About Alex Sumner
Alex Sumner is a novelist and writer on the occult. He first began by writing non-fiction articles for the Journal of the Western Mystery Tradition. In 2009 he came out with his first novel, The Magus. He followed this in 2010 with a sequel, Opus Secunda. The third instalment of the “Magus Trilogy,” Licence to Depart, is now out (May 2011). All of Alex’ books are available from Amazon.
Alex is a practising ceremonial magician, and is a member of several reasonably secret magical, mystical and fraternal organisations. As such he is able to use his background to provide a unique, insider’s view of the Occult in modern day society.
Alex is currently working on further books and screen plays as well. Alex lives in Essex, England.
Alex Sumner: Media Guru
Alex is able to field enquiries from Journalists and members of the press in need of quotes for their articles. He has already been approached by the BBC World Service to comment on the astrological significance of William and Kate’s wedding!
Alex’ areas of expertise are:
- Astrology
- Tarot
- Ceremonial Magic, including
- Contemporary pagan and ceremonial magic groups
- The Internet and the Occult
- Freemasonry
Please use the Contact page to get in touch.
About Alex’ publications
All of Alex’ books are available in both print and Kindle formats. Alex is keen to support Ebooks as (a) they do not weigh anything; (b) they are environmentally friendly – no trees are harmed in their making; and (c) they are more economical to produce and therefore represent better value for money to the reader (and Alex himself). Alex is concerned that Ebooks are currently treated unfairly compared to print books in terms of the UK’s VAT laws.
NB: it is not necessary to own a Kindle reader in order to enjoy Kindle ebooks – click here for more details.
The Magus
Front cover artwork © 2009 by the author.
Set in contemporary London, “The Magus” starts off as a crime novel, but quickly evolves into something far more mysterious.
Police are called to a murder scene in Fulham. They find a dead body – but no evidence of murder… Two detectives struggle to find out the truth of the matter. But when a mysterious old man claims that the victim was killed by a Satanist, little do they realise their lives will be changed forever…
“The Magus” is a steamy novel full of murder, sex, and black magic, the details of which are based on the practices of actual occultists. A novel is not necessarily a work of fiction.
Opus Secunda
Front-cover artwork © 2010 the author.
Set in contemporary England, this is the sequel to “The Magus” and is set a year after the events in the first novel. It features Nichola Peterson, the lead character of the first book, as well as a return from the mysterious Magus, as they investigate sinister goings on in British industry.
Nichola Peterson has been promoted to Detective Inspector and, with her new young partner in tow,is assigned to investigate a new murder case: that of a scientist who worked for a top pharmaceutical company. But as she probes deeper, she encounters hostility and intrigue. Her investigation – and her love-life – become increasingly chaotic. And to cap it all: the mysterious Magus re-appears and reveals he was working with the murder-victim on a top-secret project…
“Opus Secunda” goes beyond the first book by exploring themes of Alchemy and Sex Magick.
Licence To Depart
Front cover artwork © 2011, the author.
The final book of the “Magus Trilogy” is set approximately a year after the events of Opus Secunda, and finds lead character Nichola Peterson – who has been forced to leave the police force – delving into the Magus’ shadowy world to bring a criminal mastermind to justice. However: she is being attacked by a powerful black magician who is intent on killing her, and will stop at nothing to bring his evil plans to fruition.
Nichola Peterson, ex-policewoman is at the lowest point of her fortunes: her career in ruins, forcibly separated from the man she loves, and powerless to stop a criminal mastermind from wreaking havoc. Then the mysterious Magus appears, offering her one last chance of redemption. Suddenly – a shot rings out…
Licence To Depart is an occult crime thriller which explores themes of murder, sex magick, Wicca, paganism, and conspiracy theories. Suitable for adult readers.
To contact Alex
Alex may be contacted via the Contact Alex page (see link above). Please include your name, your organisation, your contact details (including preferred method of communication), and whether you would like to receive future notices about “The Magus,” “Opus Secunda,” or Alex’ other publications.
Press Release – 9th September 2010
Facebook Protesters Say: Burn Da Herb, Not Da Quran
Whilst the actions of Pastor Terry Jones have drawn angry protests from across the globe, members of Facebook are joining in with a new kind of protest – light up a joint, instead of lighting up a copy of the Quran.
“Burn Da Herb, Not Da Quran” is a new Facebook which has been created to register how many people would prefer to smoke cannabis rather than stir up violence, hatred and Islamophobia. It has been founded by English novelist Alex Sumner.
Alex said: “It started off as a flippant remark, along the lines of if you’re going to burn anything in the name of religion it should be the Sacred Herb of Rastafarianism. That at least is meant to be burnt, rather than one of the world’s Holy Books.
“Later, however, it occurred to me that this would be a novel way raise publicity for the protests against the plans of Dove World Outreach Centre. In my view it is ironic that Pastor Jones actions are technically legal because of constitutional guarantees of free speech, whilst smoking cannabis, which despite being essentially peaceful, is illegal in many parts of the world.
“Obviously I strongly advise all members of the BDHNDQ movement not to do anything whatsoever that will get them into trouble with the Police.”
For more details, please see here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=159476677396556
