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I've just been given the digital files in epub, mobi and pdf for my favourite novel out of the 21 I've written - and am basically looking to send them out to loving homes should anyone be interested in reading/reviewing... all you need to do is pop an email to me at steve@stevensavile.com and I'll sort you out.


Overview
A man walks confidently through the night time streets of London. He is one of the Brethren, a shadow society of occultists. His life is only hours from ending. His flesh is about to be taken as host for a daemonic entity that has clawed its way out of hell's pit.
Now things are afoot. Strange things.

The lions of Traflagar have fulfilled their prophecy, climbing down from the plinths around Lord Nelson's column to defend the city.

The daemon stalks his tender prey through the gaslit streets, meat markets, fish stalls and slaughter houses of Whitechapel. He has a taste for women, though not ordinary women. These women are different. Special. They may look like whores but they have the blood of angels flowing in their veins. If he can kill enough of them, bathing in their innocent blood, then the daemon can open the ancient Ald Gate-one of the seven great gates of London-the last gate to Eden, and go home, even if it means tearing London herself apart.

The gates are guarded by The Seven, bloodsucking angelkind put there to guard a very special prisoner. A prisoner who cannot be allowed to escape. Satanial. The Devil by another name. Cast down and trapped in a hell on earth, watched over by Uriel, the mad Archangel.

Can the men of Greyfriars stop all hell breaking loose?




Sample Reviews from Barnes and Noble, where LM began life as a Barnes and Noble exclusive:

Really enjoyed the tale, it totally went off in several unexpected directions in one large convoluted plot. Also all the old London History... not just the Victorian Era stuff but some pre-Roman myths and legends were all worked into the story... believe it or not it actually
made me want to go out and find a book about the ancient past of London.
The seven gates and their immortal keepers... some pretty weird stuff that Eden is in the middle (or perhaps in a parallel place with London and that the area the land is built on is Nod. Very cool stuff.) We also get some angel and Lucifer change ups... at least some
reinterpretation of Biblical myths. The Gentlemen Knights, aka Greyfrairs Club, is an interesting group that i could compare to the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Each one of them has a unique gift
used in the defense of the city. We have a man who can talk with animals, another who can be practically invisible, one who speaks with the dead, a werewolf, a full blown wizard, and others. The book is broken up into sections and each section is divided into a number of chapters and every chapter is a different POV... some times the POV is on different time tracks... so you will see the same scene from a different perspective or something that wasn't mentioned or is missing
will be explained in a later chapter by the different view. Sometimes this really worked for me and sometimes it didn't. If you like Victorian England, twists of myth and bible stories, strange and unique characters... then i think you'll love London Macabre.


A staggeringly grand epic – London Macabre is fabulist occult at its best. A heady mix of Victoriana, a hint of steampunk, a lashing of magic and fantasy, the touch of the divine struggle that colours the best of this Author’s work, and at its heart a rippingly good story. The Greyfriar’s Gentlemen’s Club is a collection of practitioners of the Art, and a more well-heeled, pipe smoking, brandy quaffing set of brave adventurers you will not find in London. Utilising their skills, as well
as their endlessly resourceful retainer Mason, the group find themselves in a desperate battle for survival as they protect the City from the dark and devious designs of their Arch-enemies, the Brethren. A new arrival in the form of a ghost-touched young girl brings with it yet
more mystery, soon added to in the form of a ruthless, dimension-jumping Monarch, and once a hastily-arranged Conclave of the Villain Kings and the Gentlemen falls apart amidst treachery and accusation, it isn’t long before terror and destruction carve through the cobbled streets of Victorian London. The story – full of derring-do, a frightening array of magic, a plethora of magical artefacts and weapons, an awesome golem,
oh and did I mention a Fallen Angel, a Daemon Lord, and the First Murderer attempting to return to Eden? That little confrontation that drags across the City’s hidden portals whacks the carnage and the stakes
up several levels, until our valiant heroes find themselves fighting to save reality as well as their own skins. A blistering climax that consumes the last third of the book will have you frantically turning the pages and wondering how it could possibly get any more desperate - the toll is high for our heroes, but can they avert disaster?


WOW!!!! I AM COMPLETELY HOOKED!!!!!!!
Where do I begin? Rarely does a book leave me speechless, but I sat for some time in complete silence with my mind reeling and spinning with all I had just absorbed. Who can throw together a gentlemanly group of friends who each have a small paranormal gift, werewolves, vampires, God and the Devil, angels, demons, Cain, Queen Victoria and her Albert, and a giant golem and have the ending come out the way it did? This author is amazing!!!!

This book had me all over the place. There were ups and downs. There were battles to the extreme. It was gruesome, it was uplifting. There was a bit of history. There was loyalty and betrayal. There were so many twists and turns in the story, I constantly went from tears to cheers and then back to tears (with cheers waiting again just as you turn to the next page!).

The writing style of this author is just as wonderful as the originality of his story line. There was a little Dan Brown meets Stephen King meets Robert McCammon meets A League of Extrordinary Gentlemen. His words just flow and his imagery is amazing! I know when I close my eyes to think about what I am reading, I am seeing what Mr. Saville wants me to see.

This is the first book I have read by this man, and it will definitely not be the last. This was completely unexpected, and as I said up top, I am hooked. Would definitely recommend to anyone that is ready for a wild literary ride! This is not for the faint of heart though, and some descriptions can get pretty awful. I mean really pretty gruesome. Other than that, all I can say is get it and you will not be sorry. This goes in my list of faves and fave authors.

Completely amazing.