Best Selling Books by Will Elliott

First published in Australia in 2011 by HarperCollins.

When a magical door appears on a railway bridge near his home, Eric Albright, an underachieving journalist, and his homeless alcoholic friend pass through to a strange world inhabited by a powerful dragon and an immortality-seeking tyrant.

Jamie''s tyres squealed to a halt. Standing in the glare of the headlights was an apparition dressed in a puffy shirt with a garish flower pattern It wore oversized red shoes, striped pants and white face paint. It stared at him with ungodly boggling eyes, then turned away...this seemingly random incident triggers a nightmarish chain of events as Jamie finds he is being stalked by a trio of gleefully sadistic clowns who deliver a terrifying ultimatum: you have two days to pass your audition. You better pass it, feller. You''re joining the circus. Ain''t that the best news you ever got? Jamie is plunged into the horrific alternate universe that is the centuries-old Pilo Family Circus, a borderline world between hell and earth from which humankind''s greatest tragedies have been perpetrated. Yet in this place peopled by the gruesome, grotesque and monstrous, where violence and savagery are the norm, Jamie finds that his worst enemy is himself - for when he applies the white face paint, he is transformed into JJ, the most vicious clown of all. And JJ wants Jamie dead.

"Eric Albright was a luckless journalist living in London. He had a so-so life...until the day he opened a battered red door that appeared on the graffiti-covered wall of a local bridge, and entered Levaal, a magical world between worlds. A place populated by power damaged mages, stone giants, pit devils--and dragons, Levaal''s possible creators, who are imprisoned in a sky prison. It is also where the mad Lord Vous rules with an iron fist and is busy working on a scheme to turn himself into a god. Vous has been defeated so far because Levaal has been contained by the great Wall at World''s End. But the Wall at World''s End has been brought down, war is coming to the land, and Eric and his newfound friends are caught in the thick of it. They are forced to flee from the Tormentors, dreadful creatures that have poured through the breach, and there are rumors that one of the great dragons has escaped its sky prison. Worse yet, Vous''s journey to godhood is almost complete, and a mysterious being called Shadow (who is not but looks remarkably like Eric) is wandering Levaal with great power but no purpose it yet understands. The end might be coming faster than anyone thinks"--Provided by publisher.

A darkly humorous, insightful and searingly honest first-hand account of a journey through schizophrenia from a prodigiously talented writer. In 2006 Will Elliott had his first novel the Pilo Family Circus published. It won five literary awards and great acclaim, nationally and internationally. What nobody knew was that the young author of that work of terrifying fantasy had recently recovered from a psychotic episode and been diagnosed as schizophrenic.Strange Places takes us on a journey through psychosis and out the other side, documenting the delusions, the drugs and the insights that recovery brings. A beautifully written memoir of a harrowing - and enlightening - time, from one of Australia''s best young writers.

Jamie is rebuilding his life after his previous escape from the Pilo Family Circus, with no memories of the circus besides the clown outfit in his cupboard. Far below, as the circus stirs back to life, Jamie finds himself filled with urges to be a clown again (making inappropriate jokes at work, an urge to put on his clown outfit, etc.) He also finds that his friends and family do not trust him, because of that night he was found by police in a clown suit with blood on his shoes, and no memory of what happened. But there are those who do remember what happened. As the circus rebuilds itself, seeking out past performers and enslaving new cast members, Jamie finds himself drawn back into the dark world of the diabolic big top. But this time, the clown paint has no effect on him. His evil twin — JJ — is dead and buried. Jamie believes there is no way to bring back that twisted side of himself. That is, until the body is found and reanimated . . .

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A fantastic short digital original from award-winning Will Elliott A brand-new surreal short story from multiple award winner Will Elliott.

A fantastic short digital original from award-winning Will Elliott A brand-new surreal short story from multiple award winner Will Elliott.

A fantastic short digital original from award-winning Will Elliott A brand-new surreal short story from multiple award winner Will Elliott

A fantastic short digital original from award-winning Will Elliott A brand-new surreal short story from multiple award winner Will Elliott.

A fantastic short digital original from award-winning Will Elliott A brand-new surreal short story from multiple award winner Will Elliott.

A fantastic short digital original from award-winning Will Elliott A brand-new surreal short story from multiple award winner Will Elliott.

A fantastic short digital original from award-winning Will Elliott A brand-new surreal short story from multiple award winner Will Elliott.

A fantastic short digital original from award-winning Will Elliott A brand-new surreal short story from multiple award winner Will Elliott.

A fantastic short digital original from award-winning Will Elliott A brand-new surreal short story from multiple award winner Will Elliott.

A fantastic short digital original from award-winning Will Elliott A brand-new surreal short story from multiple award winner Will Elliott.

A fantastic short digital original from award-winning Will Elliott A brand-new surreal short story from multiple award winner Will Elliott.

A fantastic short digital original from award-winning Will Elliott A brand-new surreal short story from multiple award winner Will Elliott.

A fabulously surreal novel from internationally acclaimed, award-winning author Will Elliott. INSIDE OUt is the story of Denton, a down-and-out no-hoper who lives with his mother and hits rock bottom one day during a road-rage incident. What should be the lowest moment of his life turns into a moment of revelation when he is rescued by members of the Sect of Bliss. Denton is quickly drawn into their world, mostly thanks to the attractive qualities of Sister Sarah and the persuasive power of the Sect''s leader, Daniel Mason. Mason and his sidekick Coolan are initially less than impressed with their new recruit, until they discover Denton has just inherited an enormous amount of money, and doesn''t even know about it yet... they have no qualms about getting the money, even if it means getting rid of Denton permanently.But INSIDE OUt is also the story of another group of characters - the people in charge of Denton''s mind. Mr Scott, the brisk and orderly man who runs the logic department; DM, the calm enigma creating Denton''s dreams; Len, who enjoys inventing nightmares; and Wetpatch, who runs amok with Denton''s libido. While the outside Denton is being lured into the cult, those inside Denton are well-aware that something is very wrong ... and they will do whatever it takes to save him.this is a terrific read that is both amusingly inventive while being deeply clever and inspiring. As always, Will Elliott gives us a unique perspective on life while also creating a superbly entertaining narrative.

Aden awakens naked in a bath tub, knowing only that he is dead. His new world is Nightfall, a place filled with characters bizarre, grotesque and magical: Julius the duke, the monstrous Gorr family, the goddess Muse, Slythe the deadly assassin. On the night Aden awakens, the Forgetting closes in, erasing everything it touches. Aden has little time to discover why this world and its characters seem so familiar to him, and why they call his grandfather the Worldmaker...and he must work out if he is here to save this world, or to help destroy it. An intensely written story in a wonderfully strange fantasy world, it leads us into thinking about the nature of storytelling and structure, reality and imagination, and gives us a wildly entertaining story with some unusual and endearing characters.

Including The Pilgrim, Shadow and World''s End, the Pendulum Trilogy is a visionary work of imaginative fantasy from one of genre fiction''s most exciting new voices. In Levaal, the world between worlds, a dark age has come. The gods struggle to contain eight terrible dragons, restless in their sky prisons, while Vous, the people''s ''friend and lord'', descends into madness. When a small red door appears in a graffiti-clad train bridge, journalist Eric Albright and his friend, the homeless drunk Stuart Case, give no thought to what may be on the other side. Now they will discover why some doors should not be opened . . .