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First published in Australia in 2011 by HarperCollins.

Shadow is the second evocative fantasy in Will Elliott''s Pendulum Trilogy: "Elliott writes with a power commensurate with the originality of his vision."—Times Literary Supplement Eric Albright was a luckless journalist living a so-so life...until the day he opened a battered red door under a railway bridge and entered Levaal, a magical world between worlds. A place populated by power-damaged mages, stone giants, pit devils—and dragons. The tyrant Lord Vous rules with an iron fist and is nearing his goal of turning himself into a god. He’s kept at bay only by the great Wall at World’s End, which contains all of Levaal. But the Wall comes crashing down, sparking a violent war, and Eric and his friends are caught in the thick of it. They are forced to flee from the Tormentors, dreadful creatures that have poured through the breach, and there are rumors that one of the great dragons has escaped its sky prison. Worse yet, Vous’s journey to godhood is almost complete, and a mysterious being called Shadow—who is not but looks remarkably like Eric—is wandering Levaal with great power but no purpose it yet understands. The end might be coming faster than anyone thinks. The Pendulum Trilogy #1 The Pilgrims #2 Shadow #3 World''s End At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

A darkly humorous, insightful and searingly honest first-hand account of a journey through schizophrenia from a prodigiously talented writer. In 2006 Will Elliott had his first novel the Pilo Family Circus published. It won five literary awards and great acclaim, nationally and internationally. What nobody knew was that the young author of that work of terrifying fantasy had recently recovered from a psychotic episode and been diagnosed as schizophrenic.Strange Places takes us on a journey through psychosis and out the other side, documenting the delusions, the drugs and the insights that recovery brings. A beautifully written memoir of a harrowing - and enlightening - time, from one of Australia''s best young writers.

When a magical door appears on a railway bridge near his home, Eric Albright, an underachieving journalist, and his homeless alcoholic friend pass through to a strange world inhabited by a powerful dragon and an immortality-seeking tyrant.

A fantastic collection of digital original short stories from award-winning author, WillElliott the stories cover a range of topics, all of them familiar to fans of Will''s work and complementary to his backlist. there are moving stories of loss and saying goodbye, explorations of traditional fantasy worlds, suspenseful horror stories, unexpected twists to conventional stories, and tales from a wild and brilliant imagination. Like all of Will''s work, each story is completely absorbing with a fully realised world and engaging characters.

Jamie''s tyres squealed to a halt. Standing in the glare of the headlights was an apparition dressed in a puffy shirt with a garish flower pattern It wore oversized red shoes, striped pants and white face paint. It stared at him with ungodly boggling eyes, then turned away...this seemingly random incident triggers a nightmarish chain of events as Jamie finds he is being stalked by a trio of gleefully sadistic clowns who deliver a terrifying ultimatum: you have two days to pass your audition. You better pass it, feller. You''re joining the circus. Ain''t that the best news you ever got? Jamie is plunged into the horrific alternate universe that is the centuries-old Pilo Family Circus, a borderline world between hell and earth from which humankind''s greatest tragedies have been perpetrated. Yet in this place peopled by the gruesome, grotesque and monstrous, where violence and savagery are the norm, Jamie finds that his worst enemy is himself - for when he applies the white face paint, he is transformed into JJ, the most vicious clown of all. And JJ wants Jamie dead.

A fantastic short digital original from award-winning Will Elliott A brand-new surreal short story from multiple award winner Will Elliott

A fantastic short digital original from award-winning Will Elliott A brand-new surreal short story from multiple award winner Will Elliott.

A fantastic short digital original from award-winning Will Elliott A brand-new surreal short story from multiple award winner Will Elliott.

A fantastic short digital original from award-winning Will Elliott A brand-new surreal short story from multiple award winner Will Elliott.

A fabulously surreal novel from internationally acclaimed, award-winning author Will Elliott. INSIDE OUt is the story of Denton, a down-and-out no-hoper who lives with his mother and hits rock bottom one day during a road-rage incident. What should be the lowest moment of his life turns into a moment of revelation when he is rescued by members of the Sect of Bliss. Denton is quickly drawn into their world, mostly thanks to the attractive qualities of Sister Sarah and the persuasive power of the Sect''s leader, Daniel Mason. Mason and his sidekick Coolan are initially less than impressed with their new recruit, until they discover Denton has just inherited an enormous amount of money, and doesn''t even know about it yet... they have no qualms about getting the money, even if it means getting rid of Denton permanently. But INSIDE OUt is also the story of another group of characters - the people in charge of Denton''s mind. Mr Scott, the brisk and orderly man who runs the logic department; DM, the calm enigma creating Denton''s dreams; Len, who enjoys inventing nightmares; and Wetpatch, who runs amok with Denton''s libido. While the outside Denton is being lured into the cult, those inside Denton are well-aware that something is very wrong ... and they will do whatever it takes to save him. this is a terrific read that is both amusingly inventive while being deeply clever and inspiring. As always, Will Elliott gives us a unique perspective on life while also creating a superbly entertaining narrative.

