WELCOME TO A NEW WORLD
In the sprawling, rainforest city of Torril, crime is on the rise & the idyllic life the Seat assures its citizens seems to be eroding.
So when Torril’s city museum is robbed of three irreplacable artifacts with the potential to stir up civil unrest, the Bureau of Security want the matter handled swiftly.
Luckily for them, Akteron and Piria are on the case!
With their wits, some luck, and a little magickal help, retrieving those relics should be a snap ... or will it uncover a disturbing plot which threatens not just Torril City, but the whole of Aliru?
READERS ARE SAYING…
"From the rainforest with its eccentric wildlife, to the history and political landscape, to the existence of pulvichemy and wards and magickal items and the people who populate [Torril], I could see
it, feel it, and was thrilled to be a part of it."
- Dale Stephens
"I love Akteron and Piria as characters and love their relationship dynamic. I could go on and on about this but it was easily one of my favourite parts of the whole thing!"
- Luke Davidson
"The magic system cleverly ties into these well-written interpersonal relationships: each person has a Sharak - a type of otherworldly, magical patron - who can be asked to fulfil a request. Since these
Sharaks are beings themselves [this] creates an interesting dynamic!"
- Emma (Goodreads Reviewer)
"A fresh, fun, fantasy adventure with plenty of intrigue to sink my teeth into. Can't wait for the next volume!"
- Derek ('The First Review')
ABOUT THE SERIES
The first volume in The Torril City Mysterion, A Pinch of Peril hurls the reader into an age of prosperity in the sprawling world of Aliru. This is a world of adventure and shadow. Of vast, ancient cultures and enigmatic traditions, where humankind is bound to magick as fire is bound to burn…
Following Akteron Uusei Nisbri; a tenacious young detective for hire, and Piria Ki Kasbri; a scientifically-minded pulvichist, readers will meet Torril's colourful inhabitants, see criminals pinched, all the while sensing that a larger threat is shifting in the distance...
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
James McLeod writes trope-twisting stories of courage and magick for fantasy lovers.
His love of ancient cultures was kindled early on while pawing through volumes in his grandfather's musty, den library, and to this day, notes of the exotic and forgotten filter into all his works.
James has lived in Canada, Sweden, Germany, and now resides in his hometown of Melbourne, Australia with his husband, Moritz, and a select cadre of loyal and obedient tropical plants.
THE TORRIL CITY MYSTERION is his first novel.