Peter Oxley

The Infernal Aether Peter Oxley 1. izdevums

In the Fifteenth Century, the Aether held the universe together. In the Nineteenth Century, it just might tear it apart. Augustus Merriwether Potts is a man with a dark past and an uncertain future. A failed writer, ignored by his peers and squandering the last of a sizeable inheritance, he is forced to rely on the charity of his brother, an erratic genius inventor. A chance encounter with a mysterious stranger known only as N'yotsu sparks off a breathtaking series of remarkable events which will push their abilities to the very limits, as they encounter a bizarre realm of malevolent power: The Infernal Aether. The Infernal Aether is the debut historical sci-fi/fantasy novel by Pete Oxley. Drawing inspiration from such writers as H. G. Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle, and K. W. Jeter, Pete Oxley has created a concept blending Victorian Era science fiction, adventure, fantasy, and horror, with a Wellsian Jekyll/Hyde duality theme and a chaotic Lovecraftian evil. First drafted on Wattpad, this updated, revised and redrafted version was funded via an Indiegogo campaign and benefits from not just the valuable inputs of fellow Wattpadders, but also professional beta-readers and editors. Here are just a few of the positive comments which The Infernal Aether has received so far: "Oh, is that ever creepy! Nicely done!" "Evokes the imagery of Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes films and the legend of Spring Heeled Jack." "I wasn't sure whether I ought to like this or not, but in the end I found it quite impossible not to." "An elegant and chilling indulgence!" "Nice work. Well written and easy to get into; it reminded me a lot of E O Higgins, or Caraticus P. Holbrook's latest." "Having lived in London, your descriptions of Hyde Park brought on bouts of nostalgia." "Rather had me in mind of the old Hammer House of Horrors movies? pity Vincent Price and Christopher Lee are no longer with us." "A wonderful antidote to the avalanche of third-rate tales of horror that people seem to churn out these days." "Hints of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Very well done, sir!"