Saddle up for the ride of your life... In Cheshire, the great and the good assemble for a Halloween Party. In Manchester, Mages prepare for the Warden Hustings. But on a tree in the Furness Peninsula hangs the body of a man. Someone thinks they have settled a score, but all they've done is start a feud. A storm is brewing in the Lakeland Particular, and Conrad has to stop it turning into All Out War. Fate has dealt him a difficult hand - another new partner, the implacable opposition of the Lakeland Mages and having to shield the members of his non-magickal team. So Conrad does what he does best: grits his teeth and rides into the storm. Find out how he cracks the case and stays alive. Put a copy of Six Furlongs into your saddlebag now.

Six Furlongs (The King's Watch)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Hayden, Mark

Fantasy

Paw Press

For the first time in paperback 
Four novellas of the best-selling King's Watch series are brought together. 
With new narrators and different viewpoints, find out what happens in the little gaps between Conrad and the gang's big adventures. 
Phantom Stag - Vicky takes the reins for the first time and finds herself alone in a Fae wood, in search of a killer. 
Wings over Water - Conrad is summoned to help the Peculier Necromancer deal with a haunted airfield. Before long, he finds himself facing a ghost from his own past. 
Ring of Troth - No one was surprised when Conrad proposed to Mina. Conrad was very surprised when Mina insisted on dealing with an Indian snake woman on her own. Mina tells the story of how she and Vicky went about recovering the lost life-source of a deadly serpent. 
French Leave - When the Dragon conspiracy ended in flames, one of them escaped. Adaryn ap Owain is on the run in France and isn't a top priority until another of Conrad's old enemies begs for help. Keira Faulkner nearly ended Conrad's magickal career before it started, but is it wise to set a thief to catch a thief? 
Find out how all these adventures play out and grab yourself a copy of the King's Watch novellas, in print for the first time.

Tales from the Watch: Four King’s Watch Novellas (A King's Watch Story)

Welcome to Ireland. Now die. Conrad has a lot on his plate, and recovering from a punctured kidney is only the start... Top of his to-do list is a trip to Cornwall for an interview with Morwenna Mowbray, Vessel and victim of Fae magick. Before he can go, Tom Morton has news on the missing book, the Codex Defanatus. And soon it becomes clear that all roads lead across the Irish Sea, to a country where Conrad has no jurisdiction, no allies, and where his enemies are not one, but two Fae Queens. He knows that it's a long road to Galway, and that when he gets to the end, he'll be alone, but choosing his travelling companions is only the first challenge. Conrad's struggle to wash the stain of the Codex from his family name reaches a climax in the Ninth Book of the King's Watch - Five Leaf Clover. Grab a copy now and find out if Conrad has the Luck of the Irish.

Five Leaf Clover (The King's Watch)

The last time Conrad was unemployed, he got a visit from the Allfather. Look where that got him.\nAnd now the Gnomes of Lakeland want him to be the new Commissioner.\nA simple job: sort out the Assessors and put the Grand Union on a stable footing. They’re even willing to pay for an assistant to help him with the difficult magick stuff. What could possibly go wrong?\nWhen you have two powerful factions who both think that they're above the law, you also have a recipe for trouble when they fall out. Conrad has barely unpacked his suitcase before the Fae Queen of Derwent is in a standoff with the Greenings, and neither side look like they want to back down.\nThe peaceful fells and dales of Lakeland are about to see an all-out war unless Conrad, Cordelia and his under-strength team can keep them apart. When the walls close in, Conrad will need to make new friends and watch his back.\nIt all starts with a race down Great Langdale and it ends with an appointment at Lakeland’s oldest boundary marker, the Four Roads Cross. 
Grab yourself a copy of the new adventure in the King’s Watch and immerse yourself in the world of Conrad and Co.

Four Roads Cross (The King's Watch)

We all know the sounds of war, but what are the sounds of peace?\nConrad Clarke is about to get married. Could life get any better for the Lord Guardian of the North? The Codex Defanatus is sealed away, peace has been cemented in the Lakeland Particular and as far as he knows, no one is out to get him. Time to relax...\nIf only.\nIn the corridors of power, the new Warden is launching her project of change, and not everyone is happy. 
Closer to home, Conrad has to deal with the entombed Spirit of the old Warden, and far away on the other side of the Pennines, magick is stirring.\nKathy Metcalfe hates her life at Beckthorpe Abbey, what with having to cook for all the recovering addicts, and she knows exactly how bad they are because she’s one herself. The only person at the Abbey who isn’t an addict is the oldest resident, Don Bell, and Don can’t speak. 
And then one night, strange lights drift across the lawn, and suddenly Don is a man with a mission. A mission to be rescued, if only he can find a way to send a letter…\nNot that Conrad has any clue about this. As far as he is concerned, getting to the church at all is going to be enough of a challenge, what with three gods insisting on wedding invitations and the mother and father of Hen and Stag parties to go first...\nIt’s been a long wait since Conrad’s last adventure – catch up with all the news from Mark Hayden’s best-selling King’s Watch universe and meet old friends again.\nFollow Conrad, Mina and the gang as they prepare for the Wedding of the Century and grab a copy of the latest adventures in the King's Watch.

