Fire and the Skin

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Book Three of the Christopher Penrose Novels

For three years, the desire that once led Christopher to the door of the occult has simmered below the surface of his life, brooding in the moody atmosphere of the Cornish moors, where the coven has settled. For three years, Eugene has remained silent, leaving a hole in their lives that even Sophia has felt keenly. Christopher knows he is coming of age as a sorcerer, close to outgrowing Seth’s tutelage and poised on the edge of independence. New magical currents are stirring under their feet, inside the hills, and within the very walls… The return of Vincent’s witchcraft teacher shakes up the order of their established magical fraternity, bringing them a greater understanding of the past and its ever-present echoes. Christopher becomes obsessed with following his visions of Eugene, leading him up to the door of the shocking truth behind his fetch mate’s absence. In this third book of the series, Christopher’s long flirtation with the realm of Faerie results in a shattering breakthrough, where arcane intelligences of the ancient land suddenly break through into their lives, threatening all they hold dear.

Lee Morgan resides on a communal homestead on Kunanyi/Mt Wellington. There, he creates a sanctuary for other unconventional individuals and nurtures books, people, and ideas. He is the author of numerous novels and non-fiction works. In addition to the Christopher Penrose novels, The Gusty Deep (Rebel Satori’s Queer Space), People of the Outside: Witchcraft, Cannibalism, and the Elder Folk, and  The Rag & Bone Man. Having survived an enormous tumor, Lee is currently busy filling the room in his skull with new brains, writing Folk Horror, and queering the world one step at a time.