Agent Simon R. Boswell, still considered the green agent of the Ministry, takes on his own a supposed haunting in Islington. Hauntings tend to be nothing too serious for agents specializing in the unexplained; but for Simon, this case supplies surprises of all kinds, around every corner…
Even though the Ministry is a covert organisation, please do spread the word.
Clearance has finally been received to reveal the cover of our next ripping yarn.
This May 29th from Harper Voyager you’ll be able to read our next adventure. I am rather pleased they caught my best side, but once again Welly somehow managed to avoid having his face revealed. I can tell you, it is quite a nice face, but either he is shy or the photographer has some kind of vendetta against him.
Please fell free to spread the word and the image to the world.
Agent Brandon Hill’s autobiography has been a bestseller in London for weeks, but now the Ministry brings you exclusive extracts of the story. We hope these snippets shed light on the enigmatic and eccentric Agent Hill
I was asked shortly after the release of the 2nd edition of My Time Among the Llamas why the title had not been My Time Among the Lamas. While it is true that I spent several formative years living with those wise Tibetan priests, the title is actually a references to the years following my departure from Tibet. Honestly, it is also an attempt as some small measure of humor. It was on or around my 19th year that I left Tibet in search further of adventure. I soon found myself in the Peruvian highlands chasing the mysteries of the Nazca lines. It was here that I spent several months living in a llama wool yurt of my own construction. Possibly this was the first such structure seen on the South American continent. My time there left me with a soft spot for those great wooly creatures and those lovely round tents.
From My Time Among the Llamas 3rd edition by Agent Brandon Hill.
If you want to hear more of Agent Hill’s exploits then please listen to The Seven and Night’s Plutionian Shore (where he adventures with Agent Campbell)
by Wellington Thornhill Books Esq. on January 1, 2012
From Miss Braun, myself, Director Sound, and all of us here at the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences, we would like to share with you this lovely Christmas steampunk homage from 2011…
May the new year bring you all opportunity, prosperity, friendship, and tranquility.
The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds.
In this episode:
The Precarious Child — written and narrated by Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris
The street urchins that will one day be called the Ministry Seven, have a task from Agent Harrison Thorne. It seems simple enough, however their leader Miss Verity Fitzroy discovers that a surprise from her past is tangled up with this mysterious man which leads to a very precarious situation.
Thanks for listening!
Stay tuned for a final missive from the Archives, and the beginning of Volume 2 in early 2012.
Feel free to leave us a review on iTunes and share our work with a friend.
by Wellington Thornhill Books Esq.
December 24, 2011
The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. Today, however, we offer this [...]
by Wellington Thornhill Books Esq.
December 20, 2011
Good Heavens! As if it is not enough that our illustrious publishers at Harper Voyager have decided to offer our award-winning adventure at a mere pittance of 99¢ for your reading pleasure (and for a limited time) but our dear friend and ally from Europe, the lovely Katharina Maimer, pointed out to Miss Braun and [...]
Stuck for steampunk presents to give? Or perhaps already blown the Christmas budget but still have people to buy for? Or maybe you’d just like to curl up in front of the Yule log with a jolly good romp? Then the Ministry has excellent news. The first in our series Phoenix Rising is now available [...]
Agent Brandon Hill’s autobiography has been a bestseller in London for weeks, but now the Ministry brings you exclusive extracts of the story. We hope these snippets shed light on the enigmatic and eccentric Agent Hill. It was pain and guilt that led me into self isolation at 16. My parents had just died in [...]
The Ministry is delighted to announce a competition which they are running in conjunction with the charming folks of SpecFicNZ. One of our journalists is a proud card carrying member of this organisation whose mission is to promote and encourage the speculative fiction genre in New Zealand. This competition is open to all residents or [...]
by Wellington Thornhill Books Esq.
November 22, 2011
Faithful readers, an update from the Ministry’s wireless! As you have been notified from our intrepid journalists on their Twitter, Facebook, and podcast ætherfeeds, Goodreads — a jolly nice salon where purveyours of fine literature gather to discuss what is recent off the printing press and which favourite classics they are returning to — is holding their annual Choice [...]
by Wellington Thornhill Books Esq.
