Toil and Trouble

Written by Charlotte E. English

Narrated by Diana Croft

As an agent of the Society for Magickal Heritage, I, Cordelia Vesper, have an important job: rescue endangered creatures, artefacts, books and spells wherever they are to be found.

It’s a tough job, but somebody’s got to keep British magick alive.

So we rescued a valuable book from a long-lost library, only it proved to be unusually... chatty. And it's got a foul mouth, too. What manner of weird magick is this?

Somebody else thinks it's pretty interesting, too. Ancestria Magicka, they call themselves.

Brand new. Big trouble.

But why are they so interested in the book's creator? The woman died six hundred years ago. It's grave-robbers, necromancers and thieves all the way, and when things get that kind of crazy, there's only one thing to do.

Call in the Toil and Trouble department.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Frouse Books
• Release date: May 17, 2022
• ISBN: 9789492824394

Charlotte E. English

English both by name and nationality, Charlotte hasn’t permitted emigration to the Netherlands to damage her essential Britishness. She writes colourful fantasy novels over copious quantities of tea, and rarely misses an opportunity to apologise for something. Spanning the spectrum from light to dark, her works include the Draykon Series, Modern Magick, The Malykant Mysteries and the Tales of Aylfenhame.

Reviews for Toil and Trouble

[Arosa Colon · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I love the dynamics of the characters to their narrative situations. They are intelligent and responsible (for the most part…ahem, not mentioning any names, Ves), and are genuine. These books are such fun! It’s rare to find fantasy that doesn’t fall under the worn out runnels. The characters are witty, humorous and steadfast. Fantastical creatures and skewed alternate realities, dire circumstances and ‘ne’r do well’ villains fly the reader about for a ride one cannot anticipate beforehand. Please read.