The Dead Man’s Feast - the second novel of the Heavenfield series - written and narrated by I G Hulme.

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Previously... A coalition of British, Exile, and American forces have defeated the demon army at the Battle of Maunsworth Field, as the entity Sheol attempted to force a way through the Entry-Point and into the everyday world.

Thomas Sullivan somehow managed to defeat Sheol, taking both the angel and demon into himself and scattering the demon army. He is brought back to the Infirmary at the Maunsworth Research Facility, where he is able to rest and recover...

Previously... Thomas has awoken from his recovery in the Infirmary at the Maunsworth Research Facility, but finds himself alone, the base deserted. Meanwhile, Grace is trying to come to terms with the closure of the Heavenfield project, and suspects that the authorities may be trying to remove all evidence of events by any means necessary...

Previously... Commander James learns unsettling news concerning possible contamination from the Heavenfield project, while Grace Palmer appears to be increasingly paranoid, accusing Aubrey Wilson of imprisoning and interrogating Stuart Nicks. She believes that the project hasn't been shut down at all, so attempts to enlist the help of Gary Starling who still has access to the Array site...

Previously... Thomas is still trapped in the abandonded Array, and is seeing frightening evidence that contamination from the Heavenfield appears to be leaking out into the everyday world. Grace is determined to get Gary Sarling's help, and shows him deeply unsettling evidence that secret experiments on the Heavenfield are still being performed...

Previously... Commander James is becoming increasingly suspicious of Aubrey Wilson's running of the Heavenfield decommissioning project. He fears a cover-up when patients are admitted to a local hospital showing alarming mutations, horribly reminiscent to those sustained within the Heavenfield. Meanwhile, Grace Palmer is putting together a team with Gary Starling's help. She hopes they can slip into the Maunsworth Research Facility and search for Thomas Sullivan. But Sanders warns that something terrible stalks the abandoned tunnels...

Previously... Commander James tries to uncover Aubrey Wilson's motives, but finds himself locked out of the military systems. Then, while following the mysterious Saul Davisson, he makes a grisly discovery. Meanwhile, Grace Palmer has managed to sneak onto the abandoned Maunsworth Base with the help of Gary Starling, Sanders and two of his companions. They begin the dangerous journey through the underground railway system in search of Thomas Sullivan...

Previously... Thomas is lost within the empty maze of the Array tunnels. Seeming to have gone beyond hunger and thirst, he makes a horrifying discovery within himself. Confronted with ghosts from his past, he fights desperately to find his way out. Meanwhile, Grace and her team are searching for him, getting ever closer, but Thomas must decide whether he truly wants to be found...

Previously... Thomas is recovering in the Infirmary at Commander James' camp on the outskirts of the old Maunsworth Facility. Commander James keeps Grace and her team hidden while they try to make sense of Aubrey Wilson's motives, and why he has chosen Saul Davisson to lead the operations over at Hayden Hill, the sister Facility to the Maunsworth Array. They fear what might happen now Davisson appears to be in control of a fully-functioning Accelerator Array.

Previously... Grace has returned to the farmhouse to see Sasha, but when she gets there she finds a terrible event has occurred. She and Sasha flee back to her flat with Gary Starling and try to work out their next move. Meanwhile, Aubrey Wilson makes an unnerving discovery about Kenneth Doone, and the horrific effects of contamination from the Heavenfield.

Previously... Grace and Commander James try to formulate a plan to deal with the attack upon the farmhouse, but they are quickly interrupted by the horrifying news that Corporal Hyde has been sighted upon the base. Meanwhile, Thomas is recovering slowly from his time spent in the deserted Array, and becomes increasingly desperate to see Susan Moranne. Stonewalled by Grace, Thomas decides to take matters into his own hands...

Previously... Grace is beginning to realise the power that Thomas holds within him, and that soon they will be unable to contain him on the base. Sasha convinces them to take action and free Stuart Nicks from his imprisonment. He proves to have information that a creature from the Heavenfield may be loose in the world, but the price of rescuing him may prove more than any of them could have imagined...

Previously... While Grace and the others discuss what can be done about Saul Davisson, Thomas struggles to come to terms with the dreadful reality of his actions. But the chance to see Susan again leads to a wonderful revelation, and the two disappear together, leaving Grace to fear for Thomas' safety...

Previously... Thomas has returned, but he is back barely a day before he is kidnapped by Saul Davisson. Grace realises that Davisson is using the Maunsworth Array and follows him down through the labyrinthine tunnels beneath Maunsworth House. Meanwhile, Commander James tries to prevent Aubrey Wilson from following them, but events take a tragic turn for the worst...