November 18, 2011
Esteemed agents and faithful readers, Miss Braun and I come to you upon bended knee…which, if you are working your way across a large room — I assure you — is neither a simple nor comfortable feat. Perhaps you have heard our intrepid journalists, Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris, discuss on their respective archives the [...]
The Ministry has confirmed it, and now we can reveal it. The name of the second Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences is… The Janus Affair: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel Intriguing isn’t is? Janus, for those without a classical education, is the Roman god of doorways, beginnings and transitions. He looks forward into [...]
by Wellington Thornhill Books Esq.
October 20, 2011
When our journalists set out to write their first novel together, they were optimistic Phoenix Rising would perform well. What they did not expect is for their book, just six months after its release, to win the 2011 Airship Award for Best Steampunk Literature of the Year. The Airship Awards, honoring the finest in steampunk [...]
by Wellington Thornhill Books Esq.
October 14, 2011
Today, our journalists enter a brave, new world. For any Ministry agents and agents-in-training present at the Colonies’ extravaganza New York Comic Con, our intrepid journalists Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris will be arriving today, and once off the train they will not even have time for tea! (The Deuce I say? Afraid not.) Their foray [...]
by Wellington Thornhill Books Esq.
September 28, 2011
We are so very pleased that Shaun Farrell, the host of Adventures in SciFi Publishing, took time out of his most hurried of schedules (between hosting his award-nominated podcast, traveling across the North Americas, and adjusting to a new addition to his family) to sit down with our intrepid journalists for a chat over tea. [...]
by Wellington Thornhill Books Esq.
September 13, 2011
The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. In this episode: From Paris, With [...]
by Wellington Thornhill Books Esq.
September 11, 2011
Gentle readers hosting æthercasts within and beyond the Empire, we at the Archives are appealing to you to to consider our humble promo for placement in your production. We are doing what we can to spread the word of the Ministry’s movement into the digital press arena. Therefore, offered to you for your approval and syndication across [...]
by Wellington Thornhill Books Esq.
August 30, 2011
The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. In this episode: Darkest before the [...]
by Wellington Thornhill Books Esq.
August 29, 2011
Gentle readers, there are amazing things afoot in the Archives, and Miss Braun and I are teeming with excitement at the possibilities of this new ætherweb movement — the digital press. Of course, the released case files of the Archives are already available in a digital format if you are listening to our podcast (and [...]
by Wellington Thornhill Books Esq.
August 11, 2011
Yes, yes, yes — we at the Ministry do apologise for the silence. We know that many of you are anxious to hear more Tales from the Archives, and rest assured, we are working to bring more lost stories from the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences. Currently, our intrepid journalists are planning for their trip out [...]
Perhaps you were expecting the latest discovery in our Tales from the Archives, but our intrepid journalists have been facing other pressing commitments and are hard at work in readying the æthercast for it’s next installment. Do mind the dust and be patient with us as we continue development of our tenth story of the [...]
With Chris Moody manning the helm, our Ministry journalists Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris are the subject of discussion on this episode of Steampod. This is Episode the Fifth for Steampod, although Steampod is hardly a new offering to the Ætherweb. Steampod has triumphantly returned from a brief hiatus, and now offers to its listeners [...]
The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. DISPATCH FROM THE MINISTRY: As the [...]
Yes, after traveling from New Jersey to San Francisco, our journalists from the Ministry have finally settled down, long enough to have a get together near where they live. Now is your chance to put on your steampunk finery and join them for a reading and signing this Saturday at 7pm. Come to Barnes and [...]
How exciting! Our intrepid journalists find themselves in a spirited round table discussion with The League of S.T.E.A.M. concerning steampunk around the world. If you have never enjoyed the offerings of The League, you are doing yourself a disservice. These gentlemen and ladies are professional steampunks, producing light-hearted kinetoscopes for YouTube, making appearances at steampunk [...]
Gentle readers, now that you have enjoyed Night’s Plutonian Shore in its entirety, meet the writer behind this imaginative tale of deering-do as he hosts our intrepid journalists on a discussion on Phoenix Rising, steampunk, and what’s on the horizon for them both. Jack Mangan’s Deadpan is one of the longest-running podcasts, having produced content [...]
The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. In this episode: Night’s Plutonian Shore, [...]
The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. In this episode: Night’s Plutonian Shore, [...]
The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. In this episode: Hanuman’s Gift part [...]
