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)

Latest Interview
Author Interview: Francis O’Dowd
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
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
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
Author Interview: Azalea Forrest

Azalea Forrest is an indie fantasy author and freelance editor from Florida. Tell me a bit about yourself. Who are you and what do you write? Hello! I’m Azalea Forrest and I write fantasy with themes surrounding hope, becoming a better person, and strong female characters…

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Latest Blog Posts
Writing Update: January 2025
Alan Dell
Writing Update: January 2025
Alan Dell

A new year update on the state of my books, and leaving Kindle Unlimited. The God Sun is Now Wide! The first bit of news I have for you is that my new cosmic horror sci-fi novelette, The God Sun, which came out on Amazon as an ebook in November of last year, is now available widely on other platforms. This means that it is now up for purchase from places such as Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Apple

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Alan Dell
Book Review: The Silmarillion
Alan Dell
Book Review: The Silmarillion
Alan Dell

If you had told me when I was a teenager struggling to get through The Lord of the Rings and bouncing off the Entmoot that I would one day not only gleefully smash through the whole trilogy but then follow it up by reading The Silmarillion in just one week, I’d have laughed in your face. But inexplicably, here we are. And as personal reading achievements go, this one is something of which I am...

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Alan Dell
2024 Reading Wrap-Up
Alan Dell
2024 Reading Wrap-Up
Alan Dell

I liked doing this reading wrap-up thing last year. It gave me an opportunity to showcase once again all the books I read and reviewed this year. Review posts are often ephemeral—even though they’re on the internet forever, once they’ve been posted on the socials, they’re quickly forgotten and buried. So this is a great chance to bring some more well-deserved attention to the books...

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Alan Dell
Book Review: Dragonmeat
Alan Dell
Book Review: Dragonmeat
Alan Dell

Dragonmeat is another of the books from the first SFINCS competition that I have been meaning to read for a long time. Initially I thought it was going to be a bit longer than the previous two I’ve read, but the book ended while I was still at 75% on the Kindle, and this is because the first chapter of Fortune’s Fool, the first novel in the Eterean Empire series, is included at the back as a...

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Alan Dell
End of Year Sale!
Alan Dell
End of Year Sale!
Alan Dell

The holidays are a time of gift-giving, and here’s my gift to you: You can get all three of the current books in the Son of Adam arc of The Augment Saga, following James, Angela, and Austin’s adventures, for 0.99 each in the UK and US. This is the first time The Shadow of Arcadia has been discounted as well, so take advantage of it while you can. From the Grave of the Gods is in the SPSFC group...

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Book Review: A Sorrow Named Joy
Alan Dell
Book Review: A Sorrow Named Joy
Alan Dell

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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