“Windleroot was permanently a wasps’ nest of rumour and scandal. Gobbets of gossip continually dripped from the awnings of the establishments in Lowe Street. An innocent remark made at the top end became a slanderous accusation by the time it arrived at the horse trough at the bottom. Making the most trivial observation about anyone in the town was like playing hopscotch in a minefield.”

Dick Symes leads a cast of Dickensian characters in this rollicking magic-tinged tale.  After cavorting with strange beings from the 27th Dimension and inheriting an empowering object, the hero leads a campy caper to the town of Windleroot and its various peculiar environs such as the Nob, the Isle of Teflon, and the Crumpled Horn. Gordon Strong, a multifarious author, delivers a sumptuous modern phantasmagoria full of dithering magi, musty grimoires, chortling gods and dodgy magic – sprinkled evenly with wit, irony, allegory and pastiche. 

ISBN: 978-1-908011-70-1
Copyright: Gordon Strong
Language: English
Pages: 202  
Binding: perfect-bound paperback
Cover artwork: Matt Baldwin-Ives
Interior print: black & white
Dimensions: 140mm wide × 216mm tall (demy 8vo.)

Published September 30th 2013

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