Life Can Be Surprising

genre: Murder/Mystery & Suspense

Is a masterful collection of Murder, Mystery and Suspense stories. This captivating collection of short stories will amaze and thrill the reader due to its ingenuity and daring. Life is always surprising with occasional twists and curves along the way.

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Who Said Life Was Easy

genre: Murder/Mystery & Suspense

An intriguing collection of short stories comprising Murder, Mystery and Suspense. There are stories with alternative endings and others conclude with a surprise twist. Once you start reading this captivating collection of fifteen short stories you will want to keep turning the pages until you reach the end.

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Chaotic Space Mystery Tour

genre: FANTASY - HUMOUR - SCIENCE FICTION

Follow the trials and tribulations of space pilot Souvenir Dave and tour guide Wendy Wiggle as they travel from one destination to another escorting a motley group of passengers aboard The Adventurer on a seven day mystery tour of Chaotic Space. Aided by Galaxy Travel's robotic android UPU2 who hates carrying heavy luggage the intrepid trio move from one mystery location to another whilst trying to remain sane.

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Compendium of Suspense

genre: Murder/Mystery & Suspense

Immerse  yourself in a world of diverse characters set within differing stories that will keep you on the edge of your seat until you reach the conclusion of the final story contained within this masterful compendium of ten short murder, mystery and suspense stories.

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The quest for the Holey chest

genre: FANTASY - HUMOUR - SCIENCE FICTION

Comic relief from the realms of fantasy!  Take Two

The Knights of the Celestial Order return, somewhat reluctantly, ten years after their successful quest when they discovered the hiding place of the Holey Pail. The Quest for the Holey Chest will tickle your fancy and more as the three gallant and trustworthy fellows accompanied by their squires venture once more into Chaotic Space in search of The Ark of the Covenant. Congregations are down so faith needs to be restored to a sceptical populace.

The journey will take you to places you’ve never encountered before or are ever likely to again unless the Knights embark on another foolhardy jaunt sometime in the distant future. Enjoy what this book has to offer - humour, suspense and an ending.

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Return of the Bounty

genre: FANTASY - HUMOUR - SCIENCE FICTION

Comic relief from the genre of science fiction.  Transport yourself to Chaotic Space where the laws of physics are somewhat random and you can expect the unexpected in this humorous tale.  Return of the Bounty is a classic tale re-mastered and one of the funniest stories ever told.

Leave this book alone if poking fun at classics of old and heroes from the past are not for you or take a gamble and find out if the Professor and his android win the poker tournament.

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The Quest for the Holey Pail

genre: FANTASY - HUMOUR - SCIENCE FICTION

Comic relief from the realms of fantasy! Mop up the mudblood, dust away the Dust and hitchhike as far from Narnia as you like. The Quest for the Holey Pail is the funniest thing since live nude entwives appeared at Willowbottom and Mary Whitehouse threw a Cloak of Invisibility over them.

A humorous tale of knights on a quest seeking a holy relic, a King arranging the marriage of his daughter against her wishes to the Dark Duke who has devious plans of his own and a chivalrous knight desperate to save the princess from a terrible fate; add a dragon teaching his son the ways of the world plus a bunch of cut throats and you have a story worth reading.

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The Quest for the Holey Pail

REVISED EDITION

genre: FANTASY - HUMOUR - SCIENCE FICTION

This revised edition by the author has added a new dimension to the original and highly amusing plot. The action takes place within the boundaries of Chaotic Space where the laws of physics are somewhat random and therefore, you can expect the unexpected. There are no Elves, no Gandalf nor Hobbits, instead we have three Questing Knights and their long-suffering Squires in search of a holey relic. Occasionally they encounter the odd phenomenon along the way, including a fire breathing dragon and his son, who is eager to improve his knowledge. There is also a King who, because he’s getting older, wants to stop the draughts in his castle and hence aspires to install Double-Glazing. To cover the cost he is prepared to wed his only beautiful daughter off to an old and ugly Duke who will pay handsomely for the privilege - or not!

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The Science Fiction Collection

genre: SCIENCE FICTION

This collection of eight short stories, an anthology of over 60,000 words, has intriguing plots, interesting diverse characters set on a number of different worlds. There is something in these various stories to satisfy all science fiction fans.

Shattered Cube: The Galactic Lords must decide the fate of the chief scientist or the space pilot from Earth.  Who will be found guilty?

Times Transformed: A Company CEO tries to ward off a change in the way his company manages the workforce.

Company Justice: A young man alone on a planet betrayed by the Company sets out on a course to rectify matters.

The Beginning: Godfrey sets out across the universe on a five year journey with his precious cargo hoping to deliver life to a new planet.

