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The Seraph Chronicles #1-3
Tales of the White Witchman: The Seraph Chronicles Volume One
Tales of the White Witchman is the first omnibus edition of the acclaimed Seraph series, containing the first three adventures: The Trellborg Monstrosities, The Crystal Void and Tomb of the Aeons.
'Wonderfully evocative tales of blood, bullets and ice' David J Rodger
'Anyone who loves a good war or horror story should pick these up.' 4/5 Serena Nelson - Good Reads.com
'I really liked The Trellborg Monstrosities and I encourage you to pick it up.' 4.5/5 Nerds Domain
Seer, witchman, sorcerer, one man dares stand against the might of dread Cthulhu and his minions throughout the ages, that man is the mysterious Mister Seraph
The Trellborg Monstrosities The year is 1943 and as the war stands on a knife edge an ancient evil stirs in remote Norway. British special forces are dispatched to counter this new Nazi threat, but is their mysterious civilian adviser Mister Seraph, truly on the side of the angels or pursuing some dark agenda of his own?
The Crystal Void is the first Mon Dieu! Cthulhu adventure set during 1810, the height of the Napoleonic wars. Major Seraph teams up with the dashing if rather dim French Hussar Gaston d’Bois to rescue his fragrant fiancée Odette. But can the duo foil the evil machinations of the Marquis Da Foz, defeat his loathsome underwater allies and prevent the opening of the fearsome crystal void?
Tomb of the Aeons A lost German tank crew stumble upon a strange temple complex in the heart of the desert during Rommel’s great offensive in 1941. Finding themselves trapped in the unholy ziggurats, their only hope is their strange guide and fellow captive, Captain Seraph. Can they defeat this charnel house's newly awoken ophidian inhabitants and survive the horror lurking at the heart of this tomb of the aeons?
'Wonderfully evocative tales of blood, bullets and ice' David J Rodger
'Anyone who loves a good war or horror story should pick these up.' 4/5 Serena Nelson - Good Reads.com
'I really liked The Trellborg Monstrosities and I encourage you to pick it up.' 4.5/5 Nerds Domain
Seer, witchman, sorcerer, one man dares stand against the might of dread Cthulhu and his minions throughout the ages, that man is the mysterious Mister Seraph
The Trellborg Monstrosities The year is 1943 and as the war stands on a knife edge an ancient evil stirs in remote Norway. British special forces are dispatched to counter this new Nazi threat, but is their mysterious civilian adviser Mister Seraph, truly on the side of the angels or pursuing some dark agenda of his own?
The Crystal Void is the first Mon Dieu! Cthulhu adventure set during 1810, the height of the Napoleonic wars. Major Seraph teams up with the dashing if rather dim French Hussar Gaston d’Bois to rescue his fragrant fiancée Odette. But can the duo foil the evil machinations of the Marquis Da Foz, defeat his loathsome underwater allies and prevent the opening of the fearsome crystal void?
Tomb of the Aeons A lost German tank crew stumble upon a strange temple complex in the heart of the desert during Rommel’s great offensive in 1941. Finding themselves trapped in the unholy ziggurats, their only hope is their strange guide and fellow captive, Captain Seraph. Can they defeat this charnel house's newly awoken ophidian inhabitants and survive the horror lurking at the heart of this tomb of the aeons?
- GenresHorror
206 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 26, 2014
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About the author
John Houlihan
33 books17 followersJohn Houlihan is a novelist and short story writer publishing many works including The Seraph Chronicles and Mon Dieu Cthulhu! series, The Cricket Dictionary and the BSFA-award nominated The Constellation of Alarion. He has also appeared in numerous sci-fi and fantasy short story collections including Signals, Near Future Fictions, When Shadows Creep, Corridors, Forgotten Sidekicks, Musketeers vs Cthulhu and many more.
