The Inheritance of Hiram Percy Maxim

Hiram Percy Maxim stared at the plain metal box on the desk in front of him. His late father’s solicitor, an elderly man with an abnormally small mouth and beady […]

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The Shoes

Nick and his two sisters descended the stairs into the basement of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. He looked down at his polished shoes as they hit the pavement next to […]

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Again, I Say

In Their Mother’s Arms is a post-apocalyptic dystopia set on two islands: OPS, the false utopia island, and D’nalreven, the island where outcast children have made a home. OPS is […]

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Excerpt from The Chaos Spiral

This is an excerpt from Adam Brackin’s new Arthur Evans novel, THE CHAOS SPIRAL, coming soon from Wooton Major Publishing.   Helicopter or not, Arthur was using his lecturing voice […]

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Violence of Fire

The night was dark and still: starless, moonless, windless. If not for the groans of the shifting planks and the light smack of oars against sea, there would be no […]

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Grathugar

Hrósan stood in the ruin of the once impressive gate of Uvith. His polished armor reflected the golden rays of the afternoon as well as the sight of the destruction […]

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The Forbidden Fountain

The wyr lifted his nose in delight. Sun-kissed water sparkled over his powerful head, down his lean neck, and tumbled across furled wings as he darted under the falling joy […]

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An Excerpt from Dragonslayer: Beginnings

CHAPTER ONE Hon awoke with a start. The sky outside his window was dark but the room was as bright and hot, as if it were mid-day. His hair and […]

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The Voyage of the Titan

“It could never happen here.” Thomas was aghast. Although he was typically quite restrained, his face betrayed his frustration as he continued expressing his opposition to Julian’s almost unbelievable proposal. […]

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The Kingdom of Kings and Queens: A Parable

From a distant, war-plagued land, a lone traveler set out to find a safer place to live. Carrying his few possessions on his back, he walked for days with no […]

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