Book 1

Sixty-One Nails

by Mike Shevdon

Published 29 October 2009
There is a secret war raging beneath the streets of London. A dark magic will be unleashed by the Untainted...Unless a new hero can be found. Neverwhere's faster, smarter brother has arrived. The immense SIXTY-ONE NAILS follows Niall Petersen, from a suspected heart attack on the London Underground, into the hidden world of the Feyre, an uncanny place of legend that lurks just beyond the surface of everyday life. The Untainted, the darkest of the Seven Courts, have made their play for power, and unless Niall can recreate the ritual of the Sixty-One Nails, their dark dominion will enslave all of the Feyre, and all of humankind too. FILE UNDER: Urban Fantasy [Hidden War / Ancient Legend / Secret History / Deadly Duel]

Book 2

Road to Bedlam

by Mike Shevdon

Published 1 January 2010
The sequel to Sixty-One Nails "There's been an accident. It's your daughter." But Alex isn't dead. She's been snatched because she came into her magical power early. Her father, Niall Petersen, must use his own wayward magic to track her down and save her from the madness of Bedlam. File under: Urban Fantasy [ Undying Madness / Insane Magic / Secret Realities / Stolen Children ]

Book 3

Strangeness and Charm

by Mike Shevdon

Published 1 January 2012
Alex has been saved from the fate that awaited her in Bedlam, but in freeing her, Niall has released others of their kind into the population. Now, as Warder, he must find them and persuade them to swap their new-found liberty for security in the courts - but is the price of sanctuary to swap one cage for another? File Under: Urban Fantasy; Folklore hero; "Faerie Legend"; "Secret World"; and, Magic London. "The pacing is spot-on, the characters engaging, and the world fits together beautifully to create a London that ought to be". (C.E. Murphy).