The Hollow People

by Brian Keaney

Published 7 September 2006
Dante is a kitchen boy at a sinister institution on the island of Tarnagar. The teachings of Dr Sigmundus hold sway, and everyone has to take ichor when they come of age. No one has dreams after taking ichor. Bea is the privileged daughter of doctors who dreams of a ruined city. When a dangerous new inmate arrives, he stops time and opens up a new world for Dante and Bea.

Orobas, the evil creature from the Odyll -- the energy field that underlies all things -- has made the leap from the shell of the evil Dr Sigmundus's body to Dante's body. In the form of Dante Sigmundus, Orobas seeks total dominion over all souls. In the state of Gehenna that Dante Sigmundus rules, the repression of freedom, dreams and individuality grows ever harsher, and a sinister organisation called The Faithful is being formed to keep the population in line. As Dante is crowned Sigmundus the Second, a new and terrible phase in the history of Gehenna is about to begin, a phase in which the true meaning of the Mendini Canticle will become horribly clear...

The Gallow Glass

by Brian Keaney

Published 6 September 2007
In THE HOLLOW PEOPLE, Dante the kitchen boy found that he had the power to manipulate Odyllic Force to confront the evil force that was behind Dr Sigmundus. Now, we meet Dante's nemesis: his evil twin Luther. Luther is being manipulated to do evil in the name of Dr Sigmundus, and only Dante can stop him. Meanwhile, Dante's best friend Bea, is being held captive in a sinister institution, forced to take the drug Ichor, which represses all individuality and creativity. When Dante sets out to save Bea, he has to make a terrible choice.