Bøker av Robert Wingfield

Marooned on a remote outpost in the Greek archipelago, BJ, Graham, Paul and Terry think they are safe from the criminal syndicate they helped to expose.It is not long, however, before a chance find of a thumb drive throws them into another mystery, and triggers a chain of events that puts their lives in mortal danger.Who is the ever-present Cigarette-Smoking-Man, what data can possibly be on the thumb drive that is so important to desperate men, and who is sending mysterious signals from Shark Island?From a cave supposedly inhabited by a Gorgon, to an old castle that really isn't, and a secret military base, their supposed getaway soon turns into conflict with a deadly ring of spies.

At the very end of Time is the vast Star Palace of the Sombre Warrior, the final haven for all those significant through history. Alas, the Warrior has cheered up, and retired to farm bees, nominating Tom, Two-Dan $mith (sic) as successor.Tom finds this convenient-he is on the run from the Financlia (sic) Police-but also inconvenient-the End of Time is under threat from the multi-limbed quadrillipods, engineering geniuses and proud inventors of the thousand-button keyboard, who have eaten everything else in the multiverse, and are now intending to break into the Palace, and finish off the rest.Tom has to repel the invasion, and with nothing to help him-the Star Palace being dedicated to peace, harmony, and shower units that don't go cold when someone flushes the loo-he has to do it alone. From the End of Time, everything that came before it is readily available, though. If Tom can travel backwards in, let's say, a clapped-out Time Cylinder, he might be able to collect something environmentally unfriendly and loud to use against the intruders. While the continued existence of the multiverse is in the balance, retired private investigator, the Magus, has a seemingly unrelated and simple task of solving an attempted murder. Motives could include the sale of faulty methane-powered undergarments, or worse: his client is refusing to pay his TV licence. It seems the influence of the Galactic Broadcasting Hypocrisy is extending in every direction, and they have become even more powerful than the modern parking juntas.But how are the GBH, the murder attempt, the kidnapping of the Magus's soulmate, a day in the life of a dung farmer (a doku-mentary), and Mrs Tuesday, the eternal tea-lady, linked to the invasion?Trust me, they are, and ultimately can everyone pull together to save the destruction of the End of Time, and every single thing that came before it?

A trilogy of spooky tales for the eco-world Far away from the commotion and clamour of the capital is an island steeped in myth and magic. Stefan Sorensen is lucky to live there and shares a house with his parents and two recently fostered children from the city, Freya and Lars. Emboldened by his new companions, Stefan takes them into a mysterious forest, firstly disturbing a coven of witches who mistake them for dinner, then enraging the woodland guardians, and finally into a desperate fight against developers determined to turn the woodland into a holiday village. This collection includes updated versions of the stories, 'Stefan and the Sand-Witch', 'Stefan and the Spirit of the Woods' and the previously unpublished 'Stefan and the Summer Ghost', and explores some of the mythology of Scandinavia and the perils facing the whole Earth in modern times.

Rescued from a dying planet, Barry Saint-Albans, the second greatest detective in all the universes, is given a simple task: track down the missing son of the captain of a belligerent star ship that is threatening the Inn of the Sixth Dan on the very edge of uncharted space. Unfortunately, said son has joined a procession of pilgrims heading off into the unknown in search of peace, answers to why we are all here, and where we came from before everything went pear-shaped. None have ever returned to tell. Barry is tasked with finding out what has happened to the missing travellers, with a restricted time frame and instructions to bring back the missing son alive, dead or in gaseous form, before the inn is destroyed. The trail takes him into a preposterously populated unknown, through a frontier settlement, a tax haven for despots and oligarchs, an exile planet for road planners and a stone age society run by an old enemy (or at least one of his cousins). The ultimate answers are revealed, but will they be enough to prevent Barry meeting the same fate as the pilgrims and the Inn ceasing to be, and how does this all fit in with the killing of the ruling family in a devastated star system back home?

An ecological modern fairytale.It has been a long winter on the island where Stefan lives but spring has finally come. He and his two friends set out on their bikes to explore the forest and the mysterious hill in the middle.They never get that far.When one of them carelessly drops a plastic bag, it invokes the anger of the forest spirits. The final result is one that none of the children could have predicted, but changes all their lives forever.

The first encounter with a woman from half a millennium ago, a haunted house by the park, quirky retelling of Greek myths, an insight into the origins of the Arthurian legends, and additional sections from science fiction novels are all part of this collection of works from the prolific author, Robert Wingfield.Included are several of his short stories which are no longer available, some originally only published in digital form, and his idle thoughts on water companies and self-driving cars.Some of the characters can be found in the Dan Provocation series and the Ankerita trilogy, The Seventh House, of which we include the shocking beginning to a fourth novel in that series: a flavour of things to come. The Inca Project is delighted to bring you such a collection of rare short stories for your enjoyment, and an insight into the Wingfield World.

A contemporary Gothic tale of blood, sex and corruption. ***Ankerita died in an arcane ritual, but a promise she made to a witch from the sixteenth century forces her to return, unwittingly opening a portal into the realm of demons, and reawakening the Strangers from their millennia of sleep. ***The spectre of ancient evil now asserts its malign influence as the country is torn apart by shocking events. Only Ankerita can tackle the menace and attempt to release the victims from its thrall. ***In a race against time, the Doomsday Bell continues to toll, calling the Strangers with the Eyes of Men back into their unending conflict from millennia ago. ***

A fast-moving Gothic thriller, sinister and evocative, calling on many elements of the supernatural as well as contemporary issues, as experienced through the eyes of a feisty heroine without a recorded identity. Ankerita, a Tudor noblewoman released from her tomb after half a millennium of disturbed sleep, is desperately trying to stay one step ahead of the evil organisation that needs her for her unique blood, and the demons still trying to reclaim her soul. Her best friend is dying, but that there is a chance the friend can be cured if Ankerita can complete the 'Summoning' using a number of lost treasures, hidden long ago by a sorcerer from Celtic legend. The ritual has to be evoked on a specific night, when five planets are aligned for the first time since she died, but her pursuers are ever present, and the Summoning comes with a price. Hers will be the ultimate sacrifice, if the invocation fails.

