“A genre-bending, super-powered time travel tale packed with unique perspectives and fantastical concepts.” SCIFI NOW
“A science fiction thriller with a strong female lead character.” CAMDENIST
“A testament to Henry Chebaane’s prowess as both an EDM music producer and a fiction writer.” ILLUSTRATE
“A polymathic, site-specific story, creating an alternative and scientifically curious history with a dollop of HG Wells atmospherics.” CAMDEN NEW JOURNAL
“Chebaane is clearly a writer with imagination and compassion. He proposes big ideas and asks big questions, as good writers should.” THE COMIC CRUSH
“A deeply thought-out presentation of powerful, passionate storytelling.” COMIC BOOK NEWS
“Binge an hour or three and you won't notice the time passed.” WORLD COMIC BOOK REVIEW
“The passion and attention to detail here cannot be faulted. Henry Chebaane has created an excellent concept packed full with colourful characters.” SHIFT
“A mixture of Gothic Victoriana, Heath Robinson’s imagination and Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s engineering." WESTMINSTER EXTRA
“Highly ambitious and brilliantly constructed. An impressive well put together and unique story. it’s unlike almost anything else I’ve read before.” MIDLIFEGAMERGEEK
“A deep, eclectic world of cross-disciplinary storytelling, all drenched in charming steampunk references and epic vibes.” MESMERIZED
“The narrative arc of “The Panharmonion Chronicles” not only captivates with its inventive storytelling but also resonates deeply with contemporary socio-political discourse." JYLA BLOG
“Demonstrates a rare talent for world-building and immersive storytelling through layered soundscapes and visual splendour. Whether you're looking to lose yourself in the music or get swept up in a fantastical tale.” EDM REKORDS
“Through visionary storytelling and evocative music, "The Panharmonion Chronicles: Times of London" transcends the boundaries of genre and medium, offering a thought-provoking exploration of society, identity, and the transformative power of art.” ARIYEL’ BLOG
“LX8 is also the alias of the main character of ‘The Panharmonion Chronicles: Times of London’, who is a musical composer releasing music that the readers can listen to in the real world. The discography is a fantastic companion when reading along and allows the reader to really get sucked into this technological and advanced world.” THE MUSIC MAG
“The music video is a stunningly realized interpretation of The Panharmonion Chronicles, shot within the evocative steampunk-inspired setting of The Gyle hotel. By watching you will understand why this multimedia collaboration has earned widespread accolades on the film festival circuit.” SAIID ZEDAN
“An action-packed alternative history graphic novel.” LOVE READING
“An explosion of science fiction and steampunk splendour.” SCIFI NOW
“A huge scope that takes a novelistic approach to the breadth of its story.” THE COMIC CRUSH
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
The Panharmonion Chronicles is an original graphic novel series created and written by Henry Chebaane.
The author is a French-British artist with a wide range of creative activities: film director, actor and producer, interiors, graphic, set and lighting designer, multimedia art installations, model-maker and sculptor, screenwriter and songwriter.
He produces electronic music under the alias LX8, the same as the protagonist in The Panharmonion Chronicles. Vol.1 Times of London is his debut novel, soon to be followed by Vol.2 Ghosts of Sound.
His next graphic novel to be published (end 2024) by SUPANOVA MEDIA will be Kingdom United a crime thriller set also in London.
Henry Chebaane is a member of the Society of Authors (SOA), British Science Fiction Association (BSFA), Science Fiction & Fantasy Writer Association (SFWA). He shares his time with birds and mammals between London, Scotland and Finland.
ABOUT THE STORY
Times of London is Vol.1 in The Panharmonion Chronicles epic alternative history saga, where beside the potential for art and music to bring us together, the story also evokes serious issues about society, patriarchy, race, justice, identity and power structures.
The story is about a multi-cultural female music composer who struggles with a conflicted identity, a traumatic past and repressed supernatural abilities while fighting a violent supremacist cult through Time.
When Alex Campbell moves from Toronto to London to start a new life, instead she finds herself harassed by a shadowy corporation with ancient roots and a malevolent agenda. Her resistance to their violence unleashes a catastrophic chain of events that threatens her own sanity and the survival of our world.
Driven by a strong female character, the multi-layered narrative is a gritty thriller set between 19th and 21st century across England, Scotland, Ontario, Quebec, Ohio and Nova Scotia.
ABOUT THE BOOKS
Vol.1 TIMES OF LONDON has been masterfully illustrated by British artist Stephen Baskerville.
The first edition of 4,000 copies is a glossy soft back, large format (A4) book printed in England. The 196 pages have been beautifully printed in full colours on silk paper.
90% have now sold and we expect the rest to go in the coming months.
A second edition, split into three issues of 66 pages each, is being released. It is already available to US readers, in digital format, via GlobalComix.
Printed copies will soon be available at selected UK stores.
Each cover of this set has been illustrated by New Jersey artist Michael Montenat.
issue I. Quantum Tangle collects chapter 1 and 2
issue II. Synchronic Velocity collects chapter 3 and 4
issue III. Out of Time collects chapter 5 and 6
Meanwhile, the first edition is still available from these independent bookstores:
MEGACITY in London Camden
GOSH! in London Soho
HOUSMAN in London King's Cross
DESTINATION VENUS in Harrogate
TRAVELLING MAN in Leeds
TYPEWRONGER in Edinburgh
THE GUARDIAN Bookshop
THE TIMES Bookshop
THE FICTIONALIST on ETSY
TO ORDER at larger UK bookstores:
TO BUY ONLINE :
GET MY COMICS or SHIFT or AMAZON
Vol.2 GHOSTS OF SOUND
It will be published first as a set of three glossy soft back, large format (A4) books. Issue I collects chapter 7 and 8 (60 pages of story).
SYNOPSIS
This story continues the extraordinary adventures of time-travelling musician Alex Campbell, started in TIMES OF LONDON, the first volume of THE PANHARMONION CHRONICLES. The action now takes place between Scotland and Nova Scotia in 1881.
Born from the ashes of the American Civil War and the activities of European colonial powers, the republic of Varangia is now on a brutal conquest of Eastern Canada and beyond. Nothing seems able to stand in their path as they seek their manifest destiny, led by President Godwin Deblanc and the mystical order of the Immaculate Oblati.
As they extend their reach, Varangia and its dominions are being turned into a patriarchal religious supremacy enabled by social control, wanton resource extraction and a powerful military-industrial complex. Indigenous populations and non-white immigrants are treated as expandable commodities for cheap labour and much worse.
When Alex stands up to protect a group of trafficked women and children, she starts a chain of events that could have dreadful consequences for her and the people she seeks to protect. She now finds herself facing multiple threats and new horrors, the likes of which, she could have never imagined.
GHOSTS OF SOUND is the second volume in the epic saga THE PANHARMONION CHRONICLES created and written by Henry Chebaane. Masterfully illustrated by veteran graphic artist Stephen Baskerville, this novel is a gritty blend of science-fiction, horror and alternative history spiced with occasional wry humour and philosophical musings.
GHOSTS OF SOUND is being released in three issues between now and Summer 2025.
Video trailer for THE PANHARMONION CHRONICLES : a thriller set in an alternative historical Gasworks complex at King’s Cross, London, England.
