Shadow Council Archives
Series · 7 books · 2019-2022
Books in series
#8
Cauldron
A novella from the Shadow Council Archives
2019
When you ask a god for favors, be careful what you wish for. You just might get it.
Josef Magarac was a brave man, a strong man, a hard-working immigrant who only wanted a better life for his family.
Instead he got a bloodbath.
From the bloody steel mill strikes of Pennsylvania rose a true man of steel, a steelworker transformed into something more by the power of the Old Gods. Now Joe Mack is in Cleveland, and he’s working to protect those who can’t protect themselves. When a friend asks him to look into disappearances in a largely immigrant neighborhood, Joe takes an interest. When his interest leads him to a vampire stalking the streets of his adopted home, he takes more than an interest. He takes on a mission.
Cauldron is the first in the Joe Mack series of Shadow Council Archives from Gail Z. Martin & Larry N. Martin, the duo that brought you Spells, Salt, & Steel. The Shadow Council Archives are urban fantasy novellas set in the universe of Quincy Harker, Demon Hunter and featuring folk heroes throughout history.
#8
A Web of Crimson (Books of the Law, #1)
2020
Aleister Crowley wasn't always the Wickedest Man in the World...
Once he was a Knight Mage of the Crown, the elite mages of the Queen of England
Strange forces are at work in London and Julian Baker has tasked the disgraced Crowley with infiltrating the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. The new order of so called mystics claims members of Parliament among its ranks, and its leader and founder Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers might just be the reason Britain’s governing body has abandoned important legislation in favor of…odd matters involving a mysterious city and the book hidden in it. The same book that changed his life forever.
Along with Elaine Simpson, a contentious ally linked to another mysterious organization, the Shadow Council, and the magical student he refuses to train, Crowley has to stop the book from coming to London. But can he really do it on his own? Can Crowley uncover who's pulling the strings before he gets tangled in their Web of Crimson?
#9
Through the Doors of Oblivion
2019
REAL ESTATE IS HELL – SOMETIMES LITERALLY
Wedged between real estate speculators, startup bros, and gentrified neighborhoods, it’s gotten hard to get by in San Francisco and it’s getting even harder all the time. Now two witches have decided the time has come to do something about it.
Using all their arcane skills, Iria – tall, dark, and genderqueer – and their partner and mentor, Madge – the granddaughter of Chinese immigrants and a powerful magician – have summoned back to the world of the living one of San Francisco’s greatest eccentric heroes: Joshua Norton, self-declared Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico. In the 19th century he issued imperial proclamations intended to combat prejudice and advance the interests of the destitute and downtrodden. Binding him to themselves and to the city, Iria and Madge need Norton’s charisma and tireless dedication to the city to help them save the city from a demon of greed.
With an exciting combination of spell-slinging and derring-do, Norton and his modern-day patrons embark on a series of adventures across San Francisco’s past and present in search of the keys to the city: objects from its past they can use in the present to save the city’s future from a demon of greed and his tireless efforts to rob San Francisco of its soul forever!
#9
The Vault and the Vessel (Books of the Law, #2)
2022
A bullet, a labyrinth, and a villain in the shadows.With the memory of their battle with the Golden Dawn fading, life has begun to settle for both Aleister Crowley, and his new apprentice, Elaine Simpson. But of all things, a headline from a disreputable paper sends the pair on a journey deep beneath the foundations of London in search of an artifact long thought the stuff of myth. Aleister and Elaine must fight through monsters, secrets, and their own pasts to once again protect the world from those seeking power no human should possess.The Vault and the Vessel is the second thrilling volume in The Books of the Law series, set in the Quincy Harker, Demon Hunter historical fantasy universe.
#13
Spellbound (Joe Mack, #4)
2022
Werewolves, Vamps, and Thieves!
Joe Mack and his friends head to Pittsburgh to deal with a surge of disappearances, all people with psychic abilities going missing under highly questionable supernatural circumstances. That’s enough to keep anyone hopping, but Joe can’t ignore the feeling that there’s something even bigger going on behind the scenes.
Joe, West, and Sarah Grace team up with new allies to fight a whole new level of danger—and uncover the secrets behind why people with special abilities are vanishing and who’s taking them. What they learn could change the paranormal balance of power—permanently. It’s their job to keep the worst from happening, whatever it takes.
From the steel mills to the coal mines, Joe Magarac is the man to call for supernatural problems. After all, he does have a little help from Krukis, the god of blacksmiths, but immortality isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Magarac left his old life behind him and now lives as Joe Mack, a literal man of steel and magic.
Spellbound is full of paranormal adventure, murdering mediums, creepy circuses, a theater full of vampires, malicious mesmerists, found family, secret supernatural agencies, dark magic, and loyal friends.
