The Minotaur is a contemporary urban fantasy set in Manchester, following Kate Blakesley, a secondary school teacher whose life is violently upended during a routine school trip. In the chaos of an unexplained attack, she becomes bound to something ancient, powerful, and unmistakably not human. What begins as survival quickly turns into a struggle for control, identity, and autonomy.
As Kate tries to cling to normal life, she discovers that the force attached to her is neither mindless nor malicious, but it carries a long, violent history and a fundamentally different understanding of humanity. Their uneasy coexistence forces Kate to confront uncomfortable questions: how much of who she is remains untouched, whether power can ever be neutral, and where the line lies between influence and choice.
Public fascination, media speculation, and scientific fear steadily close in. A wealthy benefactor with his own quiet desperation inserts himself into Kate’s orbit, offering reassurance and support while subtly shaping the narrative around her. At the same time, whispers of parasitic control and loss of agency threaten to turn Kate against the very thing keeping her alive. The bond that once felt like protection begins to feel like a liability.
As pressure mounts, Kate must decide what kind of person she wants to be, and what kind of relationship she is willing to accept with a power that can reshape her body and her future. The story shifts from external threat to internal conflict, asking whether trust is possible when certainty is not, and whether partnership can exist without ownership.
Dark, character-driven, and grounded in everyday British life, The Minotaur is not a story about saving the world. It’s about choosing who you stand with, who you listen to, and who gets to decide what you become.