A Knock In The Dark by Geoff and Michelle Genge
Publisher's Blurb
People are dying in the dark and New York’s highest office wants the truth buried. Only Charles Fort, an ambitious but ridiculed paranormal investigator, is willing to get to the bottom of it. In Casebook One, Fort explores subterranean New York looking for the source of various reports of violent attacks during the construction of NYC's iconic subway system. What he finds in the dark, no one wants to ever see the light. Between the city’s political elite and powerful forces unseen, Charles Fort will test his limits to prove what he knows to be true.
ABOUT THE TERRA OBSCURA CHRONICLES
An adventure set in the early 1900s, the Terra Obscura Chronicles follow Charles Fort, the world's first supernatural investigator, as he hunts for proof of what science refuses to accept - the existence of the paranormal. With an eclectic crew of allies and support, Fort travels this breathtaking world at the pinnacle of the Gilded Age investigating classic paranormal cases in their amazing steampunk airship. As Fort investigates the realm of the unexplainable, he discovers a vast ancient conspiracy spanning the globe that has humanity in its grasp. Failing to stop it will lead the whole world towards unimaginable war. TERRA OBSCURA is the hidden world and Fort won’t rest until its secrets are revealed.
Review
Helped by his best friend
Ripley and his trusted manservant Envar, Fort is thrown into a dangerous
investigation at the site of the proposed ‘Grand Central Station’ in early 1900’s
New York.
What follows is a tightly
crafted, spellbinding, steampunk adventure that lures you in with a rich
storytelling style and a cast of intriguing characters.
The modern day prologue
sets up the ‘myth’ of Charles Fort. A man that has been almost entirely removed
from history and then the narrative switches to the turn of the nineteenth
century to follow the exploits of the man himself.
With guest appearances
from, and references to, some of the most famous celebrities and scientists of
the age, A Knock In The Dark is a cracking good read and is an excellent start
to the Terra Obscura Chronicles.
The Authors
http://www.terra-obscura-chronicles.com/
TERRA OBSCURA CHRONICLES, CASEBOOK TWO: FALLING AGAINST GRAVITY
Paranormal investigator and rogue adventurer Charles Fort is obsessed with getting his prototype airship into the sky. As the first test flight fast approaches, Fort is confronted by enemies from his past who remind him of the uncanny origins of his Nimbus airship and what it has cost him. Fort is forced to reconcile his youthful adventures in Aurora, Texas - where he naively investigated an extraterrestrial crash - with the present-day consequences of his blind dedication to the mission. With his life unraveling, Fort must choose between his closest relationships and his goals. His unorthodox team faces mortal threats that span from sabotage to mad science to - ultimately - each other. As the laws of physics are bent and broken, Charles Fort must face his greatest threat to date: his own determination.
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