"There are things in this world that do not belong here -- evil things.
Supernatural creatures that are neither myth nor legend. They are, in fact, quite real."
-- Tamara Swift, 1838
In 1838, siblings William and Tamara Swift inherited a terrible legacy from their grandfather, becoming Protectors of Albion, the magical defenders of the soul of England...
In 2003, the BBC's Cult website debuted Ghosts of Albion: Legacy, an animated serial drama by actress/writer/director Amber Benson -- best known for her role as Tara on Buffy the Vampire Slayer -- and novelist Christopher Golden -- author of Strangewood, Of Saints and Shadows, Wildwood Road and The Boys Are Back in Town. For seven weeks the first Ghosts of Albion story unfolded, and the serial averaged more than 100,000 hits per week.
The story, in which the Swifts join forces with the ghosts of formidable figures from Britain’s past, including Admiral Nelson, Lord Byron, and Queen Bodicea, won a special commendation at the 2003 Prix Europa and was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award.
In 2004, the next adventure followed as Ghosts of Albion: Astray, a novella serialized online (and later published in a limited edition by Subterranean Press. Then came the second hour-long serialized animated episode, Ghosts of Albion: Embers.
In 2005, Del Rey published ACCURSED, the first full-length Ghosts of Albion novel. Now, September, 2006 will bring the follow-up to that critically acclaimed novel, WITCHERY. Don’t miss it!
GHOSTS OF ALBION is a Victorian-era tale of magic and demons, ghosts and vampires, love and lust. On the death of their grandfather, a famed stage magician, Tamara and William Swift discover that not all of the old man's magic was performed on a stage. The siblings find themselves the inheritors of an extraordinary legacy, and must bear the burden and the sorcerous power that makes them the mystical guardians of early 19th century England.
For more information on the original animation, see the ANIMATION page. For information about Accursed and other Ghosts of Albion books and projects, see the BOOKS page.
