Bøger af David Bussell

Three butchered witches. An unknown killer. One big mistake: they left the familiar alive. Stella Familiar was created by the London Coven to protect the city from the monsters that lurk in the shadows. She's fought against the darkness for decades, but now something new has come to town. Something that's torn her world apart. This monster did the impossible: it murdered the three most powerful witches in London, putting the city in peril, and leaving Stella alone for the first time to fight back against a power she doesn't understand. An evil beyond anything she can imagine is loose; something with the power to crush her like a bug... and it's back to finish what it started. Does Stella have what it takes to defeat a threat this powerful, or will the creature of her nightmares snuff out the Coven for good? Mystery, scares, and fast-paced action collide in this thrilling urban fantasy series. Read Familiar Magic now for a page-turning tale of magic and mayhem you cannot put down.

THE HORROR! A budding actress auditions for a snuff film. A divorcee signs up to a speed-dating séance. A has-been Justin Bieber auctions off body parts to make ends meet. A little girl brings her pet dictator to school. Bruce Forsyth makes a surprise career move into cage fighting. A skinned man goes for a deep tissue massage. Richard Branson takes to abducting children apparently. A man discovers a factory reset button up his bum. A monster collection of killer flash fiction, Bad Endings features 99 frightful finales, catastrophic culminations and dire denouements. Whether you're a lover of short literature or just some dumb kid with ADD, Bad Endings is the book for you. Things people have said about David Bussell: "Hilarious." Graham Linehan (Father Ted, The IT Crowd) "Really good." Shane Allen (BBC Controller of Comedy Commissioning) "Ha!" Sam Bain (Peep Show, Fresh Meat)

Night or day, asleep or awake, you cannot escape the terror. A darkness is spreading over Blackpool. All across the city, people are having bad dreams. Bad dreams that seem real. Bad dreams that strike even when your eyes are open. Bad dreams that can kill. Detective Rita Hobbes thought she had put an end to Mr. Cotton & Mr. Spike's reign of terror, but they're back, and more dangerous than ever. With Carlisle missing and a dark angel waiting to strike, can the hexed detective put a stop to the masked brothers once and for all, or will their evil spread beyond Blackpool and consume the whole of the Uncanny Kingdom? Read Night Terrors and discover a magical, page-turning urban fantasy you cannot put down. Like Neil Gaiman? Then you'll love Night Terrors.

Life was a whole lot easier back when Joseph was an oblivious idiot.Up until a few days ago, the worst thing Joseph had to deal with was mopping up vomit in the hospital he works at.Now he's discovered that monsters exist, and he's expected to mop those up too.Joseph is a warlock, or so he's told, yet he can barely pull off a convincing card trick, let alone magic away evil. Which would be fine if he didn't have to contend with the ghost of a dead sweetheart, debt-settling demons, and murderous standing stones. Can this clueless warlock be counted on to save the day, or is this a mess he can't clean up? Mystery, scares, and fast-paced action collide in this thrilling urban fantasy series. Read Blood Stones now for a page-turning tale you cannot put down.Praise for Blood Stones: "This fast-paced, rollicking adventure has more twists and turns than a hall of mirrors." ★★★★★"A superb plot, a real riot of snarky, fun, superbly drawn characters... the result? Another truly fun ride that I strongly recommend." ★★★★★"Really well written. All of the Uncanny Kingdom books have been dependably great." ★★★★★

Wizards are being murdered. Picked off and torn to shreds. It's up to a hexed detective to crack the case. Detective Rita Hobbes has been cursed; erased from everyday reality and cast adrift in a world of magic and monsters. To the workaday world, Rita is a forgotten memory, which raises the question, what will she do with the rest of her life now? It's only when the savaged body of a dead wizard is wheeled into the local morgue that Rita gets the answer to her question. She's going to do what she always does. She's going to be a detective. The Council of Wizards is terrified, innocent people are being transformed into monstrous beasts, and all clues point to a mysterious visitor with a bad habit of sinking her teeth into people. A werewolf with a century-long grudge is stalking the streets of Blackpool, a werewolf with magic so powerful she can affect the phases of the night sky. Can Rita bring the werewolf to justice and put an end to her vengeance, or will every night from this day forward be a fatal moon? Read Fatal Moon and enter a magical, page-turning urban fantasy you cannot put down. Like Neil Gaiman? Then you'll love Fatal Moon.

