A small valleys town in South Wales makes global headlines when staff and pupils at a local school have a terrifying encounter with the unknown. Soon after, there are sightings of strange objects in the sky and a sinister silver suited being lurking on the hillsides, while shopping trolleys and sheep vanish without a trace. As events escalate, fear, panic and paranoia spread, and supplies of tin foil run low. Journalist, Geraint Price, would rather investigate alleged links between a failed multi-million redevelopment project and claims of council corruption than what he thinks are the "ravings of a bunch of loony crackpots!" But Price and his colleagues are destined to become embroiled in the mystery of The Ffhâgdiwedd Thing...
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Born at The Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, in 1969, Darren Powis is a native of the Eastern Valley in Gwent, South Wales, and hails from a long line of coal miners, steelworkers, and railwaymen.
After wiping the coal dust from his face, escaping the clutches of the wicked iron masters, and dodging being press-ganged by roaming gangs of male voice choirs, he ran away to join the newspapers. He soon found himself standing in the middle of Newport shouting: 'Echo!' at disinterested passersby.
His career in newspaper journalism led him to community radio and public relations work. He now dabbles with online media and publishing. Jobs he'd rather forget include call centre agent and toffee apple dipper ? he needed the money.
Darren has previously co-written and published a range of sci-fi novels with friend and fellow author, R.W. Finlan. The Talgorse Horror is Darren's first solo published work.
Darren and his wonderful wife, Wendy, are overseen at home by their feline overlords in a small, quiet Gwent valleys town, surrounded by lush green hills, gently flowing rivers, and the occasional very confused alien visitor.