He currently works for Modiphius Entertainment as an ENNIE-award winning game designer, creative lead and narrative director and works for many other TTRPG companies including Wizards of the Coast, Need Games and Monolith. He was also editor-in-chief of Dragon+. Before that he was a journalist and broadcaster for over thirty years, working in news, sport and especially videogames. He worked for The Times, Sunday Times and Cricinfo and is the former editor-in-chief of Computer and Video Games.com. He still works as a video game consultant and script writer.
Away from the written word he has an unnatural fondness for cricket, football, snowboarding, cycling, music, playing guitar and all forms of sci-fi, fantasy and horror. He has an unnatural dread about writing about himself in the third person and currently lives in his home town of Watford in the UK, because, well frankly, someone has to.
Find him at www.john-houlihan.net and @johnh259 on X.com
Contact: jollybigpublishing AT gmail DOT COM
He currently works for Modiphius Entertainment as an ENNIE-award winning game designer, creative lead and narrative director and works for many other TTRPG companies including Wizards of the Coast, Need Games and Monolith. He was also editor-in-chief of Dragon+. Before that he was a journalist and broadcaster for over thirty years, working in news, sport and especially videogames. He worked for The Times, Sunday Times and Cricinfo and is the former editor-in-chief of Computer and Video Games.com. He still works as a video game consultant and script writer.
Away from the written word he has an unnatural fondness for cricket, football, snowboarding, cycling, music, playing guitar and all forms of sci-fi, fantasy and horror. He has an unnatural dread about writing about himself in the third person and currently lives in his home town of Watford in the UK, because, well frankly, someone has to.
Find him at www.john-houlihan.net and @johnh259 on X.com
Contact: jollybigpublishing AT gmail DOT COM
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September 17, 2017
This book contains the 3 novellas that make up the first 3 stories in the Seraph Chronicles. This review will be of the third novella, Tomb of the Aeons, as I have already reviewed the first two novellas.
This story sees a return to World War II, this time in North Africa. As in the other stories, this is told through the eyes of someone other than Seraph. Houlihan has written another good story, exploring more aspects of the Cthulhu Mythos, this time ancient serpent races. We also learn more about the title character, with strong indications that he isn't human - at least, not a standard human.
Overall, this series has been very enjoyable so far, and is a worthwhile addition to the genre.
This story sees a return to World War II, this time in North Africa. As in the other stories, this is told through the eyes of someone other than Seraph. Houlihan has written another good story, exploring more aspects of the Cthulhu Mythos, this time ancient serpent races. We also learn more about the title character, with strong indications that he isn't human - at least, not a standard human.
Overall, this series has been very enjoyable so far, and is a worthwhile addition to the genre.
October 12, 2024
Not so much "Indiana Jones And The Temple of Cthuthu" as some have suggested, more "Commando v Cthulhu," this is superior LitRPG following the rip-roaring adventures of the enigmatic Captain/Major/Mr Seraph during WWII and the Napoleonic era.
The stories are very much in the spirit of the old Commando comics, with sturdy, reliable Tommies, posh but heroic officers and diabolical Nazis. Weaponry is in the forefront and the action is lit up with dramatic shootouts with Sten guns against MP40s and a few grenades for good measure. But this sort of weaponry is limited against the real enemy: terrifying paranormal beings which can only be countered by the forces which Seraph can (just about) bring to bear.
One of the stories, featuring the dashing French hussar Gaston Dubois, is set in the Peninsular War, and while the accents change, the spirit is the same, but this time with added galloping hooves and flashing blades. (Dubois sometimes speaks like a character out of 'Allo 'Allo which can be distracting but it does help his character shine through).
Houlihan has does his research and it shows, with an impressive spread of period details. These are historical worlds you can wander around and sit down in, full of nice touches rather than the usual two-dimensional backdrops. If the plots are somewhat linear, that is a feature of the genre, and the villains and monsters are suitable villainous and monstrous, not to say larger-than-life.
An enjoyable set of tales which will help establish Seraph as a fixture in the Mythos world -- and a very useful ally for those in need.
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