… Howlings “Well, Pious,” Schimrian said, setting aside his glass of brandy. “Forgive
» Read moreChapter 20: Lamentation
Chapter 20 of the City of Gargoyles: Book 2 of the Light-Father Trilogy Nightshade faces her past while the little saboteurs tell of their exploits at the Great Abbey and a strange request from the Abbess and Brother Ignatius…. Lamentations “Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak knits up the o’er wrought heart and bids it break.” – Shakespeare Nightshade put
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