This morning, Miss Braun and I present a short note of appreciation to you, the dedicated bibliophiles, who not only invested the time in our modest adventure across Her Majesty’s realm but also spared the additional moment to share your thoughts on various platforms. The following is just a sampling of the most recent comments [...]
The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. In this episode: Hanuman’s Gift, written [...]
We here at the Ministry have a serious job- investigating the strange and unusual- but we also are civilised folk. So we have tea. Now while Wellington prefers and assam, and I enjoy an Earl Grey, both of us indulge in a spot of dunking. Some say it is common, I say it is almost [...]
Gentle Readers, if you missed our intrepid journalists at the Steampunk World’s Fair, consider yourself most fortunate as they were incapacitated with a touch of consumption. (I did warn Mr. Morris to stay clear of a giant rat, but he insisted his child wanted to attend that birthday party. Silly man…) If you miss them [...]
Pip and Tee sit down and chat with Lejon about a variety of things, soldiering through their illness (which may or may not be consumption). Pip talks about her other project Geist, but then the two of them sit down and talk steampunk and the future of the Ministry.
Our dashing reporters Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris leap into the back seat with some old friends. The Back Seat Producers have hosted our intrepid duo before, but this time they get down to the nuts and bolts of steampunk and maybe learn a thing or two along the way. The boys have some issues [...]
The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. Archivist to the Ministry, Eliza D [...]
This week, our intrepid scribes are bound for new and exciting flights of the imagination as they are attending The Steampunk World’s Fair in Somerset, New Jersey. Alongside our scribes, there will be other smashing artisans: Jared Axelrod, author of Fables of the Flying City J.R. Blackwell, photographer, model, and author O.M. Grey, author of [...]
The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. Archivist to the Ministry, Eliza D [...]
It has been just under two weeks since Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel was released. Everyone in the office has been on full alert with signings, podcasts, blogging and appearances all coming at us like rockets from a fifty-foot tall automaton. However when this message came thundering through the pneumatic tubes, we [...]
Our scribe, Tee Morris, has made many friends over his years of æthercasts; and one such place was The Dragon Page. It is hardly an exaggeration that this particular production was more than “just another media contact” but a relationship that would influence his writings and his life in many positive ways. Through The Dragon [...]
The Ministry book trailer was shot in downtown Staunton, Virginia. A beautiful little town, with some amazing Victorian architecture. So it is only right that our authors Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris will be returning there for their second book signing and reading. You will be able to find them at Bookworks 101 West Beverley [...]
It’s been quite a busy day here at the Ministry, and our authors are bursting with delight. Yes, dear reader, the first of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences novels, Phoenix Rising is out in the wild. We have reports of it on such aetherweb delivery devices as the Kindle and the Nook, but no pictures [...]
Many times we at the Ministry are asked (well by those that know we exist) ‘what exactly is a peculiar occurrence?’ One of our scribes, Tee Morris deals with this in the RT Book Reviews Meanwhile our other author Pip Ballantine talks about gadgets as a guest Lolita over on Steamed. You will notice the [...]
While at RavenCon 2011 in Richmond, Virginia, our journalists Tee Morris and Pip Ballantine sat down with the kind hosts of Geek Radio Daily. The Yanks over in the former Colonies also called this show “A Show of Many Tangents” as much giggling, moments of distraction, and lewd and lascivious beaviour ensured once master of [...]
Oh how clever our Ministry scribes are! With their portable kinetorama device, authors Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris shared (in a most candid fashion) their unboxing of the first four copies of Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel. We know there will be more to come, gentle readers, so worry not — on [...]
The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. Archivist to the Ministry, Eliza D [...]
As Miss Braun has said here, we are most excited about the pending release of our memoirs. (I say, the counter to the right seems to be moving faster and faster, day by day.) As we wait, with the release of our kinetoscope and the launch of our æthercast, the excitement seems to be mounting. [...]
The Ministry is proud to bring you audiofiles from around the aetherwebs of our authors, Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris. The Ministry team is this time interviewed by John Mierau, but before then the time streams cross and a most extraordinary discussion occurs!
Everyone here at the Ministry, all agents, archivists and even the Director, undergo reviews. It helps someone know how they are doing. The same is true of our authors. We are starting to get reports on Phoenix Rising. Below are a sample of reviews we have had so far. If you have read the first [...]
