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Conjuring the Infinite
Madness. Magick. Murder.
The Cottage is a care unit in the country for troubled teenagers who have been chewed up by the system. They are all in mourning for the loss of their most popular resident. The dazzling and outwardly faultless Seth Kevorkian was shot at close range but the weapon was never recovered. After the funeral his former housemates will return home, remember him and when Mother leaves…the truth will be discovered.
Seth was no ordinary teenager. He was a disciple of an ethereal power from another dimension, a creature that rules over a vast kingdom of magick. Seth’s fixation with Conjuring The Infinite drove him into doing terrible acts to the people closest to him.
It might even have driven someone to kill him.
But what has now been set in motion cannot be prevented. The eyes of the sky have opened and looked into Seth’s soul. The Three Ambassadors of The Infinite have been dispatched from the higher dimensions to complete a deal bound in the darkest magicks.
A psychic consultant is seeing visions of Armageddon. The Abomination upstairs wants to be fed. The rain seethes with life. And something moves in the shadows, hiding in the mirrors. Can the housemates trust what they see? Can they even trust each other?
The unearthly power of The Infinite has been invoked.
The Ambassadors are on their way.
The Cottage is a care unit in the country for troubled teenagers who have been chewed up by the system. They are all in mourning for the loss of their most popular resident. The dazzling and outwardly faultless Seth Kevorkian was shot at close range but the weapon was never recovered. After the funeral his former housemates will return home, remember him and when Mother leaves…the truth will be discovered.
Seth was no ordinary teenager. He was a disciple of an ethereal power from another dimension, a creature that rules over a vast kingdom of magick. Seth’s fixation with Conjuring The Infinite drove him into doing terrible acts to the people closest to him.
It might even have driven someone to kill him.
But what has now been set in motion cannot be prevented. The eyes of the sky have opened and looked into Seth’s soul. The Three Ambassadors of The Infinite have been dispatched from the higher dimensions to complete a deal bound in the darkest magicks.
A psychic consultant is seeing visions of Armageddon. The Abomination upstairs wants to be fed. The rain seethes with life. And something moves in the shadows, hiding in the mirrors. Can the housemates trust what they see? Can they even trust each other?
The unearthly power of The Infinite has been invoked.
The Ambassadors are on their way.
- GenresYoung AdultFantasy
256 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2013
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About the author
Kirkland Ciccone
7 books41 followersKirkland always had an affinity for weirdos and strange things. His favourite movie as a child was Halloween and his favourite TV shows were Doctor Who, Twin Peaks, and The Ricki Lake Show. Books, however, were his obsession and main mode of escape. He had a bumpy upbringing. Noisy, busy, stressful – but never boring. His brother was an armed robber who wasn’t very good at his job. His sisters were cool and encouraging, often having parties while their mum was out. If Kirkland needed to be alone, he headed up to the library. The library was always his calm place and it was there he realised how much he wanted to have a book on a shelf.
His first novel for adults is Happiness Is Wasted On Me. It takes place in Scotland’s infamous ‘ugly’ town Cumbernauld. Set in the ’90s, it spans a decade in the life of asexual Walter Wedgeworth (hence the title being a pun on 'A Penis Is Wasted On Me'), who is trying to find his place in the world. But a dark discovery and his uniquely dysfunctional family don’t make things easy. With a backdrop of grunge, Britpop, New Labour, and The Spice Girls, this is a book very much of a time that no longer exists. His new novel is Sadie, Call The Polis about a girl living her worst life as she staggers from one bad choice to another until she finds the right direction.
His first novel for adults is Happiness Is Wasted On Me. It takes place in Scotland’s infamous ‘ugly’ town Cumbernauld. Set in the ’90s, it spans a decade in the life of asexual Walter Wedgeworth (hence the title being a pun on 'A Penis Is Wasted On Me'), who is trying to find his place in the world. But a dark discovery and his uniquely dysfunctional family don’t make things easy. With a backdrop of grunge, Britpop, New Labour, and The Spice Girls, this is a book very much of a time that no longer exists. His new novel is Sadie, Call The Polis about a girl living her worst life as she staggers from one bad choice to another until she finds the right direction.
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Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews
April 3, 2014
Don't think this was all that bad a story to be fair but I just couldn't get over the fact that the writing was so forced.
They say you should show rather than tell, this was all tell, very little subtlety, seemed at points it was written with a thesaurus at his elbow to come up with as many interesting words as possible no matter how it scanned. Couldn't like or identify with any of the characters, seemed like cardboard cut outs almost, with every thought and emotion spelt out and explained.
Were one or two nice twists and touches but I couldn't recommend it
They say you should show rather than tell, this was all tell, very little subtlety, seemed at points it was written with a thesaurus at his elbow to come up with as many interesting words as possible no matter how it scanned. Couldn't like or identify with any of the characters, seemed like cardboard cut outs almost, with every thought and emotion spelt out and explained.
Were one or two nice twists and touches but I couldn't recommend it
May 29, 2013
A creepy, quirky journey. You won't read anything else quite like this.
April 9, 2014
This got a great review in the Daily Record and I 100% agree with it. This is a weird book with freak teenagers, brill dialogue and shock twists until you don't know how to turn. It also drops huge concepts into the story...like the moment the author compares ordering a Big Mac out of McDonalds to a black magic ceremony where animals are sacrificed. Brill! The main character is called Seth and he's one of the most horrible teenagers I've ever encountered in YA fiction, but I found myself hoping his plan was a success. That's good writing! This book is super easy to read and the pace is great. I loved this book.
May 16, 2014
I have to say, this book wasn't great in the beginning, but boy did it pick up! It turned out to be one of the best books I've read this year. It had plot twists and funny characters and unexpected character. I also loved how it was structured, it all, essentially, happening in one day. Fabulous.
January 21, 2021
A young adult book dealing with mental illness and those in the care system. Nicely written with a twist. Or is there?
April 24, 2025
a couple or unexpected twists that I originally thought would ruin the entire story, but the ending is both kind of predictable yet unassuming
September 19, 2025
It quite an easy read would recommend loved it
June 8, 2015
Objectively one of the worst books I've ever read.
The author fails to draw out a single character worth rooting for - instead we're presented with a bunch of stereotypes whose individual stories go absolutely nowhere. Setting the tale at a hostel for troubled teens also invites a lot of short-cut cliches - and some characters depart the story without contributing anything to it, despite hints that they would somehow be important.
Lazily written at best, with odd lines of dialogue thrown into 'stressful' situations, one character who is named Patrick in one sentence and then Peter in the next, as well as several pages of the same line typed over and over as if to compound the message - but it reads instead like word-count filler.
The writer's 'about' page has a very self-satisfied tone to it, which is surprising given how hugely poor the preceding work was.
The author fails to draw out a single character worth rooting for - instead we're presented with a bunch of stereotypes whose individual stories go absolutely nowhere. Setting the tale at a hostel for troubled teens also invites a lot of short-cut cliches - and some characters depart the story without contributing anything to it, despite hints that they would somehow be important.
Lazily written at best, with odd lines of dialogue thrown into 'stressful' situations, one character who is named Patrick in one sentence and then Peter in the next, as well as several pages of the same line typed over and over as if to compound the message - but it reads instead like word-count filler.
The writer's 'about' page has a very self-satisfied tone to it, which is surprising given how hugely poor the preceding work was.
June 9, 2015
This is a classic in the making. When the twist comes it comes without warning but it's so obvious...brilliant and ultra creepy.
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