Eileen Battersby is a keen observer of the literary landscape, adept at uncovering the threads that connect diverse authors and genres. Her critical eye reveals unexpected relationships between seemingly disparate works, offering fresh perspectives on literary history. She possesses a unique ability to illuminate the richness of the literary world through her insightful prose. Battersby's writing is characterized by its sharp intellect and profound appreciation for the art of language.
The dogs became her most loyal companions for over twenty years, witnesses to an often difficult human life and more important to her than most other humans. This book is about two animals with personalities, emotions and prejudices.
Find the dead a King, save himself, win the love of his life, live happily ever after. No wonder Marius dos Helles is bored. But now something has stopped the dead from, well, dying. It's up to Marius, Gerd, and Gerd's not- dead-enough Granny to journey across the continent and put the dead back in the afterlife where they belong.
Marius and his apprentice, Gerd are professionals - Professional corpse robbers that is. When they stumble upon the fallen King of Scorby on a blood soaked battlefield they get rather more than they bargained for, and Marius finds himself mistaken for the monarch after being rudely transported to the mysterious Kingdom of the Dead.