{"id":695,"date":"2019-06-05T15:12:57","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T15:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iancdouglas.com\/?page_id=695"},"modified":"2026-05-02T14:35:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T14:35:35","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iancdouglas.com\/wordpress\/books\/","title":{"rendered":"Books<!-- Google Tag Manager --> <script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&#038;l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K9VSTG8K');<\/script> <!-- End Google Tag Manager -->"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Books by author Ian C Douglas.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/iancdouglas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TRT-1-cover-smaller.jpg\" alt=\"books by Ian C Douglas\" width=\"150\" height=\"223\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Ravenshead Terrors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It began with the biggest tsunami since the dinosaurs. Half of Britain is wiped out and what\u2019s left is deadly jungle. Global warming transforms the UK into an archipelago, teeming with crocodiles and sharks. Worse, survivors are succumbing to a zombie-like disease. The only security comes from the Sons of Noah, an extremist militia. Matt is a 14-year-old just trying to make it to adulthood. With his wayward cousin, Holli, he stumbles upon the Ravenshead Clinic. Half-human, half-animal hybrids are being secretly bred. And a teenage cyborg is on their tail with orders to kill.<\/p>\n<p>Download a sample chapter: <a href=\"xxx\">coming soon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/iancdouglas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/front-cover-small-resolution.jpg\" alt=\"books by Ian C Douglas\" width=\"150\" height=\"223\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Infinity Trap<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How far would you go to save your father? For 14-year-old Zeke Hailey, even Mars is not too far. An ordinary boy, he bluffs his way into a Martian psychic school. Mind-reading teachers and psychokinetic bullies are the least of his worries. A ruthless archaeologist is seeking the Infinity Trap, lair to an ancient evil. When the Martian language is downloaded into Zeke\u2019s brain, he alone understands the apocalyptic danger about to be unleashed.<\/p>\n<p>Download a sample chapter: <a href=\"http:\/\/zekehailey.com\/zekehailey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/The-Infinity-Trap-chap-1.pdf\">Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"223\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/iancdouglas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/final-eye-cover500-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"books by Ian C Douglas\"><\/p> <p><strong>Gravity&#8217;s Eye<\/strong><\/p> <p>Gravity has a secret, a secret that will mean the end of everything. A prehistoric robot is out to kill Zeke Hailey. But the greatest danger comes from his new friend, Fitch Crawly. Fitch has phenomenal mind control skills, and is hunting for the key to bending atoms. Zeke betrays his friends and accompanies Fitch in search of Gravity&#8217;s Eye. They discover the terrible secret of the Beagle Station and Zeke is left for dead. Can he survive and save the Universe from the oldest enemy of all?<\/p> <p>Download a sample chapter: <a href=\"http:\/\/zekehailey.com\/zekehailey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/prologue-Gravitys-Eye.pdf\">Here<\/a><\/p>  \n<p><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"223\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-610\" src=\"https:\/\/iancdouglas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Particle-Beast-v2-front-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\"><a id=\"section3\"><\/a><strong>The Particle Beast<\/strong><\/p> <p>Run! The monster is out! Zeke Hailey is happy enough at his psychic school, until a secret throws his life into chaos. Now, Zeke must choose between his friends and his missing father. Mars, however, isn\u2019t ready to let him go. Famous translator Doctor Enki needs Zeke\u2019s ability to speak Martian to uncover an ancient alien city. A hideous monster lurks in this Martian ghost town. But more dangers are waiting than just the monster. Zeke must defeat his greatest enemy before the fabric of time and space unravels forever&#8230;<\/p> <p>Download a sample chapter: <a href=\"http:\/\/zekehailey.com\/zekehailey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/The-Particle-Beast-chap-1.pdf\">Here<\/a><\/p>  \n<p><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"233\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1346\" src=\"https:\/\/iancdouglas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/EB-front-cover-5-inch-72-res-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\"><strong>Electron&#8217;s Blade<\/strong><\/p> <p style=\"text-align: left;\"><p>War breaks out on Mars. As bombs explode and fatalities mount, one boy can bring peace to the \u2018Little Pumpkin\u2019. Zeke alone can solve the riddle of Electron\u2019s Blade. This ancient relic has the powers to save everyone. Or does it? Zeke must decide who to trust. With Pin-mei no longer his friend, and the school in chaos, will he chose the ultimate sacrifice?<\/p> <p>Download a sample chapter: <a href=\"https:\/\/iancdouglas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Electrons-Blade-prologue.pdf\">Here<\/a><\/p>  \n<br style=\u201dheight:1.5em\u201d \/>\n<br style=\u201dheight:1.5em\u201d \/>\n<br style=\u201dheight:1.5em\u201d \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"233\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1346\" src=\"https:\/\/iancdouglas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/TPWcover-150res.jpg\" alt=\"\"><strong>The Paradox War<\/strong><\/p> <p style=\"text-align: left;\"><p>Mars has fallen and Earth is next. Nobody can stop the Spiral. Least of all Zeke Hailey, on a far-flung moon, resurrected but his memory wiped clean. Never has Zeke more needed his best friend, but Scuff Barnum is gone. Hurled billions of years back in time, Scuff is trapped in a fiery apocalypse. And even if Zeke recovers, what chance has he of saving the universe?