We have created a series of books that will send the reader (and hopefully the viewer as we are attempting to adapt the books to TV or movie – and have the screenplays for book 1) on a journey into the mythology behind the mythology. Of the legends and horrors that fill our past and the consequences should they ever return to our present.

It is a saga of good versus evil, but more than that. It is right versus wrong and the perspectives of which is which. The story revolves around the principle of duality. The balance of opposites, such as up down, on off, left right, wet dry, him her etc. so on and so forth. We have villains who do good things, heroes who do bad things, some aware, some not. The consequences of life and what it throws at us are dealt with in many different ways and only in the moment do we know how we will react.

The SERAPHIM COLLECTIVE CHRONICLES will follow our heroes on their individual journeys as well as their combined efforts as beings and horrors from myth and legend resurface to enact their nefarious plans and schemes upon an unsuspecting humanity.

We cover many of the old tropes and delve deeply behind the veil to show several brand new origin stories for what we think we know, but by re-joining the historical dots, we show that we really don’t know them at all.

We encounter – amongst a whole host of beings - demons, angelic beings, werewolves, vampires, elementals, elves, gods and monsters from aeons past and how they came to be and why they’re coming back and what it means for humanity. Basically it means our end…unless our heroes can rally, sacrifice and by sheer will save the day, our world, the universe and our species.

Well, that is yet to be seen. We want you to see the world differently, through the eyes of our heroes and heroines, even our villains and look out into the cosmos with a new appreciation.

Book 1 THE SHARD will introduce us to the SERAPHIM COLLECTIVE and a whole host of other characters and propel us into their world and show the fight that has been raging for millennia and catch them right up on the fight to come, that has started already in fact.

Once they are aware, matters escalate apace and we will soon find ourselves in the world of book 2 and book 3 which we hope to bring to you very soon.

Watch this space for more updates and easter eggs for the forthcoming saga.

'From Brit Writers Award Shortlisted author James R Bowman comes a brand new instalment into his sweeping apocalyptic saga.' Over 8900 years ago, The SERAPHIM COLLECTIVE was formed to protect the fledgling humanity from creatures who believed this world was theirs and ruled everything on it. 7500 years ago. The final cataclysmic battle against the malevolent and tyrannical Kalithine Empire took place, the Drakareth - the Dark Dragons - chain of domination was broken, though at great cost to both sides, even the victors. Present day and the SERAPHIM COLLECTIVE still protect us from the shadows, for humanity has forgotten their origins and what terrified them, but that's about to change drastically. Two have been found this century who fulfil an ancient Drakareth vengeance prophecy, screamed in blood by a dying Drakareth seer foretelling the return of Their Malevolent Queen Kalith and her brutal Kalithine Empire.

The SERAPHIM COLLECTIVE. Keeping the world safe for thousands of years. There are many who've worked for and with them throughout history, doing what was necessary, even at the cost of their lives. One of the SC's top operatives is one Major Tomas Walker, all round specialist and the one the SC turns to when things get...difficult. But Tomas is more than just an exceptional agent, he has a destiny. But nobody knows it yet; at least not until he dies for the first time on a mission that goes sideways. Surviving that, returning home only to lose his family by his unexpected second death. Now Tomas is getting very tired of dying. Hitting an emotional and spiritual rock bottom, Tomas does the only thing left to him, he runs.

Major Tomas walker, absent big brother to Gwen died for his last time and in doing so, finally fractured the ancient spell that has kept both him and Gwen hidden from every assassin The Adversary has ever sent. Sent to extinguish every life that stands to be a guardian of the Earth. Tomas and Gwen knew nothing of this. Though Tomas has just been brought up to speed on that subject, Gwen’s story starts a little further back to moments after Tomas’s partial demise.