George Lucas meets Huckleberry Finn meets Treasure Island.An absolutely incredible story of youthful courage, daring space travel, and high adventure. Bobby and Sandra leave the Earth by stowing away on a mission to Mars. They are rescued by an extra-terrestrial from a far-off planet, and from there get mixed up in unbelievable games of outer space politics and intrigue, and crazy escapades that take them to places that no-one could ever possibly dream of. The pair...

Devious and debauched creatures are coming from all over the universe to attack and brutally destroy great majestic civilized space-cities. What can the poor inhabitants do? First, the Zettazettazong is born from the union of two totally evil creatures doing battle, then the heroes Pnoox and Jambu are tricked by a wicked Space Goddess. Even more trouble comes when the Zoffor arises out of the wastelands of a barren planet. Can the universe ever be saved from such terror and menace? Read on...

This story is the sequel to the thrilling tale of 'Star-City of Pluto', in which the wonderful trio of Bobby, Sandra and Vermilion travelled all over the universe, and began the establishment of their space metropolis. Now they are having even more unbelievable adventures and escapades, as they go to the ancient Earth as it was in 50,000 BCE. What they hope will be a quick fun trip to get some plants for a space garden turns out to be a totally seismic and dangerous and tempestuous series ...

The third and final story in the amazing adventures of Bobby, Sandra and Vermilion. Things take an unexpected turn when the Pluto city receives some hostile and unwelcome visitors. What follows is the bizarre culmination of the exploits of the three fearless friends. They are separated, and Vermilion, the narrator, finds herself in some totally strange company, and some impossibly difficult predicaments. Meanwhile Bobby and Sandra discover one of the greatest wonders of the whole universe,...

The last thing Gerry Murphy planned to do was start his own business. However, a social plan to regenerate his hometown of Churchtown in North Cork led to a brief encounter at a fuel forecourt which eventually led to the establishment of a company that was turning over €100 million within three years. In Part I of The Accidental Entrepreneur Gerry Murphy tells the fascinating story of how he became a social entrepreneur and the difficulties he encountered (and overcame) al...

IF YOU FOUND OUT YOU WERE GOING TO DIE TOMORROW, what would that information stir in you? Calmness? Regrets? Sadness? Need? Wishes? What promises would you make to yourself, if you could suspend the end?And what if the time from now until tomorrow is compromised by your condition? There would be no arranged farewells, no last meal of your choice, none of the luxuries that Hollywood or bucket lists suggest are available to us.For 5 days in an ICU in NYC this became my realit...

Since the 1980s, Ireland has gone through a profound social, demographic, and religious disruption, the impact of which has been seen across recent fiction from Irish writers. Companion to the Contemporary Irish Novel traces this cultural shift and its impact by examining how modern novels have reckoned with a new conception of Irishness.Despite the heady mix of cultural and social destabilization, reform, and economic successes and challenges, this period of relentless di...

Would you kill for your art? Would it kill for you?A painter who kills with blood-tinged pigment. A tattoo artist with a dark past who treats with demons. A sculptor on Venus who carves his life’s history into ice at the cost of his sanity. A ceramic vase that might avenge the life of a murder victim. A haunted song that drives listeners to kill. Art surrounds us. It entertains and nurtures. And for some it can do far more. It can protect a family over generations or bridge the bou...

So many things come to mind when you think of the word dark. Horror, death, bleak, mire, and topics that most people brush over because they are too dreary to think about. The Beauty in Darkness was an anthology concept that was thought up in collaboration with the late TS Woolard when we had made plans to go in together to run Dark Moon Rising Publications. It was his idea to showcase darkness and allow people to see below the surface to witness the ethereal enchantment humanity shies awa...

All three series of the BBC radio sitcom about the people of Marlborough Road, BelfastThe bohemian inhabitants of Marlborough Road lead lives of barely-contained chaos, full of demands, distractions and domestic dramas. Fortunately, they have one person they can count on when things go wrong - Sally, their cleaning lady-cum-therapist.When highly-strung Clare at Number 25 gets in a flap over a dinner guest, or needs a babysitter for her free-range children, ...