Genre: Historical Fiction and Magical Realism
Content Rating: PG:+ M: Young protagonists exploring the world but mature existential themes.
1580.
Nelan Michaels docks at Plymouth after sailing around the world aboard The Golden Hind. He seeks only to master his mystical powers – the mark of the salamander, that mysterious spirit of fire – and reunite with his beloved Eleanor.
After delivering a message to Francis Walsingham, he’s recruited into the service of the Queen’s spymaster, where his astral abilities help him to predict and thwart future plots against the realm.
But in 1588, the Spanish Armada threatened England’s shores.
So, how could the fledgling navy of a small, misty isle on the edge of mainland Europe repulse the greatest fleet in the world?
Was the Queen right when she claimed it was divine intervention, saying, ‘He blew with His winds, and they were scattered!’?
Or was it an entirely different intervention – the extraordinary conjunction of coincidences that Nelan’s astral powers brought to bear on that fateful Midnight of Eights?
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Justin Newland writes secret history thrillers, history with a supernatural twist.
His six novels represent an innovative blend of genres from historical adventure to supernatural thriller and magical realism.
Author, speaker and broadcaster, Justin enjoys giving historical talks and radio interviews.
A Ph.D. in Mathematics, he lives with his partner in plain sight of the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England.
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