Previously... Grace and her team follow Saul Davisson into the Heavenfield, but find the terrifying Speers entity waiting for them. Gary Starling is close behind, warning them of the attack upon Maunsworth House by Aubrey Wilson's troops. Thomas meanwhile finds himself free in the Heavenfield, with no need for a suit. He heads off down the valley, following a display of mysterious lights...

Previously... Grace and her team are trapped in the Heavenfield, searching for Thomas, while trying to evade the Speers entity. They discover creatures and ghosts left behind from the Battle of Maunsworth Field,and an ominous outpost upon the edge of the ruined village. Thomas, meanwhile is lost in a shifting world of nightmares, pursued by a voice that proclaims itself as the 'Mouth of God'...

Previously... Thomas is saved from the Mouth of God by a curious boy who leads a group of strange shamans into the Field. But it isn't long before he is transported away through his swirling visions, until he comes to rest beside Susan, asleep in her room. Meanwhile, Grace and the others come across an American base on the edge of the ruined village, but to their horror it proves to have been overrun by ghosts and worse...

Previously... Grace and her companions have encountered the Americans and are taken aboard their Flagship, the Divinity. But Speers is approaching their positions, and appears to have control over their ship. Meanwhile, Thomas is still under the sway of Angelic beings, who seem to be using him to construct some structure within the Heavenfield...

Previously... Speers has attacked the American flagship, allowing Grace and her companions to escape from holding while he boards the vessel, revealing his true identity. But many of the crew of the Divinity have been exposed to the Heavenfield's atmosphere, and are now caught in a frightening limbo between life and death...

Previously... The Speers entity has been driven from the American flagship, and Captain Gray has taken his squad to search the Herald for survivors. But all they find is a physical manifestation of Speers' consciousness running throughout the ship, trapping the stricken crew. Meanwhile, back at Maunsworth, Aubrey Wilson resorts to desperate measures in an attempt to break through to the sub-levels in his hunt for Grace Palmer. He enlists the help of Kenneth Doone, a victim of exposure to the Field, whose powers prove far too great for Wilson and his men to control...

Previously... Aubrey Wilson has lost control of Kenneth Doone, who has escaped into the tunnels beneath Maunsworth House and is heading for the Accelerator Array. Meanwhile, Grace tells Colonel Boynes of her search for Thomas, and he agrees to help her. But when they return to the Maunsworth Entry-Point, they find a city has appeared, a manifestation of the Array pushing through from the everyday world. After coming under attack from the entities within, they prepare a diversionary attack to enable Grace and her team to infiltrate the city and somehow shutdown the Array...

Previously... The Americans have begun their assault upon the Dead City, a manifestation of the Array breaking through from the everyday world as Thomas' mind twists and warps the Heavenfield under the influence of the Mouth of God. Grace's team use the diversion of battle to fly into the city with Captain Gray's men, hoping they can find a way to shut down the Array before it's too late...

Previously... Thomas is still trapped on the highest tower of the Dead City, his consciousness manifesting itself within the Heavenfield, forming a bridge into the everyday world. Grace and her team have been split apart as they attempt to reach the tower before it is consumed by a gathering storm. Meanwhile, the battle beyond the walls takes a turn for the worse for Colonel Boynes, as Speers takes the opportunity to attack the Divinity while it is at its weakest...

Previously... The Battle of the Dead City is going badly for the Americans. The dark angel entities have pushed the troops into full retreat, while Speers has attacked the Divinity having awakened his dead crew, and Colonel Boynes even finds himself under attack from within his own ship. Meanwhile, Thomas has created a bridge back into the everyday world and prepares to return, only to be assailed by the entity that was once Kenneth Doone, twisted into a terrifying creature of fire by the contamination of the Heavenfield...

Previously... The monolithic Cold Ones that have roamed the area since the Battle of Maunsworth Field are drawn to the presence of so many ghosts beneath the ice of the Dead City. They attack the Mouths of God and chase off Speers’ ship. Meanwhile, Thomas has survived his confrontation with the creature Doone but is badly burned. The Mouth of God is defeated, but as the Angel aspect dies, so the Demons are released...

Previously... In a desperate attempt to evade the approaching demons, Dave Burns leaps from the tower carrying Thomas and finds himself back in the Accelerator Array at Maunsworth. But Grace, upon interrogating Saul Davisson, discovers the terrible truth that all along she may have made a mistake as to the identity of a monster...

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