Games People Play: On a world where the games can end in death for the competitors, can Gorth manage to find a way out of his contract and return to his native planet.

DORIC: Who is the the leader of the resistance, where is he hiding out?

Survivor: Can a young man be responsible for the deaths of millions simply because he was there when the capsule landed?

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The Science Fiction Collection II

genre: SCIENCE FICTION

This second collection of Science Fiction short stories (over 62,000 words) has intriguing plots and interesting characters set somewhere within the multitude of known galaxies including Chaotic Space where the laws of physics are somewhat random and you can therefore expect the unexpected. Trader: Space pilot Trader Dunn in his amazing ship, is called to a mining asteroid by a long-standing friend but does not realise the danger he is flying into. Chicara: After witnessing a tragedy, a young man battles against the elements to seek out a man his dead father believed could help him and his people. Exodus: A young female pharmaceutical scientist must fight against a band of ruthless criminals and her

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The Flight of the Intrepid

genre: SCIENCE FICTION

Trader Dunn has come up with a brilliant idea which he manages to sell to Harlan who will become a new trustworthy friend and business partner. The pair set off in The Intrepid, a Mordovian Transporter, to sell sex dolls and other such items to miners working on mining planets completely deprived of female company, making them incredibly happy men. With his girlfriend Natasha along for the ride, they are chased by a despotic Commodore in a Destroyer class vessel intent on catching Trader at all costs. Joining the chase is a bounty hunter in his ship the Avenger, desperate to get his hands on the reward money on offer. With the help of Zoltan, a Mordovian ambassador, and his powerful ship The Hawk, will Trader manage to escape and return home a rich man?

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Return to Castle Island

genre: SCIENCE FICTION

We return to Chaotic Space where the story is centred on Castle Island where Baron von Schultz hatches a plan to restore his dilapidated castle to its former glory and marry off his only daughter. He arranges a jousting tournament in order to earn money for her dowry. An old treasure scroll is discovered containing a fiendish riddle that requires solving. Are the knights of the realm honest upstanding gentlemen when it come to a contest of skill or not? This is a tale of mythical creatures, honour, greed, love and treachery plus of course the young dragon who has just completed his studies at University. We see how modern methods of transport began within Chaotic Space and how little has changed since then.

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Monica Dunne & The Key of Passage

genre: YOUNG SCIENCE FICTION

Whisked away from their home town through a rift in space, Monica and her best friend Pippa find themselves on a different world where they befriend a human-like android. The teenagers are soon discovered by the Consortium, a group of evil scientists who send The Keepers to track them down and capture them. Their only hope of returning home lies in The Key of Passage, a device that can open a rift in space. Their search takes them to the Badlands where they are trapped by the Games Master and must solve his fiendish puzzles to escape.

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Crime Capers:

The Trials and Tribulations of Mr. Big

genre: LIGHT-HEARTED CRIME SPOOF

This trilogy of three short stories follows the trials and tribulations undergone by Mr. Big, a well known northern would-be hoodlum in and around the Leeds area.  In all of these crimes he is warned by his trusted bodyguard Barney that he should be wary of engaging the services of Billy and Fred, two local lads who have an aptitude for fouling up.

Story 1 The Heist

Mr. Big has a large wager on a pigeon race, only problem, his bird isn't the favourite. Will Billy and Fred be able to steal the favourite and keep it safe until after the race.

Story 2 Knockout Punch

Mr. Big has placed ten thousand on the underdog to win the fight so he enlists the help of Billy and Fred and provides them with the means to put the favourite out of action, but will they succeed.

Story 3 The Painting.

Mr. Big is offered the opportunity to buy a painting stolen from the Leeds Art Gallery, but he decides to con the thief. Will he, with the help of Billy and Fred, achieve the ultimate con.

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Crime Capers II:

The Trials and Tribulations of Mr. Big

genre: LIGHT-HEARTED CRIME SPOOF

The second trilogy of three further short stories continues the trials and tribulations undergone by Mr. Big and his dealings with the inept Billy and Fred.

Story 1 The Greyhound

Mr. Big is encouraged by a worker at the local greyhound racing track to nobble the favourite and put his money on another dog. Their ingenious method of putting the favourite out of action is thwarted when Billy and Fred become involved.

Story 2 The Fugitive

A local criminal has escaped from gaol and asks Mr. Big to help hide him from the law until he can recover some money he and his partner in crime stole some years back. Will the fugitive pay Mr. Big or will Billy and Fred intervene yet again.

Story 3 The Raffle

Seeing a chance to make some money from a charity raffle and get himself some good public relations Mr. Big instructs Billy and Fred how to make sure the winning ticket is one of his. Things go awry on the night of the raffle when Billy and Fred get involved in an altercation with two young ladies.

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