Tales of the Talking Picture

Tales of the Talking Picture is a fabulous science-fiction fantasy novel by Tom Slemen about a boy who comes into possession of an old oval portrait of a woman named Rhiannon Tanglewyst, who happens to be a witch who has been trapped within the picture for centuries. Rhiannon tells Matthew and his troublesome girlfriend, a Goth named Christina, fantastical tales from the future and the past, from a grisly and terrifying account of what really happened to the crew of the Mary Celeste, to the strange mission of a secret agent who must face a chilling foe in the guise of a child? The imaginative tales also cover battling wizards, The Titanic, the sinister Sunday King, the heart-warming tale of a boy who befriends a giant alien insect, and a petty crook who makes the mistake of trying on an electronic thinking cap?only to discover the Ultimate Answer to the Universe? Tales of the Talking Picture is a guaranteed feelgood read from one of England?s master storytellers, Tom Slemen!