A long time ago, Joseph woke up next to a lake with his past scrubbed from his memory. Now, ten years later, secrets will be revealed. It's time for Joseph to discover the truth of his mysterious past, but for that to happen, it seems he'll need to embrace his dark destiny.And that's not all poor Joseph has to deal with.There's also a spate of bizarre animal slaughters sweeping the area, a strange man who believes something monstrous is taking over his village, and a blossoming romance that may or may not be tainted with pure evil.This is it. The end game. The place this story has been heading, right from the start. At long last, Joseph is about to learn his origin story.But when he discovers the truth, will he reject his old ways, or will he finally give in and become the Magic Eater? Mystery, scares, and fast-paced action collide in this thrilling urban fantasy series. Read Past Sins now for a page-turning tale you cannot put down.Praise for Past Sins: "So well written. Funny. Suspenseful. Many twists and turns." ★★★★★"Thrilling, and also very affecting. Another brilliant book." ★★★★★"Trust me you'll soon join the ranks of the rest of us Uncanny Kingdom addicts." ★★★★★

Someone has turned Stella's friend into a living bomb. Can she defuse him before he destroys the city?Something is very wrong with Detective David Tyler. A creature of immense power has changed him; transformed him into a walking apocalypse.And the worst part? It's all Stella's fault. She meddled with the dark arts and opened the door to the evil inside of David. People are scared. They want David dealt with before he turns London into a smoking crater, and they're ready to put him down like a dog to do it.Can Stella fend them off and find a way to save her friend before he goes supernova, or is a city about to pay the price for her mistake?Mystery, scares, and fast-paced action collide in this thrilling urban fantasy series. Read Deadly Portent now for a page-turning tale of magic and mayhem you cannot put down.Praise for Deadly Portent "Great characters, excellent storytelling. Whatever you like, it's probably in there." ★★★★★"Another fun, emotional and exciting Uncanny Kingdom story. Bring on the next one!" ★★★★★"This is turning out to be one of my favorite series!" ★★★★★

Joseph Lake doesn't know who he is or where he came from... and the answer might just be the death of him. By day, Joseph scrubs toilets and fixes broken light fittings. By night he looks into weird stuff: local hauntings, unexplained disappearances, satanic cabals dancing naked around ancient stone circles. The usual. The Uncanny calls to him like a beacon, and he follows its signal wherever it leads, hoping that one day it will shine a light on who he really is. So far the clues haven't added up to much, but now a mad woman is stalking him, he's tripping over dead bodies in the street, and he keeps having terrifying apocalyptic visions. Can Joseph put the pieces together and figure out his identity? And if he does, will he be able to live with who he really is? Mystery, scares, and fast-paced action collide in this thrilling urban fantasy series. Read Magic Eater now for a page-turning tale you cannot put down.

As featured in The Guardian, The Telegraph, and on Comedy Central. From internet mischief-maker David Bussell comes, But... You're a Horse, a collection of pranks, anecdotes and gags that have nothing whatsoever to do with the cover of the book containing them. Get But... You're a Horse now for a hilarious dose of absurdism. David Bussell's work has also been featured on The Huffington Post, Buzzfeed, B3TA, Digital Spy, and (quite without his permission), The Daily Mail. Things people have said about David Bussell: "Hilarious." Graham Linehan (Father Ted, The IT Crowd). "Really good." Shane Allen (BBC Controller of Comedy Commissioning). "Ha!" Sam Bain (Peep Show, Fresh Meat).