12 hrs 46 mins | Fiction“Duel of the Sorcerers” starts with the hero Paul Tian-Kermode, a young Welsh-Chinese orphan and trainee lawyer, sitting behind his antique Chinese desk above the family shop called 'The Chinese Epicurean Centre' in Liverpool's Chinatown on Sunday, 29th, 1916. It ends with Paul's confrontation with his nemesis, the evil necromancer, Gregori Gurdjeef, in revolution-torn Petrograd's 'Church of the Epiphany' on April 17th, 1917.
During his physical and mystical journey, Paul learns that he is ‘Guardian of the Water Element of the Wu Xing’ and can ‘surf’ through Time. His duty, like his Ha...
“Duel of the Sorcerers” starts with the hero Paul Tian-Kermode, a young Welsh-Chinese orphan and trainee lawyer, sitting behind his antique Chinese desk above the family shop called 'The Chinese Epicurean Centre' in Liverpool's Chinatown on Sunday, 29th, 1916. It ends with Paul's confrontation with his nemesis, the evil necromancer, Gregori Gurdjeef, in revolution-torn Petrograd's 'Church of the Epiphany' on April 17th, 1917.
During his physical and mystical journey, Paul learns that he is ‘Guardian of the Water Element of the Wu Xing’ and can ‘surf’ through Time. His duty, like his Hakka-Chinese ancestors before him, is to protect the Universe – and even Time itself – from the evil machinations of Gurdjeef and his Sarmoung Brotherhood.
Journeying deeply into the mystical parallel worlds of the Wu Xing (Chinese Elements ‘Fire’, ‘Water’, ‘Earth’, ‘Wood’ and ‘Metal’), the ancient Kabbalah, and modern physics, 'The Inner Circle, Book One' is an immersive historical and fantastical fiction like no other.
History, mystery, and Scouser sorcery - all come together in an intriguing tale that brings Chinese philosophy and adventure together with style and verve.”
Rana Mitter, Professor of the History and Politics of Modern China, University of Oxford
“’The Inner Circle Wu Xing: Duel of the Sorcerers’ is a truly remarkable book. Patrick has conjured a cosmopolitan adventure of mystical and secular forces let loose against a meticulously researched European historical narrative and reflects the author’s deep knowledge of and respect for Chinese culture, philosophy and tales of the supernatural. The central mission is part of the seemingly endless fight of good against evil. The story has pace, twists and turns, time travel and other surprises. It will delight those who enjoy tales of the esoterica and a ripping yarn told well, alike.”
Stefan Gannon, author of “The Green Door”
“…a tour de force” Philip Bowring, author of ‘Empire of the Winds'
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| 1. | 1-1 Call me Paul Tian-Kermode Opening Track-MP3 |
0 mins 29 secs |
| 2. | 1-1 Call me Paul Tian-Kermode-AR |
25 mins 26 secs |
| 3. | 1-2 No Ordinary Lantern-MP3 |
6 mins 46 secs |
| 4. | 1-3 Meetings with Remarkable People-AR |
19 mins 39 secs |
| 5. | 1-4 Age of Aquarius-AR |
19 mins 59 secs |
| 6. | 1-5 Mr Do's Oriental Antiques-AR |
24 mins 29 secs |
| 7. | 1-6 The Duel of the Sorcerers-AR |
11 mins 13 secs |
| 8. | 1-7 Rain of Fire-AR |
14 mins 46 secs |
| 9. | 1-8 'Quinta Do Vallado'-AR |
26 mins 28 secs |
| 10. | 1-9 The Lake of Tranquility-AR |
19 mins 06 secs |
| 11. | 1-10 Divination-AR |
15 mins 10 secs |
| 12. | 1-11 Mrs Brennan's eggs-AR |
10 mins 23 secs |
| 13. | 1-12 A Broken fan in hot desert-AR |
18 mins 36 secs |
| 14. | 1-13 The Enchanted Way-AR |
14 mins 31 secs |
| 15. | 1-14 A Sisters Intuition-AR |
3 mins 50 secs |
| 16. | 1-15 The Train via Runcorn-AR |
18 mins 14 secs |
| 17. | 1-16 Unfortunate escalator incident-AR |
8 mins 49 secs |
| 18. | 1-17 34 Ecclestone Square, W2-AR |
25 mins 04 secs |
| 19. | 2-1 Beauty of Landscape-AR |
13 mins 06 secs |
| 20. | 2-2 Ithaca no 23 Tiyatro Cadesi-AR |
10 mins 28 secs |
| 21. | 2-3 Col Thomas Laurent Parker-AR |
19 mins 03 secs |
| 22. | 2-4 The Red Apple-AR |
8 mins 02 secs |
| 23. | 2-5 The Sea Beast-AR |
11 mins 29 secs |
| 24. | 2-6 Unity of Three-AR |
14 mins 04 secs |
| 25. | 2-7 Learning to mobilize-AR |
17 mins 56 secs |
| 26. | 2-8 Eye of Day vs heat of night-AR |
8 mins 59 secs |
| 27. | 2-9 A Spectral Visitor-AR |
7 mins 36 secs |
| 28. | 2-10 A Fine Residence-AR |
9 mins 09 secs |
| 29. | 2-11 Mata Hari is Unwell-AR |
46 mins 01 secs |
| 30. | 2-12 Santuary-AR |
4 mins 11 secs |
| 31. | 2-13 Conspiracy-AR |
27 mins 55 secs |
| 32. | 2-14 The Coral Eagles fall-AR |
7 mins 54 secs |
| 33. | 2-15 In the caves of the Medusa-AR |
13 mins 44 secs |
| 34. | 2-16 Quadrilateral Gardens of Paradise-AR |
8 mins 38 secs |
| 35. | 2-17 A Time for Gifts-AR |
21 mins 43 secs |
| 36. | 2-18 First we take Cracow-AR |
11 mins 46 secs |
| 37. | 2-19 Leaving Therapia-AR |
22 mins 13 secs |
| 38. | 2-20 Entering the Pale-AR |
5 mins 02 secs |
| 39. | 2-21 Some secrets of the wu xing-AR |
25 mins 46 secs |
| 40. | 2-22 Electric Shadows in Odessa-AR |
16 mins 16 secs |
| 41. | 2-23 Beyond the Pale-AR |
5 mins 38 secs |
| 42. | 2-24 In the middle of the journey-AR |
14 mins 51 secs |
| 43. | 2-25 In Danzig-AR |
11 mins 22 secs |
| 44. | 2-26 Breaking Glass-AR |
14 mins 30 secs |
| 45. | 2-27 Becoming a Submariner-AR |
19 mins 12 secs |
| 46. | 2-28 Vladimir Ilyich Lenin goes shopping-AR |
6 mins 18 secs |
| 47. | 2-29 Harris Tweed-AR |
12 mins 49 secs |
| 48. | 2-30 Dog Biscuits-AR |
4 mins 49 secs |
| 49. | 2-31 In the footsteps of Rodion Romanovich-AR |
34 mins 05 secs |
| 50. | 2-32 Black Tuesday April 17th 1917-AR |
16 mins 06 secs |
| 51. | 2-33 A Sense of a Beginning-AR |
8 mins 30 secs |
| 52. | 1-1 Call me Paul Tian-Kermode Closing Track-AR |
0 mins 21 secs |
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