Ghosts of Albion

From Amber Benson and award-winning author Christopher Golden comes a supernatural thriller with demons, secret agendas, and spectral warriors, set amid the deadly slums of nineteenth-century London. Based on the smash BBC web series that took England by storm, the GHOSTS OF ALBION novels are horror adventures laced with dark humor and darker lusts. William and Tamara Swift are Britain's protectors against the supernatural. Having inherited the role from their grandfather, they're joined by his greatest allies: Bodicea, the warrior queen, Admiral Lord Nelson, and Lord Byron -- the Ghosts of Albion.

Backstory and Other Stories

Christopher Golden, Amber Benson and the BBC teamed up to create an animated horror/adventure online series called Ghosts of Albion. The first hour-long Ghosts of Albion animated tale was entitled Legacy. You may watch Legacy at the BBC site. The success of Legacy lead to another animated project, Embers, which is also at the BBC site. Subterranean Press then published Initiation, a collection of the full scripts for Legacy and Embers. As an added bonus, Initiation also features the short story Illusions.

The next Ghosts of Albion project was an audio feature called Astray. Subterranean Press followed up with a limited edition of Astray in book form.

The first full-length original Ghosts of Albion novel, Accursed, hit bookstores in October 2005. The second Ghosts of Albion novel, Witchery, was released at the end of September 2006. The two novels are available in bookstores all over the world, shelved in the sci-fi/fantasy/horror section.

Electronic press kits are available for several of the projects:
Legacy
Embers
Accursed

Also available: The Ghosts of Albion RPG (role playing game) published by Eden Studios. You may order it through RPG Now or DriveThruStuff.

Read an exclusive interview with the authors.

Learn more about the full-length novels:

Accursed When a plague infests the slums of Victorian London, it releases hideous creatures who feed upon the innocent. If the Swifts can't stop it, all of England may fall prey to this unholy invasion. It seems as if a battle is imminent -- an epic battle that may rage all the way to Buckingham Palace . . . and beyond. Time is running out as William and Tamara must learn whether their friends will stand beside them, or seduce and betray them. Check out the Accursed Electronic Press Kit. Additional Details 400 pages October 25th, 2005 Trade Paperback ISBN: 034547130X Published by Del Rey

Witchery Before you can save Albion, you must destroy the poison in its black heart. Responding to a plea from Cornwall, Tamara discovers that the rumors of young women, both human and fairy, vanishing without a trace are horribly true. Instead of hard clues, she uncovers only whispers of witches, infernal abductions, and a pyre of innocents planned for the solstice. Indeed, Tamara has never faced a more dangerous task for the legendary land of King Arthur's Camelot also harbors dark, bloody deeds and a waking evil. Soon nothing, not even mighty Albion, will be safe from the deadly peril. A voluptuous, twisted thriller, Ghosts of Albion: Witchery brings to life a sizzling, nineteenth century world of fiends, phantoms, and spine-tingling terror. Additional Details 400 pages September 26th, 2006 Trade Paperback ISBN: 0345471318 Published by Del Rey

Reviews

"Ghosts of Albion: Accursed is a fabulously entertaining combination of Victorian conventions, sensuous undertones, and some seriously evil magic. Against a new strain of wickedness that's crept into Britain stand William and Tamara Swift, brother and sister, who are just discovering their supernatural potential. You can't go wrong with this rich and complex novel."

-- Charlaine Harris, New York Times bestselling author of Dead to the World

"Ghosts of Albion is a sexy, twisted dark fantasy adventure - Benson and Golden have written one fantastic ride of a book. If Laurell K. Hamilton wrote tales of Victorian England.they might come close to this one."

-- Douglas Clegg, Stoker award-winning author of Priest of Blood

"Demons from the subcontinent threaten Her Majesty Queen Victoria . . . in this hefty, hormone-stuffed novel. Demons, bodice-ripping passion and some good old murky London gloom; all one can ask for in a dark night's reading."

-- Kirkus

"[An] entertaining, fast-paced supernatural thriller."

-- Publishers Weekly