Martyr - Signed, Lined & DatedEngland is close to war. Within days the axe could fall on the neck of Mary Queen of Scots, and Spain is already gathering a battle fleet to avenge her. Tensions in Elizabeth I's government are at breaking point. At the eye of the storm is John Shakespeare, chief intelligencer in the secret service of Sir Francis Walsingham. When an intercept reveals a plot to assassinate England's 'sea dragon', Francis Drake, Shakespeare is ordered to protect him.

whose celebrated Tristam Shandy also contained black pages

and the journey is not accomplished without hazard and loss

But now she has been offered one more job

His mission: to find vital papers

Dan Fesperman is the author of four novels and the winner of two CWA awards

Robert's world

because the Dark Man took his brother five years ago

a crew of uniquely skilled miscreants

the darker side of the periods political ideals is unleashed and all must face the horror that follows

most unforgettable boy she has ever seen - and when she sees him

the daemon of a witch

As Scion turns its all-seeing eye on the dreamwalker