Synopsis
Meet Stephen Lawrence Jones, an eighteen-year-old unknowingly on the brink of international fame, and his estranged father - Hollywood movie star Darren Astle. Two enormous talents, two massive egos, two self-serving individuals with a twisted perception of the world.
Enter the head of Stephen, in the summer of 1973, and the adventures that will shape his bizarre, extraordinary life that will ultimately lead him to become the most powerful man on earth.
Experience the madness created by the sudden return of Darren Astle to Stephen’s privileged upbringing – a dark disturbance that creates insane comedic chaos as events expose the reason for Darren’s surprising arrival.
Then, a deadly tragedy forces Father and Son into an unlikely alliance as they desperately try to find a way to save themselves from a massive self-inflicted disaster.
Who is Seth Rivers?
Seth Rivers is the pen name of author Russell James Williams.
Immersed in creative projects since leaving college, Russ fronted a band that extensively toured the UK and Europe. He is a Director and co-founder of Riverjuke, now one of the UK's most in-demand Touring Support companies. Most recently he formed The Dream Real Company — a developer of intellectual property and creative artists — which provides the outlet for his Music production and composition activities. During the last twelve months as well as completing the latest Seth Rivers novel, Russ has produced and written new albums for three Dream Real artists, under his songwriting/producer moniker ‘The Love’.
A long-held interest in extending the message sized story ideas within songs into the expanse of a novel became a reality two years ago. Russ began what would become his first novel, writing fast-paced fiction likely to be enjoyed by readers of Stephen King, David Mitchell, Thomas Harris and Bret Easton Ellis.
To date, there are three completed Seth Rivers novels.
Killing Ghosts - an epic horror story of a deeply disturbed man's desire to enact revenge for the death of his baby sister. Possessed by messages from his dead mother in his head, a dark fantasy turns into a carnage of reality where only a young woman with an extraordinary gift can stop him.
Big Star Earth - a black comedy set in 1970’s England where a warring son and his movie-star Father form an unlikely alliance to find a way to survive an act of massive self- inflicted disaster.
Mr Nimblebus - a female singer-songwriter desperate for fame is suddenly catapulted to superstardom when she takes ownership of an ancient entertainment act and succumbs to its sinister secrets.
31-year-old Russ lives near Brighton, Southern England with his partner and baby daughter and is currently working on a fourth Seth Rivers novel — The Dome Palace — the sequel to Mr Nimblebus.