"I use real events and weave my story in and out"
About Justin
Justin Newland is an author of historical fantasy and secret history thrillers - that's history with a supernatural twist. His stories feature known events and real people from history which are re-told and examined through the lens of the supernatural.
As a species, as Homo Sapiens Sapiens – that's man the twice-wise – how are we doing so far? Where is mankind's spiritual home? What does it look or feel like? Would we recognize it if we saw it? His novels speculate on the human condition and explore the fundamental questions of our existence.
Born three days before the end of 1953, Justin lives with his partner by the sea and in plain sight of the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England.
LATEST RELEASE: July 2026
The Spirit of the Times
In fourteenth-century Central Asia, Karia lives under the yoke of Mongol occupation. She sees strange purple skies at dawn and, soon after, the pestilence ravages her village. To escape, she saves Abi, her sister's newborn, and joins a caravan on the Silk Road.
Even as Karia struggles to accept her powers of premonition, she conjures a protection around each city the caravan visits - keep out the Black Death. But each time it breaches her supernatural ring and she's chased further west into Europe where fresh jeopardy awaits.
When Karia meets an English sailor fleeing the Knights Hospitaller, together with Abi they seek to unravel the meaning of the purple skies, a dance, a perplexing rhyme, a ring of roses, and the greatest mystery of all – the spirit of the times.
ISBN: 978-1806344154 - Price: £9.99