There is a theory that death is not the end of existence, but is simply a shift into an alternative ¿universe. This is true and keeps happening to Tom Two-Dan $mith (sic). Usually, one forgets everything of the past and starts a new life. Tom is not so lucky; he remembers. In his last transition, he became the head of a large corporation, famous for doing something, but nobody knows what, including the staff. He is still investigating. To make life more difficult, the Temporal Conduct Authority, who don't believe the above theory, and are miffed about the fact he has shamelessly flaunted the Laws of Time and Space, are looking to return him to his proper place in the universes (i.e. completely dead).

Just when he thought he was dead and could have some time off, Tom Two-Dan $mith (sic) is catapulted into leading a business, in a chaotic world where bureaucracy and process have taken over from all logic and good sense. Everything seems to perpetuate an organisational structure, but nobody knows what his company actually does. Tom's challenge is to find out, and track down who is really in charge. Add into this multiple attempts on his life as people try to stop him, his quest to find true love, an investigation into a murder without a victim, the first rule of being a private investigator, and the impending total collapse of four universes, and we have a tangled knot that even Alexander the Great would have trouble cutting. Tom has to do something, otherwise it will be the end of everything he knows, and quite a few bits he doesn't. A lusty romp through everything wrong with business and life today. Adults only, and only those not easily offended... and managers everywhere.

When Tom's non-payment of a parking fine coincides with the breeding season of his security forces, and the rise of a vehicle storage junta, he is forced into a life as a fugitive. Using a converted cruise ship, he sets about kicking back against extortionate car parking charges, the proliferation of revenue speed cameras and the new 10 mph national speed limit. Regrettably, the laws of the land don't apply to the rich people who might have done something about it, or the poor, incarcerated in enclaves of antisocial housing, so Tom's reign of piracy, despite offering loyalty cards to the victims for being repeatedly plundered, quickly comes to an end when he loses his life in a freak copper-sodium flavoured pizza incident. Is there any hope for the common citizen, now that the figurehead of insurrection is gone, and the authorities continue to impose draconian traffic controls across the galaxy?

Tom wakes after an accident to find he has mislaid a load of years, his body and a whole planet. In search of his lost love, he becomes the ultimate commuter, moving into a new universe, where ¿the Second World War had gone on rather too long, and Scotland gained independence.¿ If that wasn't bad enough, another faction is determined to collapse the whole of creation. A liberation force from the US, spoiling to try out some new kit, joins the fray, and goes for total ¿annihilation. It's Tom's job to save the lot, aided only by a bunch of slaves and a bit of alien technology. One of the problems with hopping between universes is that there is a faint chance you can meet ¿yourself. That can't happen of course, and so it does, exactly at the point where the whole fabric of space and time breaks down.

Swallows and Amazons meets The Famous Five for the 21st Century. Springtime: Terry and Paul are looking forward to getting their beloved dinghy, Orinoco, back on the water. Perhaps, this year they can concentrate on sailing without running across criminal gangs or having another adventure searching for treasure. Unfortunately the criminals have other ideas. As witnesses, the boys and their older siblings, BJ and Graham, are a possible link to putting them behind bars, and anything might happen before they come to trial. All the youngsters have to do is lie low at their new cottage in the Lakes, keep out of trouble and not use social media... easier said than done. Their cover is blown, and they have to make a desperate escape, ending up in a remote village in Norway. Safe now? Not this bunch of youngsters. It's a case of frying pans and fires! Danger, intrigue and treachery follow... and that's just a normal day's sailing.

A rough treasure map, discovered in a neglected dinghy, starts two boys on a set of clues, each one bringing a greater reward. It's not plain sailing (as they say), because all the way, they are dogged by a modern day pirate, who wants the treasure for himself. They think they have escaped him when they travel north to the remotest part of the Lake District, but then fall foul of a gang of desperate criminals. While their family is besieged, the boys make a break for it in their dinghy. Will they ever find the treasure, or simply be lucky enough to escape with their lives? Swallows and Amazons for the 21st century.

Tom, Two-Dan $mith (sic) thought his life couldn't get any worse, until a gorgeous alien turns up at his door, and drags him off on a quest to sort out the company responsible for all the troubles in the galaxy. But as is usual with Tom, what glitters is nothing more than polished coal. His guide has another agenda, using him as cannon-fodder. Taken in by her charms, he follows her directions, surviving by sheer luck and circumstance only, to the very end of Time itself, and discovers a confluence of unimaginable universes and an alien plot to take over the lot. If that wasn't bad enough, Tom has to challenge a super-intelligent being, created by a brewing accident and a lot of radiation... and our man's not even sober by now.

In Tudor times, the blow of a knife ended Ankerita's unhappy marriage, and condemned her soul to a living death. There is a chance to atone for her crime, but 500 years have passed, and the new world she awakens to contains not only the shadows of the past, but also the nightmares of the present. She is thrown into a desperate flight to stay ahead of police and criminals determined to end her freedom, and the demons who want to drag her back into the silence of the grave.