Tag: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Hour Glass by David-Matthew Barnes

Hayden and Persephone Caulwell have been married for twenty-two years. Constantly referred to as “the perfect couple,” they have found themselves hiding the discord in their marriage from their family and friends. After a dinner party, they engage in a volatile confrontation and years of affairs, secrets, and emotions begin to surface. Realizing their marriage has ended, husband and wife lash out at each other until the dining room – and their lives – are left in shards. This one-act play was inspired equally by the short story ‘Bliss’ by Katherine Mansfield and the Greek myth of Persephone.

Author: David-Matthew Barnes

Rating: Rating: 5.00 / 5
5 reviews

Witch of the Water by Kyle Wieczorek

Far beneath the crashing ocean tide lies a mystical kingdom, hidden from the world above. It’s a magical place, full of wonder and enchantment, where mythological creatures dwell, and mermaids roam freely.
Over the centuries, there have been countless renditions and retellings of the class fairy tale, The Little Mermaid, the tale of a young mermaid princess who strikes a bargain with a conniving sea hag in exchange for the opportunity to be with her one true love.
This story, on the other hand, takes a darker twist, diving into the previously unknown origins of the mysterious sorceress, once Sequana, a headstrong, knowledge-seeking mermaid and devoted daughter of a powerful sea king. Wounded by a heartbreaking betrayal, Sequana finds herself struggling between good and evil, and is faced with a choice that could jeopardize herself and everyone she loves.

Author: Kyle Wieczorek

Rating: Rating: 5.00 / 5
5 reviews

Defiant Order: The Earth Saga II by Donald B. McFarlane

It has been six months since the Epsilon crashed on Earth, and while tensions between the Humans and off-worlders appear to be going smoothly, new threats are developing from several avenues, some on Earth, and others from beyond the stars. When a large corporation is given access to the Epsilon, humanity once again finds itself on the verge of sparking an incident with the aliens that could reverberate throughout galaxy, coupled with the knowledge that an unsecured distress signal was sent into space, there is the risk that Earth will be dragged into the civil war that has wrecked havoc on the galaxy for seventy years.

Author: Donald B. McFarlane

Rating: Rating: 5.00 / 5
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My History Teacher is a Leprechaun (Stewards of Light Book 3) by Duane L. Ostler

Book 3 of ‘The Stewards of Light’ series, and sequel to ‘My Math Teacher is a Vampire.’ Blake Drywater has a new history teacher–a leprechaun who escorts Blake to the underground time tunnels of his people. These tunnels are full of doors that open to different places and times, including the future. But then Blake discovers the real reason for his visit, and how it just might destroy the world!

Author: Duane L. Ostler

Rating: Rating: 5.00 / 5
5 reviews

MIRAGE: People of Miranda Records Volume 3 by Sean D. Michaels

For two years Jamie Kauffman was living the dream life as the lead guitarist for the all girl rock band, Mirage. But the dream came to an end when Jamie’s fantasies took on a life of their own. After attempting suicide, Jamie struggles to figure out which of these fantasies are hers, and which of them are her dead brother’s, who has been haunting her thoughts for months.

Author: Sean D. Michaels

Rating: Rating: 5.00 / 5
5 reviews

The Magic Thief by Thalia King

Blake Harper just wants to be free.Free of the small town she’s trapped in, free of the locals and the criminal boys in town, and free of herself. But fate has other ideas when a murder spree sweeps through the woods and the quiet town looks to Blake for answers … and not the sort of answers she can give. Desperate to save herself from jail for crimes she didn’t commit, Blake tries to flee the town, but she doesn’t make it far before the local gang find her. One gang member in particular. Hunter, the bane of her existence, and the only boy to ever make her tummy flip, the town’s biggest prat. The unwelcoming gang pull her into an underworld she never knew existed. An underworld where every supernatural beast stuck on the planes of earth hunts her. Blake Harper just wants to be free. It isn’t long before she realises that freedom was never meant for her kind.**Previously published as Into the Bayou by Isla Jones in 2017. This is a re-release.

Author: Thalia King

Rating: Rating: 5.00 / 5
5 reviews

Acribus: Possession by Mikael Florin

What would you do to save your friend from a fate worse than death? Would you risk it all? Would you go against everything you have been taught all your life? Would you use your magic in a way that would break the Covenant and expose the magical world to the Regulars? Find out what Marcus will do when thrust in that very situation. Will he do what he must for those he love? Or will he try to find a peaceful solution that may cost him the lives of those he holds dear? Kill for your friends and family, or spare your enemies and risk their deaths?

Author: Mikael Florin

Rating: Rating: 5.00 / 5
5 reviews

Fallow Park Today by Joseph Glenn

Meredith St. Claire, former star of the television situation comedy Pots of Luck, has come to Fallow Park on its fifteenth anniversary. She and a film crew are preparing a documentary to mark the occasion. As she and the filmmakers interview the staff and residents, we are confronted with how badly the park has deteriorated and how difficult life has become for the last GLBT people in the United States. Unknown to the park officials and her film crew, Meredith has a secret son, now in his forties and living at the park. Her object is to use the documentary as a cover for her plan to help him escape. Her efforts are complicated by the park’s bombastic, self-absorbed director and an undercover vigilante who has his own sense of justice.

Author: Joseph Glenn

Rating: Rating: 5.00 / 5
5 reviews