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Meet the characters of my upcoming novel!
Who’s Who: Cassus Finch
Red haired, green eyed and heartily freckled, Finch (Cassus to his friends, of which there are few) is a resourceful and quick-thinking practitioner of magic. The son of a hedge witch and a magician, he was raised to know magic as an integral part of life. He's quick with a smile and a joke, but dangerous if crossed. He has multiple tattoos, including one of a sun on the left side of his brow, though whether it has magical uses or is just a bold fashion statement is hard to say. Also hard to say: just how trustworthy he is.
For a long time as the story of The Winding percolated in my brain, Finch didn’t have a name. I’d given him the placeholder title of ‘Young Bad Guy’ (to go with his father ‘Old Bad Guy’). Once I started properly writing, he not only gained an actual name, but a much more complex personality and role in the story. There’s a spark between him and Gloucester, but sometimes playing with fire just gets you burned.
“You know,” said Finch, his arms still bracing Gloucester’s shoulders and back. “The whole swooning into my arms thing is pretty adorable, but maybe now’s not the best time, aye?”
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4 DAYS until The Winding is out and you get to meet Cassus Finch!
some colourful Winding sketches from a little while back
I have created a playlist on Spotify of songs that make me think of The Winding by @aliiveswrites
1. Blood On My Name - The Brothers Bright
2. God’s Gonna Cut You Down - Johnny Cash
3. Broken Bones - Kaleo
4. Brother Run Fast - Kaleo
5. Raise Hell - Brandi Carlile
6. Through The Valley - Shawn James
7. Human - Rag’n’Bone Man
8. Prisoner - Stumfol
9. My Own Monster - X Ambassadors
10. Fistfight - The Ballroom Thieves
11. Raise Hell - Dorothy
12. Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Cover by Lorde
13. Bang Bang - Nico Vega
14. That’s Life - Shawn James
15. Providence - Poor Man’s Poison
16. Glitter And Gold - Barnes Courtney
17. Supernatural - Barnes Courtney
18. Fire - Barnes Courtney
19. Hellfire - Barnes Courtney
20. I’m A Wanted Man - Royal Deluxe
21. This Is My World - Esterly, Austin Jenkes
22. Blood Runs Red - 78rpm
23. Killer Inside Of Me - Willyecho
24. Bartholomew - The Silent Comedy
25. Used To The Darkness - Des Rocs
26. Sinners - Barnes Courtney
27. Gun In My Hand - Dorothy
28. Me And Mine - The Brothers Bright
29. Rather Die - Barnes Courtney
30. Good Thing - Barnes Courtney
31. Survivin’ - Bastille
32. The Draw - Bastille
33. World Gone Mad - Bastille
34. Million Pieces - Bastille
35. Blame - Bastille
36. C’mon Down - Poor Man’s Poison
37. Allies Or Enemies - The Crane Wives
38. Tongues And Teeth - The Crane Wives
"Never tell anyone you don't trust the whole truth. They'll just strangle you with it later."
Get back in touch with Cassus Finch! Sarcastic, roguish, magically gifted, and maybe just the teensiest bit apologetic for past misdeeds.
My book The Ticking, book 2 in The Epitome of Science trilogy, will be out January 1st, 2024!
Pre-Order from the Publisher Bookshop (ebook will be available on the date of release) - Pre-Order it through a North American indie bookshop
Epitome of Science sketches (featuring a sneaky peek at someone introduced in Book 3)