Splinter Town
Halfway between Devon and Wales, there is an impossible town inside an ancient sea volcano. Built within the basalt ring wall, it is held above the waves on petrified wooden columns that reach sixty feet down to the bedrock of the caldera.
The Splinter Town - or Splinterton as it is known to the townspeople - is a quirk of history. The last refuge of the Pantheists who survived the great purge in the 1400's, its existence was always precarious.
Splinteron's heyday was in the late 1700's, it's independence cemented in a treaty between the members of the Tri-Nation region - England, Wales, and France. The Freeport of Splinterton was a bustling commercial hub, with a population of twenty thousand crammed into its crowded wooden tenements.
The first book Splinter Town begins in 1924. The town has faded but is surviving, dependent on a few lucrative exports and technologies - assets that are regarded with envious eyes by the sinister Buckthornes Corporation.
Everything seems to be going well, until Martlet arrives with a mission to steal a recently discovered artifact. Her actions will topple governments.
About the Author
First a shout-out to Curtis Jackson (pictured, holding Splinter Town Fall). He is Splinter Town's biggest fan, and asked to be written
into Book 2. He also appears in Book 3. His exploits in the books are of course entirely fictional, but I hope I have captured something
of his interests, character, and resourcefulness.
I was born in England, emigrated in 2000, and came back to the UK at the end of 2023, finding a home in Scotland. In between, I lived in Canada and America. I have had an unusually varied career, starting with
packing and moving people's belongings & furniture all over Europe. Later I taught hundreds of engineers the intricacies of
building products with ARM processors in classes held in Japan, France, the US, Canada, and the UK.
It feels good to pack five lifetimes of experiences into one! I have met the rich and powerful, Eastend villains, ambassadors and aristocracy.
Before I start to write, I watch the upcoming scene play out in my mind, illuminated by the people and places I have seen.
"Take every opportunity to gather stories and memories.
They will enrich your dreams in this world and the next."
Peter Maloy
peter@streamersllc.com
