In Ora: The Land of the Superior

With a breakthrough in biomedical, the key to eradicating disease was found. It didn’t take long before the development was moved to other areas of improvement, such as enhancement of physical features, biological alteration, controlled selection of the best qualities to achieve ideal and perfect humans.

The divisions of morality, selective privileges and social gaps were soon followed, dividing the world into the Origin and Ora. While Origin went downhill and was plagued with poverty,…

Ash

Daniel always knew from childhood that his family wasn’t like others. It wasn’t just the ghost of Delphine LaLaurie haunting them, or for the way politics and manipulation were more than a casual game to his family. His father was often the “power” behind the throne of any up-and-coming Louisianian political figure. His mother was a well-known artist and painter whose art frequently became the centerpiece of any gala or fundraiser. Backhanded compliments and…

Always a Question of the Rats

Always a Question of the Rats was the winner of our first Bi-Annual short story competition. For this competition, the theme was ‘Autumn’.

The Fylde Witch

‘There is a witch in Woodplumpton. She is buried, upside down, beneath a boulder…’

When you think of the Fylde, if you think of it at all, you might picture its coastline: Illuminations, picturesque windmills, and historic lighthouses.

This story is much older than any of those things. This story takes place in the Fylde of 400 years ago, where boggarts dwelt in farmsteads, Jack o’ the Lantern roamed the wild woods, and three wise women…

Lethal Revenge

A gripping intriguing murder mystery – Revealing the dark thoughts of a demented killer as he terrorises a quiet rural area with his evil intent. Who will be next? Will he succeed in destroying Paul and Josie’s romance and a bizarre legacy? Suspects secret lives are unveiled during the police investigation, further complicating the murder cases. When the killer is finally apprehended, shockwaves ripple through the jittery communities. This is a captivating novel bringing…

Bio-Ethical What?

(SHORT STORY) Dexter Scott wakes up to a living nightmare. He’s been made into a real-life Frankenstein and comes to accept it, begrudgingly. But something doesn’t seem right with the hospital staff and his surroundings. What really happened to him before he wound up in the recovery room with new body parts?

The Burnt Watcher

The Excise exists to keep the world safe.
This is done in two ways.

First is the Judiciary.
It understands local law and applies it evenly.

The second is the Watcher.
It understands Fear and fights it mercilessly.

Five hundred years ago the old world burned and the Fear rose from the ashes and the Glass. Watchers knew the Fear and found the ways of fighting it, enabling the world to be built anew.

Now the Fear is a memory, a…

The Dandelion Farmer

Steampunk meets Science Fiction adventure on the Wild Western Frontier of Mars. The Dandelion Farmer is a Victorian style Science Fiction novel set in the Martian colonies twenty-five years after independence from the old Imperial powers. Edwin Ransom is a young, idealistic botanical fuel grower, who is barely scratching a living out of the red earth. Edwin’s quiet life is intruded upon by the henchmen of Eleuthère Du Maurier, a ruthless fuel industrialist who…

The Pale Queen

A story can be freedom. A story can be prison.

In service to the mysterious Pale Queen, a poet-warrior navigates a world of magic, carrying a weapon created to kill gods.

Seren searches for his lost lover, striving to find her before the coming of the Never-Was. He writes in a secret notebook about encounters with friend and foe, hoping to make sense of these entangling threads. With his lion companion at his side, Seren seeks…

Sojin (Voice that Thunder #3.5)

Some dreams dig deep into the soul and never let go. They call for vengeance!
Before the gods, before the war, there lived a freckled-face little mugger called Sojin. He dreamed of growing into manhood, finding a wife and settling down. But that was before…
On the run, hiding from gods, giants and chimeric beasts, Sojin meets a new foe. Lestas, a brigand who demands Sojin pay his dues and join his band of runners. As…

Tales of Elhaanai

A baby switched before birth. A false Queen desperate to rule. A lust for power that could destroy the entire kingdom.

Using dark magic in an attempt to take control of the throne, Devona, the kings sister is caught in her own snare when a spell results in more than she handle and her own son pays the price.
Growing up, Alric thought he was like everyone else, just a bit stronger. When he is caught…

Iron Blood & Sacrifice (The Sons of Beli Mawr)

Unashamedly weighty, this iron-age saga brings to life some of Wales’ oldest and most revered heroes, those of Mabinogion fame. Lludd Llaw Ereint, Nynniaw, Rianaw, Caswallawn Fawr and Llefelys all walk again in this ground-breaking and entertaining trilogy. Never before have the invasions of Julius Caesar been told in this modern and contemporary way and from the Brythons’ perspective. Iron Blood & Sacrifice is a bloody romp through the palisaded hillforts of an ancient…

Finch Henry’s Air Fish

Finch escapes his bleak island existence to discover that the mainland philosophy has been shaped by an astonishing metaphysical discovery.

While futuristic and entertaining, the book questions the nature of existence, reality, and the value of life. If you’re fascinated by the wonder of consciousness and beyond, you’ll love ‘Finch Henry’s Air Fish’, a book written for those with an interest in the deeper meaning of life and who love to devour a page-turner.

‘One of…

The Cassidy Chronicles Volume One

Welcome to the world of 2113. The country has shattered into ten squabbling nations and the solar system is on the edge of colonization. Technologic wonders abound. Yet, it’s not unlike our own. People meet, fall in love, face assassination at their wedding – well, perhaps not.
Meet Aiyana and Kendra, Cass and Ken to their friends, a genius physicist and a retired movie star with a mysterious past. They live quietly, get along with…

A GAME OF GODS

What if…
What if a world existed where ancient civilizations still thrived?
What if prehistoric creatures roamed the land freely side by side with warriors from an age long past?
What if a world existed where people with unusual gifts lived in harmony and acceptance?
What if aliens who wielded vast power were trying to save humanity?
What if ancient advanced beings were responsible for the beginning of life on Earth?
What kind of world would that be?

