Books in the Next Life series

In the age of earthly magic, Merlin faces the uncertainty of an unrivaled challenge: destiny itself. After being haunted by elusive visitations from the dreamworld, he answers the summons of his long-estranged master, leaving behind the throne of King Arthur to venture forth. With the aid of his master's steadfast dragon, Faris, Merlin embarks on a perilous odyssey, navigating the tricky boundaries that thread between worlds in pursuit of answers to his enigmatic questions.As the ancient tale unfolds, Merlin finds himself in a timeless battle between the forces of light and darkness's abyss. With the odds stacked against him, does the formidable mage hold the power to banish this malevolence for good, or does a fate of perpetual shadows await both him and the world he seeks to defend?

John Pepo, an Irishman who emigrated with his family into England, lived an ordinary life with ordinary dreams; but then, everything changed. Shortly before the tragic death of his family, John began having other dreams. He dreamed of a young man covered in lightning, a girl with tattoos, and of a man marked with VI from another world. However, what John dreamed about most of all was of fire, and of laughter.After being summoned to London, John finds himself in Whitechapel. There, in the impoverished district known for its whores and beggars, he's met by a strange being in a dark alley who declares himself to be Jack the Ripper. Jack tells him he's been watching him; that he's been waiting for this day, a day foretold by the gods so that together they can fix a great aberration blighting the city.Thus begins the riveting quest of the infamous Jack the Ripper and his most beloved friend John. As the devilish Jack haunts the streets like a spectre while mutilating his victims, the tales of those they damned and those they saved come to light. This is a story of loss, demons, witches, and the torment of one man by the puppeteering hands of a very stingy individual named Old Nick.