A collection of stories that document what might happen if Birmingham played home to dragons. Everyday people find themselves trusted with eggs that help keep the skies of Birmingham safe. There are familiar landmarks, familiar settings that the winged creatures find being their home.
The dragons don’t just stay in this book. They also appear in other parts of my writing universe. If you take a look, you may find them in Chandni rises.
Dragon Realm was a really fun book to write. I was encouraged to write something different, and why not dragons? Why shouldn’t dragons also land in Birmingham. I see no reason why Birmingham should miss out on such fantasy.
The whole book universe is interconnected, so see if you spot all the links!
2025 has arguably the busiest ticket for book events. It promises to be an interesting year, in marking ten years since I first self-published. Let’s hope my maths holds up! All being well, I shall be at a number of events this year. There are a couple of wait-lists, but I don’t think I shall make the cut for those.
The book odyssey 2025 kicks off quite early this year.
Leeds Book Bonanza
Book lovers in Birmingham
Leek Book festival
Belfast Books and Ballgowns
Wonderland In Notttingham
Authors invade Scotland Stranraer
Dudley Con-Himley
Quite a lot, eh? There’s a fair bit of travel involved, which will be interesting to plot and plan. I’m rather excited by the one in Belfast and also Scotland. Whilst I’ve been to the US, and Montana. These are special as these are big events here in the United Kingdom. I’ve yet to take my books to Wales. The closest I’ve got is Shrewsbury.
The Fragments Universe reverberates with great change. As Gorbind Phalla exits and his daughter takes up his mantle with Chandni Rises. Someone else will have to rise to the challenge of overseeing The Fragments Universe.
Koby Anand has this challenge thrust upon him. Having been a leading man in his own book, Koby now has to manage not only his life but the contents of the whole Fragments Universe. There is a Transfer of Power from Gorbind Phalla with Koby having to work out what it means to take up the helm and lead the figments of The Fragments Universe.
A cast of familiar faces such as Devan Coultrie, Hades, the Lord of the Underworld and The Lady Aurelia all step into the breech to help Koby take on his new role. Not to mention a few new characters preparing for their own stories in this ever-evolving story telling universe.
A road map that details what Koby gets up to when he’s not tied up by his author’s pen and has to grapple with a whole new way of being a figment of an imagination.
A sequel to the Battle of Gravelly Hill Interchange.
As the battle concludes, a new dawn breaks over Birmingham. The city has changed. The city walls vibrate with what happened and what is to come.
As Lord of the Manor of Birmingham, Gorbind rode into battle, with Chandni and Armaan. Padmi had waved them off, with nothing but hope to hang onto. From having survived zombies, to hatching dragons and a dash of vampires.
Delia Entwhistle has earned her stripes and The Lady Aurelia arrives to take her place alongside the Lord of the Manor of Birmingham. Plus, there is Akaash. As he comes to grips with his place in this tale of a family pulling together in the face of adversity.
A story of change as Chandni, Armaan and Padmi do their best to keep each other standing whilst managing the new threats to the City of Birmingham.
Secrets will come out into the open as Chandni Rises.
A sequel to the Battle of Gravelly Hill Interchange.
As the battle concludes, a new dawn breaks over Birmingham. The city has changed. The city walls vibrate with what happened and what is to come.
As Lord of the Manor of Birmingham, Gorbind rode into battle, with Chandni and Armaan. Padmi had waved them off, with nothing but hope to hang onto. From having survived zombies, to hatching dragons and a dash of vampires.
Delia Entwhistle has earned her stripes and The Lady Aurelia arrives to take her place alongside the Lord of the Manor of Birmingham. Plus, there is Akaash. As he comes to grips with his place in this tale of a family pulling together in the face of adversity.
A story of change as Chandni, Armaan and Padmi do their best to keep each other standing whilst managing the new threats to the City of Birmingham.
Secrets will come out into the open as Chandni Rises.
This series follows all that happens to Gorbind Phalla and his family beyond ‘Kangana’ and with ‘The Battle of Gravelly Hill Interchange’. We start with the Battle of Gravelly Hill as Gorbind and his family face a different life. Their experiences mean that that the world as they know it, will never be the same again.
