THE VAGRANT

Set in a futuristic world, yet heavily influenced by fantasy, this is a thoroughly compulsive debut full of corrupted knights and fallen sky-ships, and the mysterious figure who walks apart from all of them.

The world is broken, the sun split in two. Demonic infernals spill through the breach, possessing or perverting what they touch, ravaging the land and its people. The battle has been fought and lost. Our Knights and protectors are dead. Our immortal leaders silent. There is no hope. There is only the Vagrant.

The Vagrant is a broken man: nameless, voiceless. But he carries the last hope of mankind and is pursued by many, desperate to steal his precious cargo. What happened to shape the world into this demon-infested nightmare? Why are evil forces relentless in their pursuit of him? And who is the Vagrant?


The Vagrant is one of the most interesting protagonists I’ve come across, and it’s a testament to Peter’s writing skill that he imbues a voiceless man with such a strong sense of character and purpose. There is a powerful imagination at work here, with shades of Joe Abercrombie and Mark Lawrence, but with a wholly original edge to his writing.

Peter Newman lives in Somerset with his wife and son. Growing up in and around London, Peter studied Drama and Education at the Central School of Speech and Drama, going on to work as a secondary school drama teacher. He now works as a trainer and Firewalking Instructor. He sometimes pretends to be a butler for the Tea and Jeopardy podcast, which he co-writes.