Bad Soul
Uncanny Ink Series Book 1
by David Bussell & M.V. Stott
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Promises, rules, bones; Erin Banks will break them all.
Unscrupulous and lethal, Erin has everything she needs to be an assassin in a world full of mobsters,
monsters, and magic.
She wasn’t born with powers, but thanks to her Uncanny Ink—arcane tattoos that transform her body into
a magic-fuelled killing machine—she’s more than a match for anyone dumb enough to stand between
her and getting paid.
Fresh out of prison, Erin wastes no time getting back to what she does best: running down wanted men
and claiming their bounties.
But when a powerful demon lurking in a black cathedral hires her to round up an errant soul, the creature
offers a reward far more valuable than money...
He offers Erin the key to unlocking her tragic past. The key to the mystery surrounding her long-lost
brother.
Magic, scares, and acid-tongued snark collide in this thrilling urban fantasy series set in the Uncanny
Kingdom. Buried secrets and whiplash twists will keep you riding the edge of your seat. Read Bad Soul
now for a pulse-pounding tale you won’t be able to put down.
Praise for Bad Soul:
"Bussell and Stott deliver a dark and gripping read in Bad Soul, marking Uncanny Ink as a must-read
series for urban fantasy fans." ~ Readers' Favorite
"The writing is very colorful with lots of British slang and strange and seedy characters. The plot is fast
and furious with unexpected developments and exciting scenes. A nice piece of gritty urban fantasy." ~
Kasey's Book Nook
"Hits the ground running and doesn't stop." ~ Sean Cunningham, Author of the Hawthorn House
series
"Bussell and Stott deliver a dark and gripping read in Bad Soul, marking Uncanny Ink as a must read
series for Urban Fantasy fans." ~ Inspired Chaos
"Smart, funny, irreverent with tons of action... [Bad Soul] has it all in spades." ~ K. Bird Lincoln
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(The Uncanny Ink Series Book 3)
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(Uncanny Ink Book 4)
Bad Thoughts: An Uncanny Kingdom Urban Fantasy
(The Uncanny Ink Series Book 5)
Bad Memories: An Uncanny Kingdom Urban Fantasy
(The Uncanny Ink Series Book 6)
Series Trailer
About David
David Bussell is a winner of the P.G. Wodehouse New Comic Writer Award. David is an avid fencer, and
a committed comic book fan. Rumours that David was conceived on an Indian burial ground remain
unfounded
About Matthew
Matthew Stott writes strange stories. Influenced by the likes of seminal TV show ‘Doctor Who’, and
writers Neil Gaiman and Stephen King, he crafts stories full of creep, wonder, and adventure. Matthew is
not a murderer.
GUEST POST
Can you,
for those who don't know you already, tell something about yourself?
Sure.
We’re David Bussell and M.V. Stott, creators and co-writers of
Uncanny Kingdom, a
UK-based Urban Fantasy universe.
The
universe came into being one fateful day when we were sat in a pub,
beers in hand, discussing our next writing ventures. For years, we’d
been working together on screenplays (some produced, most not) and
had each decided to move away from TV writing and into penning
novels.
We
discussed where we were at with our individual projects and learned
that one of us was working on a story about a kick-ass
witch's familiar (Matt), while the other was writing about a
phantom detective (David). Realising that we were both working within
the Urban Fantasy genre, we had the bright idea of putting both of
our characters in the same world and developing a shared universe
together.
Seeing as
both of our books was set in the United Kingdom, we decided to lean
into the Angocentric angle and call our brand Uncanny
Kingdom. Since then, we’ve written
almost 30 titles set in that shared universe, and we’re showing no
signs of stopping yet.
One of the
great things about the Uncanny
Kingdom is that, because they
all of the stories take place in the same universe, we get to
cross-pollinate characters across different series. As a reader, you
don’t need to have read the books in any particular order. You
don’t have to read all of them. Read everything, read some, read a
single book if you like, it's entirely up to you (although we’d
really prefer if you read everything, because we like to eat and pay
our mortgages).
Where
were you born?
David
is London born and bred; his familiarity with the city being one of
the reasons he uses it as the setting for his gritty Spectral
Detective series. Matt
spent his formative years in Cumbria (way up in the nosebleeds of
England), and used this rural setting for his Dark
Lakes books. Cumbria
is home to the national park known as the Lake District, but perhaps
more interestingly, the famous Derwent Pencil Museum!
What
do you do to unwind and relax?
David
likes to listen to synthwave music, read from his extensive comic
book collection, and fence épée. Matt enjoys Doctor
Who and complaining
about Doctor Who
on his Doctor Who
blog.
When
did you first consider yourself a writer?
The
moment a comedy sketch we wrote won a major cash prize in a talent
competition. The money from that allowed us to cut back on our day
jobs and really devote ourselves to the craft.
Which
of your novels can you imagine being made into a movie?
As
far as we’re concerned, any of the Uncanny
Kingdom titles would
adapt beautifully into a screenplay. You hear that, Netflix? YOU
HEAR?!
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