AN author who writes history with a supernatural twist will sign copies of his latest book at a Worcester shop this weekend.

Justin Newland is visiting WH Smith in Worcester High Street between 10.30am and 3.30pm on Saturday, April 8.

The 69-year-old Somerset author and broadcaster will sign copies of The Coronation at WH Smith, 65 High Street.

Set against the backdrop of the Seven Years’ War and the tapestry of the Great Enlightenment, The Coronation explores the origins of the Industrial Revolution.

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Mr Newland writes secret histories in which real events and historical personages are guided and motivated by numinous forces - that’s 'history with a supernatural twist'.

He will talk about his passions – writing and hsitory– and sign his autograph in the copies of his other novels: The Genes of Isis, The Old Dragon’s Head and The Abdication.

Andrew Deane, Page Farer Book Blog, described The Coronation as exploring "the themes of belonging / outsiders, politics, religion/spirituality, war and the lives of everyday people, all of which are filtered through the lens of the other-worldly."

Awarded a Doctorate in Mathematics from Imperial College, London, he conceived his debut novel, The Genes of Isis (Matador, 2018), an epic fantasy set under Ancient Egyptian skies.

The historical thriller, The Old Dragon’s Head (Matador, 2018), is set in Ming Dynasty China in the shadows of the Great Wall.

The Coronation (Matador, 2019) was another historical adventure and speculates on the genesis of the most important event in the modern world – the Industrial Revolution.

The Abdication (Matador, 2021) is a supernatural thriller in which a young woman confronts her faith in a higher purpose and what it means to abdicate that faith.

His work in progress is a two-book series, The Island of Angels. Set in the Elizabethan era, it’s an epic tale of England’s coming of age. The Mark of the Salamander (to be published September 2023) takes us across the open seas of discovery with Sir Francis Drake while The Midnight of Eights culminates the series with the repulse of the Spanish Armada.