About Barry Nugent

I'm Barry Nugent, an author of supernatural adventure novels. I'm also the creative force behind the Unseen Shadows Universe (USD), which expands the world and characters from my novels across multiple platforms. To date there are over twenty titles from novels, comics and audio dramas put together by some of most talented and creative folks it has been my privilege to work with.

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Mystery of the Midnight Cartographers

Coming Soon

A Fading Power...

An Unbreakable Friendship...

No Destiny Required.

Latest Books

Trail of the Cursed Cobras (Paperback Edition)

No Destiny… No Powers…Just Courage

“These kids don’t go to a school of the weird and wonderful, come from a fabled lineage, have powers or special destinies.  What they are is smart, tough, determined, imaginative, loyal and brave – the perfect ingredients for any hero.” – Barry Nugent

A short cut through a graveyard throws twelve-year-old Ada Amaya and her school friends into a mystery involving a missing school teacher, an ancient puzzle box and a shadowy government agency.  

The kids must solve the mystery before a warlock can kick start the apocalypse or worse…their parents find out what they’ve been up to. 

 

REVIEW QUOTES

“Trail of the Cursed Cobras isn’t just a fantastic found family story, it’s proof Nugent is a massive talent who only continues to impress. This is nuanced, compassionate and very funny genre fiction and I can’t wait to see what happened in Norfolk, as the kids frequently do not talk about.”The Full Lid

 

“Nugent captures the feeling of being in school as a teenager. The teachers you dread (they are always PE ones aren’t they); the classes you enjoy and the teachers who are fair but love to be sarcastic. On top of that the hierarchy of schools with bullies to avoid and the traditional shout of shame or fight when things go badly for an unlucky pupil. While this is in the 80s I suspect many younger readers will find little changes but for those older readers mentions of cola bottles, 80s tv shows and films will add a special dose of nostalgia too. Again, this level of depth gives a special texture to the story that makes it feel real and lived in. Nugent is a writer who knows how to keep your attention.

 

As the story develops and we find more about this world and characters we see plenty of opportunity for more such stories and this could easily be a long running enjoyable series. I hope so because this was the kind of read you enjoy with a smile on your face. Skilled writing, great plotting and world building and most of all characters you would go out on a limb for. Go track down a copy and have a lot of fun reading it. Strongly recommended!”Runalong The Shelves
£6.99
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Forgotten Warriors (Unseen Shadows #2)

Vengeance is coming…

Three years ago, on the eve of their greatest triumph, the Book of Cademus instead suffered their greatest defeat at the hands of Professor Napoleon Stone and his mismatched team. Reduced to striking out from the shadows in petty acts of vengeance, the cult hatches one last desperate gambit to regain all they have lost.

Forgotten Warriors is the second thrilling adventure in the Unseen Shadows series. Get it now.

Available in: E-Book,Print

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Fallen Heroes (Unseen Shadows #1)

An adventure nine hundred years in the making…

The Book of Cademus have existed in shadow, weaving their influence down through the centuries. Now they are poised to write humanity’s final chapter.
Standing against them are murderers, thieves and mercenaries – soldiers of fate and fierce honour, bound together in mystery, darkness and blood.
Now both sides are locked in a deadly race to find a university student whose visions of death and destruction will decide the fate of all.

Available in: Print, Ebook

 

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