'Servant of Stone' published.

I have finally published my latest book: Servant of Stone.

There are two more books to follow in the 'To Touch The Creator' series, and a whole lot of other things beside.

This particular volume, and its companions (yet to be published), took far longer than intended, and I now understand why optimistic enthusiasm can find itself blunted in the face of cold, hard reality. As I wrote in Servant of Fire:

All too soon, though, the halcyon days, the golden times, become a thing of fond memory. All too brief they are and all too fleeting, as the world, awakened by knowledge or coaxed by familiarity, turns about its hidden centre and reveals its darker face. Then the dreams of innocence fail, falling away like so many discarded playthings, and harder truths rise up to take their place.
Sometimes awakenings are long and slow, drawn out, savoured and experienced. But sometimes they are abrupt and sudden. Then the world tumbles from its orbit and certainties shatter.

And is that true of Servant of Stone? You will have to read it to find out!