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Posted on November 11th 2026
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You've got to start somewhere

For a series focused on chance and coincidence, where patterns are always significant, there's a certain allure to the eleventh day of the eleventh month.


It's been several years since I first sat down to write about Maddie Brooks. A young girl with terminally bad luck, who finds herself working alongside the people responsible for making sure things are in the right place, at the right time.

Since then, I haven't been able to look at a date or time quite the same way.

It should come as no surprise then, that I'm planning to release the first book in the series a year from today. On the eleventh of November, 2027.

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From the author

“During my research for the series, I read a huge amount of material. Mostly history books, old newspapers, and maps, but I did occasionally stumble across something odd. A note or clipping that felt significant but seemed to be missing a broader context.

Take this one for example.”

Medieval archetypes

“I’ve no idea if it’s important but I thought it best to leave some record of it. You never know with things like this. Hopefully it’ll be of use to someone someday.’”

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