Possessions and Pursuits

Sarob Press have announced advance orders for Possessions and Pursuits, a shared volume of new fiction by John Howard and Mark Valentine:

‘John Howard’s fast-paced novel ‘Fallen Sun’ recounts the battle between several rival groups for ownership of a powerful Byzantine talisman, and the different visions they each encounter when it is in their possession. Through many twists and turns of chance and intention, none of the characters emerge unchanged, until the full significance of the treasure is at last revealed.

Mark Valentine’s ‘Masque and Anti-Masque’ is set in a small, ancient university town with a tradition of seasonal processions. But what is their significance? Could the town really be the occult capital of England, as a new book proposes? And in ‘The Prospero Machine’, the cards issued by fortune-telling machines at a seaside resort seem to have an uncanny influence on the town, linked to an obscure society’s work with dream magic.’

The book will be a hand-numbered, limited edition hardcover, with artwork by Paul Lowe. It is scheduled for publication by the end of this month.