It’s the fourth in the Joe Mack series of Shadow Council Archives from Gail Z. Martin & Larry N. Martin, the duo that brought you Spells, Salt, & Steel. The Shadow Council Archives are urban fantasy novellas set in the universe of Quincy Harker, Demon Hunter and featuring folk heroes throughout history.
#14
Black Sun (Joe Mack, #2)
2020
From the steel mills to the coal mines, Joe Magarac is the man to call for supernatural problems. After all, he does have a little help from Krukis, the god of blacksmiths, but immortality isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, especially as the anniversary of his “death” looms near. Magarac left his old life behind him and now lives as Joe Mack, a literal man of steel and magic.
Now Joe teams up once again with Jack West and Sarah McAllen to fix a problem, this time leaving Cleveland behind for Reading, Pennsylvania. Witches are being murdered, secret societies are brewing more than illegal bathtub gin, and someone is trying to summon creatures from Lovecraftian lore from deep within the mines. Again.
Black Sun is the second in the Joe Mack series of Shadow Council Archives from Gail Z. Martin & Larry N. Martin, the duo that brought you Spells, Salt, & Steel. The Shadow Council Archives are urban fantasy novellas set in the universe of Quincy Harker, Demon Hunter and featuring folk heroes throughout history.
#15
Chicagoland (Joe Mack, #3)
2021
Haunted hotels, old gods, mobsters, molls, and monsters are abroad in Chicago, and it’s up to Joe Magarac to protect the innocents from them. But how can he protect the city when he might not be able to keep himself alive? The mad ramblings of Alastair Crowley and the tales of horror imagined by HP Lovecraft have nothing on the magic etched into the walls of a secret room below Chicago’s Lexington Hotel.
Deep in the coal and ash tunnels beneath the city, workers are being murdered, their bodies left in shreds, and with Al Capone out of the picture, the criminal underbelly in Prohibition-Era Chicago is teetering on the edge of all-out chaos. Now it falls on Joe Mack, the steelworker-turned-nigh-immortal man of steel, to bring Chicago back from the brink before all is lost for good.
Can Joe Mack, along with his companions West and Sarah, determine what mysterious creature is causing the deaths? But more importantly, will Krikus’s magic be enough to keep Joe alive when the chips are down and they go toe-to-toe with their foe?
Chicagoland is the third book in the Joe Mack Shadow Council Files by award-winning author team Gail Z. & Larry N. Martin, authors of the Spells, Salt, & Steel series and the Wasteland Marshals novellas. The Shadow Council Case Files are historical fantasy novellas set in the world of Quincy Harker, Demon Hunter that tell the true stories behind the tall tales surrounding some of the world’s most famous (and infamous) folk heroes.
Authors
Gail Z. Martin
Author · 106 books
Gail Z. Martin discovered her passion for science fiction, fantasy and ghost stories in elementary school. The first story she wroteat age fivewas about a vampire. Her favorite TV show as a preschooler was Dark Shadows. At age 14, she decided to become a writer. She enjoys attending science fiction/fantasy conventions, Renaissance fairs and living history sites. She is married and has three children, a Maltese and a golden retriever. Gail Z. Martin is also Morgan Brice, which is her pen name for urban fantasy MM paranormal romance. In addition to the online sites listed below, you can find me on Facebook.com/Groups/MartinShadowAlliance Facebook.com/Groups/WorldsOfMorganBrice Twitter: @GailZMartin and @MorganBriceAuthor YouTube: YouTube.com/c/GailZMartinAuthor IG: @MorganBriceAuthorGail & Larry newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dd5XLj Morgan Brice newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dy\_8oL BookBub for Morgan: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/morga... Bookbub for Gail: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/gail-... Amazon profile: https://www.amazon.com/Morgan-Brice/e...? Amazon profile: https://www.amazon.com/Gail-Z-Martin/... Pinterest (for Morgan and Gail) www.Pinterest.com/Gzmartin
Alexander G.R. Gideon
Author · 2 books
My writing style can best be summed up by the phrase "and many people died". I write in a myriad of genres, from Dark Fantasy to Sci-Horror, and everything in between. I enjoy exorcising, taking long walks on extraterrestrial beaches, relaxing demon hunting trips, and fishing for Old Ones.
Michael G. Williams
Author · 8 books
Michael G. Williams writes queer-themed science fiction, urban fantasy, and horror celebrating monsters, macabre humor, and subverted expectations. He’s the author of three series for Falstaff Books: the award-winning vampire/urban fantasy series The Withrow Chronicles; a new urban fantasy series featuring real estate, time travel, and San Francisco’s most beloved historical figures, SERVANT/SOVEREIGN; and the science fiction noir A Fall in Autumn, winner of the 2020 Manly Wade Wellman Award. Michael is an avid podcaster, activist, and gaymer, and is a brother in St. Anthony Hall and Mu Beta Psi. He lives in Durham, NC, with his husband, a variety of animals, and more and better friends than he probably deserves.
