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Iain Aire author, book binder
Iain Aire, author, book binder

Word alchemist, the quest for the unobtainable. Ecofiction, Fantasy, SciFi. Crime.

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The novel and anthology are complete but each chapters or short story require one final edit before uploading.


My first novel 'The Grey Pilgrim's Gambit' is being uploaded as a serial using the publishing platform Laterpress. The first ten chapters will be available to read as an eBook for free. Chapter 11 uploaded 1st June 2025.


The first six short stories of the anthology Seeds are now available as an eBook and free to read - Chapter nine has been added tiltled 'Wit and Wing'. A long short story that is the 'seed' of a concpet called a 'story tree'. It is neither the beginning nor the end of three novel ideas that will grow in typical 'panster' style (not planned). Fantasy, ecofiction in historic and contemprary times.


I will be adding short stories until the anthology is complete.


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The Grey Pilgrim’s Gambit

Detective Inspector Samantha Hawk's life is scarred by betrayal. Not only by what has been done to her but by the revelation that she may have been the catalyst for her sister's murder.

DI Sam Hawk's troubled past drives her relentless pursuit of the truth. It compromises her commitment to the law and her police colleagues. To avenge Maddy's death, Sam is willing to kill for justice, despite the dire legal ramifications.