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February 28, 2022
Greater Evil is Released!
A lie made Drinith one of Gyre’s rulers. It secured the city state’s support against her enemy, the tyrant Magian the Infinite. Now it threatens to destroy her.
Drinith voyages to Gyre’s bitterest rival, Ophigee, to convince its rulers to join the fight against Magian. But her audience with her hosts turns into an ambush.
Quick thinking wins her a reprieve from the execution block, but the route to salvation may well prove more treacherous than anything she has faced before. Everyo...
February 15, 2022
Greater Evil – Zoen Chapter (Spoiler Free)
Zoen took a deep breath and entered the room to face her parents sitting on the opposite side of the dining table. Her mother, Tharpen Zeal, anxiously clasped her hands together, the slight dishevelment of her spiral coif hinting at her distraction. Her father, Syascin Brave, had that thunderous scowl he generally reserved for foreign dignitaries.
“Where’s the third?” Zoen asked. Three judges normally officiated a trial.
Mother directed a sideways frown at Father’s chuckle. He gestured...
February 11, 2022
February Giveaways
Heed the Call Fantasy & SciFi Ebook Giveaway is on until 28th February.
Free Sci-Fi & Fantasy Ebook Giveway is on until 28th February.
Free Fantasy & Science Fiction Giveaway is on until 3rd March.
January 31, 2022
Greater Evil Chapter 1
WARNING: THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS SIGNIFICANT SPOILERS FOR FATAL SHADOW, BOOK 1 OF CHAMPIONS OF FATE. IF YOU HAVE NOT READ IT YOU CAN CHECK OUT SAMPLE CHAPTERS FOR THAT BOOK HERE.
The distant chime of the doorbell made Drinith freeze in the middle of turning a page of the notebook. She reflexively glanced across her study at the bookshelves that hid the secret escape door. The ridiculousness of her reaction made her laugh out her held breath. No assassin would announce his co...
January 29, 2022
Greater Evil
A lie made Drinith one of Gyre’s rulers. It secured the city state’s support against her enemy, the tyrant Magian the Infinite. Now it threatens to destroy her.
Drinith voyages to Gyre’s bitterest rival, Ophigee, to convince its rulers to join the fight against Magian. But her audience with her hosts turns into an ambush.
Quick thinking wins her a reprieve from the execution block, but the route to salvation may well prove more treacherous than anything she has faced before. Everyo...
January 18, 2022
Of Sails & Dragons
As I’m planning to launch Greater Evil on 28th February, I thought it worthwhile to do a bit of an introduction/refresher to sailed dragons used to travel across the vast distances of void between shards.
The crew of such dragons are known as drakers. Originally, they hailed from the fabled Aerhaunt Archipelago but they spread across the Crevast and mixed with other cultures, leading to most crews have diverse ancestories. They regard themselves as distinct from the peoples living on...
January 17, 2022
January Free Book Giveaways
Fantasy Adventures giveaway is on until 16th February.
Journey to the Future Fantasy & Scifi ebook giveaway is on until 15th February.
January 3, 2022
2021 In Review
It’s time for a look back over the progress last year.
(1) I published Fatal Shadow on Amazon, the first book in the Champions of Fate Epic Fantasy series. Despite a less than successful launch, it has come good. Reviews/ratings are trickling in and most people seemed to have enjoyed it.
(2) I published Hoard, a horror short story on Amazon. This was originally written for the newsletter at Halloween and given away free to its subscribers before its official release.
(3) Through Ingram ...
October 25, 2021
New Release: Hoard
Laura is Ger’s last hope. His hoarding has ruined the lives of his neighbors and now threatens his own. As Laura and her team prepare to clean out his property under the glare of cameras, she is unaware that a sinister secret lies buried beneath the morass of junk, a dark truth waiting to kill her.
A six-thousand-word horror short story available from Amazon.
September 21, 2021
The Book of Seven Lights
I’ve recently finished a long series on my newsletter on the mythology of The Golden Rule duology (A Bright Power Rising/The Unconquered Sun). I wrote the original Book of Seven Lights when I was fourteen and revised it countless times over the years. You can check it out HERE.
