The Deep and Shining Dark

by Juliet Kemp

Book 1 of the Marek series

You know something’s wrong when the cityangel turns up at your door

Artwork: Tony Allcock

Magic within the city-state of Marek works without the need for bloodletting, unlike elsewhere in Teren, thanks to an agreement three hundred years ago between an angel and the founding fathers. It also ensures that political stability is protected from magical influence. Now, though, most sophisticates no longer even believe in magic or the cityangel.


But magic has suddenly stopped working, discovers Reb, one of the two sorcerers who survived a plague that wiped out virtually all of the rest. Soon she is forced to acknowledge that someone has deposed the cityangel without being able to replace it. Marcia, Heir to House Fereno, and one of the few in high society who is well-aware that magic still exists, stumbles across that same truth. But it is just one part of a much more ambitious plan to seize control of Marek.

Meanwhile, city Council members connive and conspire, unaware that they are being manipulated in a treacherous political game. A game that threatens the peace and security not just of the city, but all the states around the Oval Sea, including the shipboard traders of Salina upon whom Marek relies.

To stop the impending disaster, Reb and Marcia, despite their difference in status, must work together alongside the deposed cityangel and Jonas, a messenger from Salina. But first they must discover who is behind the plot, and each of them must try to decide whom they can really trust.


The “absolutely gorgeous” cover artwork is by renowned artist Tony Allcock.


The map of Marek was developed by Juliet Kemp and realised by Alison Buck.

Map of Marek © 2018, Juliet Kemp and Alison Buck
Map of Marek © 2018, Juliet Kemp and Alison Buck

The Deep and Shining Dark, Book 1 of Juliet Kemp’s gripping Marek series, was published in a digital edition on 6th July 2018 and in paperback on 24th September 2018.

ISBN: 978-1-911409-34-2 eBook Typical price £2.99 / €3.49 / $3.99
ISBN: 978-1-911409-24-3 paperback 272pp List price £10 / €13 / $20
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Shadow and Storm, Book 2 of the Marek series, was published on 3rd January 2020. The Rising Flood, Book 3, was published on 15th October 2021. The City Revealed, Book 4, was published on 20th January 2023.

The Deep and Shining Dark by Juliet Kemp; Artwork: Tony Allcock
Artwork: Tony Allcock
Shadow and Storm by Juliet Kemp; Artwork: Tony Allcock
Artwork: Tony Allcock
The Rising Flood by Juliet Kemp; Artwork: Tony Allcock
Artwork: Tony Allcock
The City Revealed by Juliet Kemp; Artwork: Tony Allcock
Artwork: Tony Allcock



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