BARRY NUGENT · SUPERNATURAL ADVENTURE AUTHOR
Ancient mysteries, dangerous secrets and heroes who refuse to give up. Discover children’s adventures set in 1980s London and the globe-spanning supernatural thrillers of Unseen Shadows.
AGES 9+ · FOR CHILDREN AND GROWN-UPS ALIKE
Five school friends, impossible mysteries and a world that’s stranger than they ever imagined. Friendship, courage and humour at the heart of every adventure.
No Destiny… No Powers… Just Courage.
Find your first adventure →FOR ADULTS & OLDER TEENS · 15+
Spies, thieves and investigators of the occult face ancient enemies in a secret war. Start with the novels, then explore the stories told through comics and audio dramas.
Your way into the Unseen Shadows universe.
Find out where to start →FRIENDSHIP. MYSTERY. A LITTLE TROUBLE.
Follow Ada, Bobby, Tony, Nikki and DJ from their first encounter with the unknown to their next impossible case. Read the two adventures in this order.
CHILDREN’S ADVENTURES · BOOK 1
A shortcut through a graveyard. A missing teacher. An ancient puzzle box. Ada Amaya and her friends must stop a warlock from starting the apocalypse before their parents discover what they’ve been up to.
Start with Cursed CobrasCHILDREN’S ADVENTURES · BOOK 2
A talking hamster is hardly the case the St Icilda’s gang had in mind. Then an artefact vanishes from the British Museum, and they’re framed for the theft. Their next adventure is about to become very personal.
Discover Midnight CartographersTHE SECRET WAR STARTS HERE
New to Unseen Shadows? Begin with Fallen Heroes, then continue with Forgotten Warriors.
UNSEEN SHADOWS · BOOK 1
An ancient cult. A student haunted by visions. A mismatched group of thieves, mercenaries and investigators caught in a conspiracy nine centuries in the making. Enter the world of Unseen Shadows.
Start with Fallen HeroesUNSEEN SHADOWS · BOOK 2
Three years after their defeat, the Book of Cademus are striking from the shadows. Now the cult has one last desperate plan to reclaim everything it lost. The secret war is far from over.
Continue with Forgotten WarriorsThere’s more beyond the novels: discover the comics, explore the audio dramas or find out about the universe.
MORE TO DISCOVER IN UNSEEN SHADOWS
Return to where the secret war began, or explore the stories beyond the novels.
COMING SOON · ANNIVERSARY HARDBACK
Celebrate twenty years of Unseen Shadows with restored text, an introduction by Cy Dethan, a reflection from Barry and a gallery of artwork from the world of the novels.
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COMING SOON · COMIC COLLECTION
Ten one-shot comics and a comic prologue to Fallen Heroes, collected in an A4 hardback with over 300 full-colour pages.
Coming soon to the website.
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THE AUTHOR BEHIND THE ADVENTURES
I write supernatural adventures for children and adults, and created the Unseen Shadows universe. I’m also a co-host of Geek Syndicate, and my love of stories has taken me from podcast microphones to presenting two BBC documentaries.
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