Absolutely Dickens
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Ongoing, First published May 18, 2016
It's 1858. Lucas Russell is a young writer from Leyburn, the youngest child to a moderately wealthy family. His brother and sister are highly respected in their father's eyes, whereas Lucas has had a fairly miserable life due to the fact that his father blames him for his mother's death. Lucas spends his days in a shop, and his nights stashed away in the attic, writing. He expects nothing from his life but sadness, until he meets David Meyer, another aspiring writer, and they discover the captivating world of Mr Charles Dickens.
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Geoff and Naomi are dead, and they're depressed, but when Geoff's cat Bernie dies as well, they embark on a wild journey to find it in the underworld. ***** When Geoff dies, alongside his girlfriend Naomi, they end up sharing an apartment in the Underworld as skeletons. But after a few years, Geoff starts suffering a mid-death crisis. What's the purpose of going through the motions as a skeleton if you can't really live? Then he gets word that his cat, Bernie, just died and he can collect him and bring him home! Geoff and Naomi hurry to get Bernie only to discover that, due to a clerical error, their cat has been lost. With the hunt for Bernie giving new purpose to Geoff's un-life, he and Naomi begin a quest to get back their cat. Battling skeleton pirates, climbing the sky ladder and facing off against the villain who took Bernie, Geoff is determined to find his purpose - or die a second time trying! [[2018 Wattys Winner - The Originals]] [[word count: 30,000-40,000 words]]