Joe Ducie crea storie con una voce distintiva, fondendo elementi di urban fantasy e fantascienza in narrazioni avvincenti. La sua scrittura è caratterizzata da un ritmo energico e colpi di scena inaspettati che attirano i lettori in mondi intricati. Ducie esplora temi profondi di identità, destino e i limiti della comprensione umana. Il suo lavoro offre una fusione accattivante di suspense e profondità intellettuale, lasciando un'impressione duratura sul lettore.
A new action-adventure hero is born... Fifteen-year-old Will Drake has made a career of breaking out from high-security prisons. No one except for Drake... After making some escape plans and meeting the first real friends of his life, Drake quickly realises that all is not as it seems on the Rig.
In a gripping tale of adventure, Declan Hale, the Shadowless Arbiter, faces formidable foes as ancient enemies, the Everlasting, threaten the magical city on True Earth. Having spent a year in Atlantis and millennia in the past, Declan must navigate perilous challenges while relying on his immortal heart and a daring plan that spans time. With the fate of the Story Thread at stake, he must confront death, demons, and old gods—all while attempting to save the world without succumbing to temptation.
With enemies on all sides, who can Drake really trust? On the run after escaping from what was supposed to be the world's most secure juvenile facility (and blowing it up in the process), Will Drake knows it's only a matter of time before the sinister Alliance catches up with him. But Drake is in need of an alliance of his own - knowing who to trust is becoming increasingly difficult, and after having been exposed to the highly unstable (and potentially deadly) Crystal-X whilst fleeing from the Rig, it looks like time might be running out for him all together. His arm has started to mutate into an impenetrable black crystal, and although it gives him a superhuman-like ability to fight, it might also be causing him to lose his mind. Surrounded by enemies and desperate for help, Drake and his escapee comrades are forced to form an uneasy partnership with a mysterious group who also claim to have been exposed to Crystal-X. They say they know how to use its powers for good - but can Drake really keep running forever? And who should he trust more - his supposed friends, or the voices in his head ...?