An adventurer, a wanderer, a friend of rich men and desert nomads alike, Cyrion comes to the city of Andriok, where an old friend asks for his help.

In his last days before retirement, Klaus is given new duties.

The Dowager Countess of Gloria, Dorian's mother, is visited by her great grand-daughter. They pass the time with some glimpses into the Countess' past.

An actor, some thieves, and some spies. Suspicion and intrigue, love and longing. Written for the Imzy From Eroica With Love 18 February challenge: "...and a cat".

Eroica likes to give Christmas presents that people will like. The Major likes machinery. The Major has expressed a liking for the colour of polished steel. Eroica knows where he can lay his hands on the ideal present.

A small selection of letters to Klaus written in the last ten years of Herr Hinkel's life.

Have you ever felt moved to write to the author of a book or an article you've read? Who would have written these letters? (Written for the Oct 1 Challenge from the From Eroica With Love community on Imzy.)

Klaus is sent to help out an allied agency with a mission involving communist agitators, stolen artworks, stake-outs, black market art deals, enemy agents, and far too much instant coffee. Note for Art Enthusiasts: Giovanni Lanfranco (1582 –1647) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. The painting in this story is fictitious.

15th May is the Major's birthday. The days leading up to the Major's birthday are recognised by the Alphabets as a season for special vigilance, with the agents on alert to outwit Eroica's generosity, and above all, to keep the Major calm.

Perhaps Dorian isn't the first Earl of Gloria to take an interest in 'The Man in Purple'. What if his ancestor Luminous Red Benedict owned it first?

Overheard conversations and private thoughts, threaded together across the twelve days of a Christmas that brought some changes in the lives of Klaus and Dorian.

On the morning of 28 July, Dorian receives a birthday gift that he was not expecting, from a surprising source.

An alternate universe - an alternate career. Meet Bishop von dem Eberbach.

Five alternate universe stories, in which Dorian leads very different lives. First published mid-2013.

A meditation on the fragility of family history. (Written as a technical exercise - each paragraph exactly 100 words.) First published August 2012.

Agent Z takes his dog for a walk ... and is unexpectedly called in to work.