Third Eye: The Sound of Peace (The King's Watch)

What's it like to live forever? Alicia is about to find out... Just because you don't grow old, it doesn't mean you won't die a violent death at the hands of your broodmates. Or the Queen who laid your egg. From the moment she hatches in the Derwent Sídhe, Alicia is fighting. For her life. To gain position. To become an adult. And then, the moment she drops her wings and emerges, the fun really starts. In this new instalment of Mark Hayden's King's Watch series, we finally get to hear from the Fae in their own words. They've played a huge part in Conrad Clarke's life, and now they're going to be staying in his house. Alicia's story is told from within: what's it like to have magick in your bones? How do the Fae really feel about mortals? What does it take to climb the greasy pole when your rivals are all immortal? Alicia is the youngest Squire in the service of Princess Faith, and she is propelled into the heart of the biggest wedding in the world of magick this century: the joining together of the Dragonslayer and his consort. No pressure, then. She fights to get on top of a bunch of unruly hens' hairdos and just when she thinks she's winning, the bottom falls out of her world. She finds herself on her own, cut off from her People, about to become snake food and with nothing but a hairbrush to protect herself. Can she make a bid for freedom? Woven in with Alicia's story, we get a backstage pass to some of the events glossed over in Third Eye. What really happened at the hen do? How did Lucy's car end up in the canal? And as for Mina and the stripper... We also check in with Conrad and Mina on their Honeymoon in Valhalla, where Mina is not a happy bride. Not at first, anyway. So find out how Alicia copes in the mad world of the wingless, and discover how Conrad plans to deal with the Akademia and grab a copy now. Mark Hayden's King's Watch continues to turn over all sorts of rocks to find what crawls out. Who wouldn't want to join Alicia on her journey from the egg to the edge of an abyss.

Three Ring Circus: A Fairy Story (The King's Watch)

A Serpent in Paradise (Tom Morton)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Did you know that the gods can use mobile phones? They can, and Odin has a message for Conrad... Conrad Clarke, former RAF pilot and alleged gangster gets a text - and a visit - from The Allfather. Odin has a challenge for Conrad: sign up to protect England from wild magick and get a commission in the King's Watch. All he has to do is find a missing witch. Simple. Conrad never could resist a challenge. Before you can say "Ragnarok", he's plunged into a world of gods, mages, witches, dwarves and one very aggressive giant mole. But the witch doesn't want to be found, and powerful mages will kill to keep her hidden. Going back isn't an option. Going forward looks a lot like death. Armed with nothing but a sense of humour and a willingness to cheat, Conrad has to find the Witch and save his life. Treat yourself to a copy now and experience a whole new universe of magick. And moles... Praise for the King's Watch Books from UK reviewers: <ul> <li>If you like Dresden Files, Rivers of London, and the Iron Druid series, you will enjoy this. Rollicking good read! (TT)</li> <li>Excitement, humour and sorrow expertly blended together. (DS)</li> <li>Hayden is an excellent writer (Customer)</li> </ul>

The 13th Witch (The King's Watch)

The King's Watch Needs You... Because there's a Dragon on the loose. Conrad Clarke is ready to claim his reward. He's saved the girl, so surely he can rest on his laurels? Just a bit? Not a chance. First, he has to pass a new test. A magickal test. And then there's a missing Dragon's egg to investigate... Even with a new partner, Conrad is soon in deep trouble. Deep Dragon-shaped trouble. It's time to use his secret weapons: charm and humour. Armed with them, who needs a fire-resistance spell? Dragons? Bring them on... Treat yourself to another of Conrad's adventures in the mad world of magick and get ready for the ride. It's going to be a hot one...

The Twelve Dragons of Albion (The King's Watch)

Another Day, Another Mission for... The King's Watch Conrad needs a rest. The universe has other ideas. Conrad had planned the perfect weekend in the English Lake District - tie up some loose ends before spending the night with his girlfriend. Simple. What could possibly go wrong? Everything is the answer. An innocent man is murdered to cover up magickal misdeeds, and before they can draw breath, Conrad and his partner in magickal crime-fighting, Vicky Robson, are on the trail of a Mage who hides behind dark magick to kill at a distance. In the third book of Mark Hayden's highly praised King's Watch sequence, Conrad and Vicky have to unlock doors and penetrate the ancient families of the Lakeland Particular to unmask a killer with an agenda of vengeance who doesn't care who dies on the way.

The Eleventh Hour (The King's Watch)

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