David Dodds, Author
Travel into an exciting and wonderful parallel realm, hidden within the grey tenements and deep cellars of historic Edinburgh.
‘A bloodcap, an angelus and a Jack Russell terrier.
They’re all I had by me to face mortal combat with the Queen of the Ælves.
I’d be dead in minutes…’
The historic streets of Edinburgh hide a parallel realm of shadowy killers, vicious ælves and deranged shades. All that stands between them and the unsuspecting populace are a daemon called Archer and the group of angelii he’s feuding with.
Drew Macleod is caught in the middle. Someone, somewhere is hunting him. But why? Delving deeper into this parallel realm, Drew finds allies in a feisty herbalist, an ancient creature in disguise and an old clock-maker - but are any of them really who they seem to be?
Touchpaper takes us on an exciting journey in the footsteps of Neverwhere and Rivers of London.
After years of reading and enjoying vibrant fantasy novels and writing dry, professional articles I broke free and now enjoy writing the sort of books I like to read. My writing uses the history and legends of Edinburgh to provide a backdrop for a hidden fantasy world.
My first degree was in history, since when I've had a haphazard career, taking in conserving bats, managing businesses that would have been better left unmanaged, bookselling, and other random things, most of which provide odd snippets of material for my writing.
I live in an old railway-workers cottage in Peebles with my wife, Rona, a one-eyed cat and a small, opinionated dog.