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Magpie Kindle Edition
A strange, wee tale by UK based author Paul Jameson. Inspired by real places and echoes of the past, the present and the future.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateAugust 30, 2015
- Reading age14 - 18 years
- File size906 KB
Product details
- ASIN : B014PJL2US
- Publication date : August 30, 2015
- Language : English
- File size : 906 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 26 pages
- Customer Reviews:
About the author
For the dark and quirky, the strange that makes you think.
Brought up on Dahl, Du Maurier, Tolkien and Poe, Paul is a cross-genre author, predominantly within the fantasy and crime genres, whose work carries a strong folk-horror motif. There are overtures to nature, folklore, paganism and fairy tales in stories that explore the liminal edges of a Wilde Wood or the urban cityscapes where monsters still lurk.
Nothing is ever as it seems.
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- Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2015Magpie is a glorious tale by Paul Jameson. It is spare but complete, and rests easily in the back of your mind long after the book is closed. Should Mr. Jameson find it in his heart to expand this tale, however, I want it,too. And anything else he is willing to share with the world.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2019I’ve never read a book remotely like this before. I’m not even sure what I expected, but I enjoyed it very much. Try it. You won’t regret buying it or following the talented author.
Top reviews from other countries
- Jerry PReviewed in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2016
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Good read, interesting story line. Would like to read some more of his work.
- Sarah Stuart - Readers' Favorite ReviewerReviewed in the United Kingdom on April 8, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars Echoes O’ The Past
I’ve never read a book remotely like this before. I’m not even sure what I expected, but I enjoyed it very much. Try it. You won’t regret buying it or following the talented author.
- MRS E M MCDONALDReviewed in the United Kingdom on September 29, 2015
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
very good story but not long enough - would love more detail
- ChrisReviewed in the United Kingdom on April 8, 2020
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good.
I thought it was very well written and very evocative. I'd like to have read more, especially about the Sisters.
- leehallwriterReviewed in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars A quaint wonderfully written short..
Magpie is a quaint and wonderfully written short by Paul Jameson who immerses readers from the get go with his unique folklore style. Having read it in just one sitting this story serves as just a snippet of the authors ability to tell stories that fuses classic and modern style description and composition. Having read his other work ‘Nightjar’ this book carries the same feeling and of course just an edge of darkness so readers who enjoy one will certainly enjoy the other.
From the note at the end it’s clear to see this story found the author in some sense while he was exploring a real place which heightens the immersive element of the setting. There’s a level of mystique about near enough everything including the history of what happened in this world and our own imaginations are given the scope to follow a story the author first followed. This is a story and reading experience that I highly recommend.