A fantastic short digital original from award-winning Will Elliott A brand-new surreal short story from multiple award winner Will Elliott.

A fantastic short digital original from award-winning Will Elliott A brand-new surreal short story from multiple award winner Will Elliott.

Jamie is rebuilding his life after his previous escape from the Pilo Family Circus, with no memories of the circus besides the clown outfit in his cupboard. Far below, as the circus stirs back to life, Jamie finds himself filled with urges to be a clown again (making inappropriate jokes at work, an urge to put on his clown outfit, etc.) He also finds that his friends and family do not trust him, because of that night he was found by police in a clown suit with blood on his shoes, and no memory of what happened. But there are those who do remember what happened. As the circus rebuilds itself, seeking out past performers and enslaving new cast members, Jamie finds himself drawn back into the dark world of the diabolic big top. But this time, the clown paint has no effect on him. His evil twin — JJ — is dead and buried. Jamie believes there is no way to bring back that twisted side of himself. That is, until the body is found and reanimated . . .

A fantastic short digital original from award-winning Will Elliott A brand-new surreal short story from multiple award winner Will Elliott.

A fantastic short digital original from award-winning Will Elliott A brand-new surreal short story from multiple award winner Will Elliott.

A fantastic short digital original from award-winning Will Elliott A brand-new surreal short story from multiple award winner Will Elliott.

A fantastic short digital original from award-winning Will Elliott A brand-new surreal short story from multiple award winner Will Elliott.

A fantastic short digital original from award-winning Will Elliott A brand-new surreal short story from multiple award winner Will Elliott.

A fantastic short digital original from award-winning Will Elliott A brand-new surreal short story from multiple award winner Will Elliott.

A fantastic short digital original from award-winning Will Elliott A brand-new surreal short story from multiple award winner Will Elliott.

Aden awakens naked in a bath tub, knowing only that he is dead. His new world is Nightfall, a place filled with characters bizarre, grotesque and magical: Julius the duke, the monstrous Gorr family, the goddess Muse, Slythe the deadly assassin. On the night Aden awakens, the Forgetting closes in, erasing everything it touches. Aden has little time to discover why this world and its characters seem so familiar to him, and why they call his grandfather the Worldmaker...and he must work out if he is here to save this world, or to help destroy it. An intensely written story in a wonderfully strange fantasy world, it leads us into thinking about the nature of storytelling and structure, reality and imagination, and gives us a wildly entertaining story with some unusual and endearing characters.

«Tienes dos días para pasar la audición. Será mejor que la pases, colega. Vas a unirte al circo. ¿A que es la mejor noticia que te han dado nunca?» Este ultimátum, en boca de un trío de payasos psicóticos, arroja a Jamie al terrorífico universo alternativo del circo de la familia Pilo, un mundo limítrofe entre el infierno y la tierra desde el que se han perpetuado las mayores tragedias de la humanidad. Sin embargo, en este lugar poblado por seres espantosos, grotescos y monstruosos en el que la violencia y el salvajismo son la norma, Jamie descubre que su peor enemigo es él mismo. Cuando se aplica el maquillaje blanco en la cara se transforma en J. J., el payaso más despiadado de todos. Y J. J. quiere a Jamie muerto...

Including The Pilgrim, Shadow and World''s End, the Pendulum Trilogy is a visionary work of imaginative fantasy from one of genre fiction''s most exciting new voices. In Levaal, the world between worlds, a dark age has come. The gods struggle to contain eight terrible dragons, restless in their sky prisons, while Vous, the people''s ''friend and lord'', descends into madness. When a small red door appears in a graffiti-clad train bridge, journalist Eric Albright and his friend, the homeless drunk Stuart Case, give no thought to what may be on the other side. Now they will discover why some doors should not be opened . . .

Der junge Jamie wird von bösartigen Clowns in den Pilo-Zirkus entführt, der am Rande der Hölle seine Zelte aufgebaut hat.