THE
GOD SUN

A SCI-FI HORROR STORY

Four years after the ISF Althaemenes became stranded on its maiden voyage to Proxima Centauri, Captain Helene Cross and the crew of the ISF Apemosyne are sent to determine what happened and rescue the wayward crew. The horrors they find there are beyond their understanding…

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THE
SHADOW OF
ARCADIA

THE AUGMENT SAGA: BOOK TWO

SIDERA SILERE:
LET THE STARS REMAIN SILENT.

When a dangerous faction born of an unlikely blend of isolationists and alien-worshippers attacks the Martian city of Arcadia Landing, Captain James Fowler must work together with Nate Rifkin, Erin Pritchard and April Rose-Hartley to bring those responsible to justice…

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THE
FLIGHT OF THE
AURORA

AN AUGMENT SAGA NOVELLA

A CROSSROADS FOR HUMANITY.
ENDLESS SKY. BOUNDLESS HORIZONS.

Commander James Fowler is offered the opportunity of a lifetime: to be the test pilot for the Aurora, an experimental spaceplane which promises to lead humanity to the stars.

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FROM
THE GRAVE
OF THE GODS

THE AUGMENT SAGA: BOOK ONE

STRANGE LIGHTS IN THE SKY. A RED PLANET.
A CATALYST TO CHANGE THE COURSE OF HUMAN HISTORY.

Commander James Fowler is an astronaut and the first officer of the Magnum Opus, the largest spacecraft ever built, on the first crewed expedition to Mars. The mission: to investigate the mysterious extrasolar object that went down on the Red Planet five years ago.

But his dreams shatter as the mission ends in disaster…

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THE
RE-EMERGENCE

AN AUGMENT SAGA NOVELLA

‘IT WAS JUST A MYTH. JUST A DAMN LEGEND PASSED DOWN FROM CORRUPTED DATABANKS.’

A strange probe from a long-forgotten satellite network appears in the heart of the Maldaccian Empire. Its message: a dire warning signalling the return of an ancient mythological evil.

Imperator Da'kora Corasar and the crew of the Qesh’kal are sent to determine the probe’s origin, and find that the satellite is not as they had expected…

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A finalist in the first annual Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS)

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Author Interview: Francis O’Dowd

I’m privileged to have had the opportunity to talk with Francis O’Dowd—known to some as Jam Jar Lurker—author of the absolutely fantastic Wishhobbler. Tell me a bit about yourself. Who are you and what do you write? Hi Alan, I’m an indie writer and illustrator from Scotland. I live not far from Glasgow with my wonderful wife, daughter, two wee boys, two dogs, two hamsters, eight Guinea pigs and some fish. And a full sized TARDIS in the back garden. I write and illustrate dark urban fairy tales…

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Author Interview: Fiona Brennan
Author Interview: Fiona Brennan

For this latest author interview, I’ve had the pleasure to ask indie YA contemporary author, Fiona Brennan, about her work. Tell me a bit about yourself. Who are you and what do you write? Hi Alan, my name is Fiona Brennan. I live in the North West of England in between Liverpool and Manchester....

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Author Interview: Stuart Tudor
Author Interview: Stuart Tudor

For our latest interview, here’s a little bit about South African indie horror author, Stuart Tudor. Tell me a bit about yourself. Who are you and what do you write? I am Stuart Tudor, an indie writer from South Africa. I normally write under the speculative fiction umbrella, but at the moment I am focusing on horror...

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Author Interview: Zachary Forbes

Zachary Forbes is part of a post-apocalyptic writing duo along with his brother Joshua. Tell me a bit about yourself. Who are you and what do you write? I’m a Portuguese-American from Massachusetts who recently graduated from the University of Florida in Gainesville...

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Author Interview: James McLean

Tell me a bit about yourself. Who are you and what do you write? Well, my name is James McLean, a Canadian born writer who recently went the self-publishing route with his work. I’m a semi-retired martial arts instructor and MMA Fitness/kickboxing coach, and a former baker. I like to write epic fantasy...

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Author Interview: Azalea Forrest

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Alan Dell
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Continuing on with my decision to read some of the novellas from last year’s Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championships, here we have contest winner A Sorrow Named Joy by Sarah Chorn. The cover art on this book is wonderful, and after reading, it really captures a lot of the heart of the character of Joy. Although I will freely admit that I’m a bit of an idiot. Before I realised what this...

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The second annual Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championships (SFINCS) is well underway and almost into its second round, and it’s an exciting time for all of this year’s entrants. It’s well worth keeping an eye on for some incredible novellas to add to your burgeoning TBRs. So I decided that it was high time I actually read some of the books from my fellow entrants from last year’s...

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Book Review: The Return of the King
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Book Review: The Return of the King
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Here we are at last. It’s been a long time coming—years in the trying—but I have finally finished a full read-through of The Lord of the Rings. After the surprising ease of reading The Two Towers, The Return of the King was a step into totally uncharted waters. And what a remarkable ending this was for the trilogy. I’ve stopped my read at the end of the narrative chapters, short of the...

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Indie Ink Awards 2024
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Indie Ink Awards 2024
Alan Dell

For the first time, my books have been nominated. James and Seventeen need your help! The Indie Ink Awards is an annual contest run by Indie Story Geek, with public nominations and voting, and lots of different categories. For the first time, two of my books—From the Grave of the Gods, and The Re-Emergence have received nominations in several categories. I am amazed, since they’ve been eligible...

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Alan Dell

I mentioned in my review of The Fellowship of the Ring that when I tried to read The Lord of the Rings as a teenager, I only ever managed to get about halfway through before dropping it. In truth I don’t recall how many times I tried, but it was certainly more than once, and certainly at least once at university. The sticking point was always The Two Towers. Specifically the Entmoot, which is...

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Book Review: The Fellowship of the Ring
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Book Review: The Fellowship of the Ring
Alan Dell

It’s been a very long time since I last attempted to read The Lord of the Rings. I was a young teenager when I first picked up a ratty old combined edition paperback that was the size of a brick, and this was naturally off the back of the Peter Jackson movie trilogy. Back then I got as far as about halfway through The Two Towers when I crashed out, finding the Entmoot mind-numbingly boring...

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