<\/p> <p>Download a sample chapter: <a href=\"https:\/\/iancdouglas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/The-Paradox-Warfinal-print-7-9.pdf\">Here<\/a><\/p>  \n<br style=\u201dheight:1.5em\u201d \/>\n<h2><strong>Non-fiction<\/strong><\/h2> <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"223\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1785 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/iancdouglas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/htw.jpg\" alt=\"books by Ian C Douglas\"><a id=\"section3\"><\/a><strong>The Children&#8217;s History of Nottinghamshire<\/strong><\/p> <p>The\u00a0Children&#8217;s History of Nottinghamshire is a unique non-fiction book supporting the National Curriculum while focusing on local history. Illustrated with cartoons, photos and fun facts, the book takes children through Nottinghamshire\u2019s journey from early cave-dwelling communities to the 21st century. Along the way there are plenty of battles, riots and executions! Learn about the Roman ghost town of Margidunum. Discover how Vikings conquered the County. Read of King John\u2019s dark deeds at Nottingham Castle. Go down a Nottinghamshire mine with child labourers. Relive the night the people of Nottingham burned down the Duke\u2019s residence.SOLD OUT<\/p> \n<h3>Anthologies<\/h3> <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"223\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-224\" src=\"https:\/\/iancdouglas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/beware-the-bugs.v3.frontcover-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p><strong>Beware the Bugs<\/strong><\/p> <p>Beware the Bugs! assembles an international crew of acclaimed authors to bring you a kid-friendly collection of twenty-one terrific tales of behemoth beetles, astonishing arachnids, monstrous millipedes, and atomic ants! A must-read book for all lovers of creepy, crawly chaos!<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\n&nbsp;\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\n&nbsp;\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n&nbsp;\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"223\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-224\" src=\"https:\/\/iancdouglas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/The-Hunt-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p><strong>The Hunt<\/strong><\/p> <p>Monsters plague fantasy worlds in 19 different tales. In Ian&#8217;s &#8216;The Hunt for the Red Unicorn&#8217; Knights Templar drag an orphan on their search for a diabolical and very deadly unicorn. <\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\n&nbsp;\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\n&nbsp;\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n&nbsp;\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"223\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-224\" src=\"https:\/\/iancdouglas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/71Xt8oDrkBL._SL1500_.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p><strong>Terrific Tomorrows<\/strong><\/p> <p>26 tales from internationally acclaimed authors! A family friendly collection of sci-fi, for adults and younger readers. In Ian&#8217;s story, a hippo runs amok in a virtual world.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\n&nbsp;\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\n&nbsp;\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n&nbsp;\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>  <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"223\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1760\" src=\"https:\/\/iancdouglas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Leading-Edge-82-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p> <strong>Leading Edge Issue 82<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Ian uses his pen name of Lewis Nickes for this tale of an old man and his grandson hunting for a mermaid, while grappling with the ethical implications, joins 5 other gripping tales in issue 82 from Leading Edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\n&nbsp;\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\n&nbsp;\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n&nbsp;\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"233\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1346\" src=\"https:\/\/iancdouglas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Clockwork-Iris-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\"><strong>A Clockwork Iris<\/strong><p\/>\n<p>Another gripping collection of SF tales about Iris Wildthyme, the lady timelord long before it was fashionable. Originally a character in the Dr Who spin-off universe, Iris graduated to her own adventures, with her trusty companion, Panda. In this volume, Iris enters her steampunk phase. Ian\u2019s contribution, Rattus Erectus, is a Victorian whodunnit with nods to Dr. Jekyll, Darwin and James Watt, both touching and funny.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\n&nbsp;\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\n&nbsp;\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n&nbsp;\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"223\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-224\" src=\"https:\/\/iancdouglas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TEAW-cover-front-side.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p><strong>To End All Wars<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This twice Eisner-nominated anthology of graphic stories commemorates the World War One centenary and includes Ian\u2019s haunting \u2018Dead in the Water\u2019. As seen in the Guardian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\n&nbsp;\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\n&nbsp;\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n&nbsp;\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>   <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"223\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-224\" src=\"https:\/\/iancdouglas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/thumbnail_9781784770495.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p><strong>Roam Alone<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ian is also a prize-winning travel writer, after working for 12 years in East Asia. To this collection of true-life anecdotes, Ian adds his trek to the hill tribes in remote Northern Thailand back in 1991. In the foreword, famed BBC news presenter Jan Leeming says Ian\u2019s adventure in the rainforests made her cry.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><br>\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2450\" src=\"https:\/\/iancdouglas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/61w91rJYbnL-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"223\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fission #2 Volume 2<br><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The British Science Fiction Association&#8217;s flagship magazine is back with more incredible stories, including Ian&#8217;s <em>Charles Darwin and the South Seas Monster.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<!-- Google Tag Manager (noscript) -->\n<noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/ns.html?id=GTM-K9VSTG8K\"\nheight=\"0\" width=\"0\" style=\"display:none;visibility:hidden\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<!-- End Google Tag Manager (noscript) -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Books by author Ian C Douglas. The Ravenshead Terrors It began with the biggest tsunami since the dinosaurs. Half of Britain is wiped out and what\u2019s left is deadly jungle. Global warming transforms the UK into an archipelago, teeming with crocodiles and sharks. Worse, survivors are succumbing to a zombie-like disease. 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