The Hopfield Tales by Mike Evers

Published: June 18th, 2013

Description:

There's always more to a town than meets the eye. You just need to scratch the surface. The quiet town of Hopfield is no exception. There are everyday people doing everyday things - just like where you live. But history has a way of coming back to find us. And the voices of the past can change our lives forever.

Three fabulous fables for your delectation and delight:

The Spirit Archer
Campaign of the Gods
Mark of the Legion

BACKGROUND INFO

The Hopfield Tales is a trilogy of three novellas. Each story is set in a town in present day Yorkshire and involves people who have encounters with characters from English history and legend. The tales include the final, as yet unpublished story, Mark of the Legion.

The blurb for the unreleased novella, Mark of the Legion:

Bentham Cawley enjoys and quiet and humdrum life as a monk at the Brotherhood of the Resurrection in Hopfield, Yorkshire. But this is all about to change - when he unwillingly embarks on the monastery's new friendship programme and meets remarkable octogenarian Ernest Teale.

Just how does Ernest know so much about the past, and how is he connected to the legendary but doomed Roman Ninth Legion?

Some secrets wait centuries to be unlocked...

Review samples for The Spirit Archer and Campaign of the Gods:

"This is a novella that is entertaining, informative and imaginative. It's a wonderful story that put a smile on my face." (The Spirit Archer; Ann Werner, Amazon)

"This is a good fun read which I really enjoyed. I particularly liked the way the scenes cut back to the gods and their fated board game and the effect that had on our world of 'Midgard'. A great, light-hearted bit of fun." (Campaign of the Gods; Ignite, Amazon)

The voices of the past can change our lives forever…

EXCERPT:

From Campaign of the Gods:

The Campaign Begins

An entry from PC Walker’s Norse Myths and Legends Companion:

  

Ivar  Ragnarsson   (aka  Ivar  the  Boneless ) :  Viking leader and berserker.  Ivar commanded the Viking ‘Great Heathen Army’, which invaded England in AD 865, captured York the following year and established Danish rule over half of early medieval England.

The nickname ‘Boneless’ is subject to much speculation. It is thought possibly due to Ivar possessing great physical flexibility, lameness in one leg, impotence, or his even having a bone disease.  Whichever way you look at it, Ivar was undeniably a wise commander and fearsome warrior.

  

The people of Lower Bagton were enjoying a particularly bright, warm and sunny Midsummer’s Day when, unbeknownst to them, a gateway from the otherworld had suddenly opened nearby.  In the woods near Bagton Mill the chirping birds and foraging mammals stopped all activity, mesmerised by the shimmering maw that had materialised in the shrubbery.  Sensing the imminent danger, the woodland animals chattered frantically and decided to take flight.  They headed anywhere other than here. 

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About the author:

Mike often taps out stuff on his keyboard in the fantasy, urban fantasy and paranormal genres: a habit which his wife finds fairly amusing - and sometimes a little bit strange.

So far he has published two novellas - The Spirit Archer and Campaign of the Gods - with GMTA Publishing. Along with Mark of the Legion, the novellas are due to be published as The Hopfield Tales in summer 2013.

Mike's debut novel, The Chaosifier, is also available on Amazon, where it is ambushing unsuspecting fans of contemporary fantasy with its general mischief and mayhem.

Mike's educational background is in History, International Conflict Analysis and Education. He is qualified as a teacher in ESOL and Adult Literacy, and lives and works in West Yorkshire. He's married to a long-suffering wife, Joanne, and they have a young son called Joseph.

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