A GAME OF…

The Timekeeper’s Conspiracy

Simon’s workaholic father left when he was a young boy. He had never given his father much thought at all, until a mysterious package arrived after his 21st birthday. A dangerous ripple effect begins the moment the package is opened.

Simon and his best friend Luke are drawn into a complex war with Dr. Tate Pedersen and his vast team, who have vowed to create a pandemic by releasing a deadly virus upon the world….

The Ouiums Journey: Hell Broke Loose

When Esa Blyth escaped from the pits of hell, he thought his troubles were over. Soon after his return, however, he discovered his magic and the world he’d left behind had changed.

Without his innate gift and support from covens, the ancient and powerful witch had no choice but to forge ahead.

His meeting with Skylar Lee, a dark witch with an incredible power that promises much, is a turning point for Esa. There is an…

The God Hunters

Nicholas Benson is a university professor and plain, ordinary guy just out for a good time. The alien Katel is a hunter, a Tik, whose abilities allow her to travel through the multiverse. She’s hunting an escaped criminal who used to be a leading member of the ruling council on HomeWorld.

The trouble is, she needs a body, and Nick has the only one available. It’s a weak, human body, however, so she changes it;…

Shane Sheba and Sky

We all go through times when we feel lost, alone and discouraged. The events of daily life can sometimes appear to have led us to a place where true happiness is hard to find. But fate can also be kind. Sensing an on coming mid-life crisis, Paul Viner almost unwittingly stumbles into rescuing three brutalised, and yet remarkable dogs that would join him on a journey of self-discovery. This true-life story is an account…

Silver Lining

Everyone hides behind a facade…

Rilon Arlett, the heir to the Presidency, continually hides behind a facade of lies. He hides secrets too big to be exposed to the world. With the death of his father due to his mistakes, his secret is thrust into the spotlight, and with his brother continually questioning him at every move, he may have to hide something bigger than himself. It may be a secret that warrants him undesired…

Clandestine Lives: the Jester, the Courtesan and the Assassin

A legendary assassin, the most feared in the land. A beautiful courtesan, famed for her beauty and skill; and a jester, servant to a Duke with a fearsome reputation.
Three lives, one story. Their fates are bound together in a way in which none of them could ever have imagined. The curse that binds them, tests their sanity.
As the Empire slides into civil war, all three must confront the unpalatable truth about themselves. Unfortunately, none…

Iktomi and The Fire Eater

A group of young friends spend the night in a Teepee listening to a long story… that might be their last.

Silver and Salt

Aran always had his secrets, things he didn’t feel like sharing until his younger brother finally got up the nerve to ask about the past he never mentioned. At least until mid a few days in mid September after an early morning swimming lesson. Until asked, he never spoke of the family had before being adopted by their parents or some of his own past. It was his own until Tristan’s curiosity made him…

Humorous Tales of the Farm

Have you ever wondered
what animals get up to?

The following are true stories of my various encounters and mishaps
from around the farm while working as a female farmer.
When dealing with any livestock they can have their own agenda,
take Butch the Goose he certainly had his eyes set on the local cyclist
back tyres or Horace the boar who decided to go exploring and ended
up in someone’s vegetable plot?
You never know what they are going to do…

In Ora: The Land of the Superior

With a breakthrough in biomedical, the key to eradicating disease was found. It didn’t take long before the development was moved to other areas of improvement, such as enhancement of physical features, biological alteration, controlled selection of the best qualities to achieve ideal and perfect humans.

The divisions of morality, selective privileges and social gaps were soon followed, dividing the world into the Origin and Ora. While Origin went downhill and was plagued with poverty,…

Soul Walker

It’s the year’s end of 2012, a time of “great change”. The city of Los Angeles is riddled with fear from kidnappings and murders being secretly orchestrated by a government organization of cultists who worship a dark deity. Their next target: Shannon Redferin, an LA native and celebrity famous her boundless leaps in the medical field as a doctor. After being framed for murder, her career is ruined and she is relentlessly pursued by…

An Anarchist Affair

Tyrants Fall! Anarchy is Order! Down with Authority!

It’s 1896 and there’s revolution in the air! A Lancaster mill worker is found murdered at Lord Throckmorton’s mill. Enter Augustus Mulberry and Arthur Touchstone (Consulting Detectorators, qualifications pending) who are soon on the case.

The pair of rather defective detectives find themselves embroiled in political intrigue, low-octane chases, angry mobs and twitchy dragoons – and at the mercy of Inspector Kelsall’s housekeeper’s breakfasts (which come with desserts)…

Ash

Daniel always knew from childhood that his family wasn’t like others. It wasn’t just the ghost of Delphine LaLaurie haunting them, or for the way politics and manipulation were more than a casual game to his family. His father was often the “power” behind the throne of any up-and-coming Louisianian political figure. His mother was a well-known artist and painter whose art frequently became the centerpiece of any gala or fundraiser. Backhanded compliments and…

Candlemas

Written by Chris Newton.

The Art of Gift-Giving

Giving gift to someone in your family can be fun or fraught with danger. What happens when Scarlett makes a gift for her mom? Who would know that a new tradition began with hurt feelings?