SPIRIT WARRIORS: Ashley Thorpe in conversation with Keisha Thompson

  • DATE

    9 August 2025

  • TIME

    5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

  • AGES

    All ages welcome

  • PRICE

    Free

  • VENUE

    Blackwell's Bookshop Manchester
    University Green, 146 Oxford Rd, Manchester, M13 9GP

Join Ashley Thorpe for the launch of his new pulse-pounding, fantasy adventure SPIRIT WARRIORS. Taking inspiration from Caribbean folklore and ghost stories, this epic story weaves real revolutionary history with myth and magic.

Ashley will be in conversation with Keisha Thompson.

Attendance is free, and you can also purchase a Book & Ticket option. A ticket with Spirit Warriors and The Boy To Beat The Gods is also available at a special pre-event price of £12.

Doors: 5pm

Starts: 5.15pm

About the book:

Ancient magic and all-new heroes in a battle between the living and the dead – an epic story of chaos, myth and adventure for fans of Percy Jackson, from the author of The Boy to Beat the Gods.

When her island home is overrun by evil spirits, Evie is saved only by the powerful gemstone her parents entrusted to her. Her best friend Arthur is not so lucky – caught in the magical crossfire, he finds himself in the body of a cat.

On a mission to return him to his body and defeat the ghouls, Evie and Arthur team up with Cai, a trainee shaman, who helps them discover the truth. The terrifying Blackheart Man is plotting to steal the island’s four magical gemstones and use their power to destroy the barrier between the worlds of the living and the dead. It will take all of Evie’s magic, Cai’s bravery and Arthur’s talent for thievery to stop him.