Glen Duncan je britský autor, jehož díla se často zabývají hlubokými filozofickými a literárními tématy. Jeho próza je známá svým bohatým stylem a pronikavým pohledem na lidskou existenci. Duncan zkoumá složité vztahy mezi identitou, kulturou a místem, často se inspiruje svými vlastními cestami a pozorováním světa. Jeho psaní vybízí čtenáře k zamyšlení nad podstatou života a hledáním smyslu v rozmanitém prostředí.
Jake Marlowe je posledním zástupcem vlkodlačího druhu, a to zástupcem poměrně unaveným. Stíhají ho jak jeho nepřátelé, tak vlastní minulost plná dekadentního hýření i mrtvých, neboť každý měsíc padne za oběť jeho krvelačným choutkám alespoň jeden člověk. * Když se ale Jake chystá skoncovat za úplňku se životem, zjistí něco, co jej přiměje zásadně přehodnotit toto defétistické rozhodnutí… V Posledním vlkodlaku, deníkovém záznamu z pera vlkodlačího intelektuála vyžívajícího se v análním sexu, se v postmoderní kombinaci mísí kontemplativní pasáže s napínavou a divokou akcí.
Set against the backdrop of mid-century India, the story follows Ross Monroe, a boxing railwayman entangled in get-rich-quick schemes, and Kate Lyle, a determined young woman seeking freedom from her oppressive home life. As they navigate their tumultuous relationship, they confront the societal upheaval and personal challenges of a nation on the brink of transformation, ultimately facing their own pivotal moment in a world rife with conflict and change.
Der junge Gabriel ist an einem Punkt in seinem Leben angelangt, wo nichts mehr richtig weitergeht. Nach dem Studium schlägt er sich mit Gelegenheitsjobs durch, ansonsten geht er seinen erotischen Obsessionen nach.§In Rückblenden erzählt er von seiner großen Liebe Alicia, die er nicht vergessen kann. Die Trennung von ihr betrachtet er als Wendepunkt seines Lebens zum Schlechteren. So oft er es sich leisten kann, geht er zu der Hure Hope. Wegen seiner sexuellen Obsessionen bestraft er sich mit Selbsthaß und kann doch nicht von ihnen lassen.§Immer tiefer taucht er in die Abgründe seiner Vergangenheit, um die Psychologie der unglücklichen Verkettungen seines Lebens zu verstehen. Daneben wird Hope zu seinem wesentlichen Lebensinhalt. Doch sie beschließt, sich aus dem Gewerbe zurückzuziehen. Zum Abschied gewährt sie ihm eine kostenlose Nacht, in der er einem Geheimnis auf die Spur kommt.§ In seinem Roman gelingt es Glen Duncan, aus der Innenschau seines Helden, sprachlich originell und ironisch, ein dichtes Psychogramm zu weben. Mit Gabriel zeichnet er eine typische Großstadtexistenz, deren Kennzeichen Vereinsamung, Ratlosigkeit und Verunsicherung im Geschlechterkampf sind. Und er wagt es, die Wahrheit, seine Wahrheit, über männliche Sexualität zu sagen.§
TALULLA DEMETRIOU, YOU HAVE BEEN A VERY . . . BAD . . . GIRLTalulla Demetriou is the last living werewolf. Now she is pregnant. Pursued by enemies and racked by the need to kill, she flees to an Alaskan hunting lodge to have her child in secret. There, with her infant son in her arms, it looks as if the worst is over.Until the door bursts open - and she discovers that the worst is only just beginning . . .
In a gripping tale of love and survival, Augustus Rose confronts his harrowing past while enduring ruthless interrogation. His memories, especially of Selina—a rebellious white aristocrat—serve as his refuge. Their epic, taboo romance unfolds against a backdrop of 1960s Manhattan and spans the globe, from Harlem to Barcelona and beyond. As Augustus navigates a life marked by passion, heartbreak, and wanderlust, he grapples with the forces that threaten to consume him, revealing the profound impact of love amidst turmoil.
'TWENTY THOUSAND YEARS, YOU THINK YOU'VE SEEN IT ALL. . .'Remshi is the oldest vampire in existence. He is searching for the werewolf named Talulla, whom he believes is the reincarnation of his long lost - and only - love. But he is not the only one seeking Talulla. Hunted by the Militi Christi, a religious order hell-bent on wiping out werewolves and vampires alike, Remshi and Talulla must join forces to protect their families, fulfil an ancient prophecy and save both their lives.
This is the confession of Dominic Francis Hood - Roman Catholic, sadist, conspirator to murder, witness to a miracle. Dominic's childhood had the usual cardinal points: the love of his family, a vague belief in God, a general curiosity, an emerging libido. But after he witnesses a miracle performed by Father Ignatius Malone, Dominic realises some part of him is skewed. Instead of becoming attracted to good, Dominic finds himself stimulated by the idea of other people's pain. And he knows that the mere fantasy will never be enough. WEATHERCOCK is the great modern moral inquiry, by one of England's brightest and most confronting young novelists. By turns hilarious, appalling, celebratory and sad, it is an investigation of profound temptations and those human weapons - sometimes formidable, sometimes frail - we bring to bear against them.
When the two strangers turn up at Rowena Cooper's isolated Colorado farmhouse, she knows instantly that it's the end of everything. For the two haunted and driven men, on the other hand, it's just another stop on a long and bloody journey. And they still have many miles to go, and victims to sacrifice, before their work is done. For San Francisco homicide detective Valerie Hart, their trail of corpses - women abducted, tortured and left with a seemingly random series of objects inside them - has brought her from obsession to the edge of physical and psychological destruction. And she's losing hope of making a breakthrough before that happens. But the slaughter at the Cooper farmhouse didn't quite go according to plan. There was a survivor, Rowena's 10-year-old daughter Nell, who now holds the key to the killings. Injured, half-frozen, terrified, Nell has only one place to go. And that place could be even more terrifying than what she's running from.
The Prince of Darkness has been given one last shot at redemption, provided he can live out a reasonably blameless life on earth. Highly sceptical, naturally, the Old Dealmaker negotiates a trial period - a summer holiday in a human body, with all the delights of the flesh.The body, however, turns out to be that of Declan Gunn, a depressed writer living in Clerkenwell, interrupted in his bath mid-suicide. Ever the opportunist, and with his main scheme bubbling in the background, Luce takes the chance to tap out a few thoughts - to straighten the biblical record, to celebrate his favourite achievements, to let us know just what it's like being him. Neither living nor explaining turns out to be as easy as it looks. Beset by distractions, miscalculations and all the natural shocks that flesh is heir to, the Father of Lies slowly begins to learn what it's like being us.