Chandni Rises sees the family battle new and growing challenges. The saga concludes with Chandni Chirag as the family faces a new future after the Carnage at Coppice Mayhew.
ON ITS WAY!! CHANDNI RISES
A sequel to the Battle of Gravelly Hill Interchange.
As the battle concludes, a new dawn breaks over Birmingham. The city has changed. The city walls vibrate with what happened and what is to come.
As Lord of the Manor of Birmingham, Gorbind rode into battle, with Chandni and Armaan. Padmi had waved them off, with nothing but hope to hang onto. From having survived zombies, to hatching dragons and a dash of vampires.
Delia Entwhistle has earned her stripes and The Lady Aurelia arrives to take her place alongside the Lord of the Manor of Birmingham. Plus, there is Akaash. As he comes to grips with his place in this tale of a family pulling together in the face of adversity.
A story of change as Chandni, Armaan and Padmi do their best to keep each other standing whilst managing the new threats to the City of Birmingham.
Secrets will come out into the open as Chandni Rises.
THE FINAL PART
CHANDNI CHIRAG BEYOND KANGANA
The final instalment of The Beyond Kangana Series is the herald of change to follow Chandni Rises.
The immediate aftermath of the Carnage at Coppice Mayhew has devastating loss. Padmi, Armaan and Chandni have to reconcile themselves with that they have lost as well as what they have gained.
Akaash joins them as they walk a path of loss towards healing, love and a different sense of family.
Chandni is now Lord of the Manor of Birmingham and sees the duties of the job stretch out before her. Padmi has the job of nurturing her daughter in her new job. Armaan grows into the role of being her Lieutenant. Birmingham will never be the same again.
Well, it’s nearly six months since Devan Coultrie is Unwell was released. What an adventure it has been so far!
The last six months has seen a fair few laurels land for the cast/crew of of Devan Coultrie is Unwell. There is another six months on this Filmy-Adventure!
A JAmedia.ukProduction. A Punam Farmah Film. Devan Coultrie Is Unwell
Confused, out of sorts; Devan’s day isn’t going well. From the bathroom, his bedroom to a bar. What exactly is going on?
This automatically made me thing of Behind the Scenes. The first third of the book at least.
The first third of the book is a compendium of Flash Fiction that relates the to the Fragments Universe.
What is the Fragments Universe?
Well, it stared with the book of the same name. Fragments, a book based upon a grief model that had six inter-related stories. There have been subsequent spin-offs; Kangana for one, as well the Gorbind Phalla Novelette that is The Battle of Gravelly Hill Interchange.
This selection of flash fiction is a behind the scenes peek into the lives of fictional characters. What is it, that they get up to when they aren’t clogging up my fountain pens.
We have Gorbind, Padmi, Devan Coultrie as well as Hades,Lord of the Underworld and the vampire, Lady Aurelia. Some of them, are established characters from fountain pens. Aurelia and Hades are waitig in the wings.
To be honest, Aurelia and Hades have two interesting stories in Behind the Scenes. Aurelia’s a business woman in the eighties, with Hades visiting The Women’s Hospital where meets The Angel Gabriel.
They both have respective works in progress sat next to my desk.
Aurelia also has a second book, that involves werewolves and a cabal of vampires.
When it comes to flash fiction, there is a second volume to be worked upon and developed. We see more of Gorbind and Padmi, which might be rather interesting.
Whilst Tolkien was inspired by Sarehole Mill, I’m at a loss to identify other pieces of fantasy, apocalypse or such drama to be set in the West Midlands.
I mean, why do aliens, zombies and creatures otherwise unspecified go to other geographic locations?
Why shouldn’t Birmingham not be a backdrop?
Please don’t get me wrong. I love Birmingham; Brummie Born and Bred. I am not tempting fate, being disparaging. Not in the least.
Working with Author city for the book event anthology, I picked the theme of a city of a thousand trades.
And chose to marry that with Dragons.
Here we have ten short stories that see Birmingham become home to some rather interesting creatures.
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