This is an anthology of seven months' worth of short stories posted on Reddit for the r/Writing Prompts and r/HFY subreddits. It includes fantasy, science fiction, superhero and other stories, including the ongoing tale of an immortal Neandertal.

This book is a collection of four science fiction stories, set in different universes but with a common theme throughout; specifically, the fact that teamwork gets a lot more done than trying to go it alone.The first story, Martian Walker, is a relatively hard sci-fi look at a transhuman teenage girl on Mars and what happens when her world is shattered.Secondly, we have Bug Eyes, the story of a hapless tourist and amateur photographer who's caught up in a civil war on an al...

This book is a collection of four science fiction stories, each unrelated to the others, but all focusing around the need to rely on one another to beat the odds and win the day. They range from a relatively hard sci-fi look at transhumanism on Mars, to a hapless human tourist caught in an alien civil war, to an alien patrol vessel seeking to save Earth from being wiped out, to a human soldier looking to go behind enemy lines on an alien planet for a very good reason.

Jericho Hansen has succeeded at his goal of becoming a member of America's most prestigious superhero team, Force Majeure. He's thrown in at the deep end almost immediately, when he has to investigate the brutal murder of a conspiracy theorist whose sights were set on Force Majeure itself. The investigation yields more questions than answers, but eventually those questions are answered, at least in part, by a not-so-chance meeting with an old acquaintance. More answers arrive in shocking f...

Utopia City.Rebuilt from the ashes of America's most horrific terror attack and transformed into a paragon of technological advancement, this city stands as a beacon of possibility where almost anything can happen.Jericho Hansen certainly hopes so; as a gay superhero in the deep South, his ambition is to achieve lifelong recognition by joining Force Majeure, America's best-known superhero team. But to do that, he must first travel to Utopia and learn the hard way if he's go...

Jericho Hansen has managed to gain membership in America's most prestigious superhero team; Force Majeure. However, things aren't about to get any easier for him, between babysitting a difficult member of the team and investigating the murder of a conspiracy theorist who was trying to get dirt on Force Majeure itself.Little things gradually snowball until the full shape of the looming crisis begins to manifest. An attack on his life forces him to flee the city. Wounded and unsure w...

Uncle Tal is quite a character. Nobody is entirely sure how old he is, or where he's from.He's just there. He's always been there.Telling his tall tales, almost daring the listener to gainsay him or call him out on his bizarre claims.It doesn't bother him if someone does, though. Uncle Tal's got a secret. A really big secret. And, like all the best secrets, it's hidden in plain view.You might say it's right there in his name.So pull up a chair and se...

** Winner, 2023 Ernest Scott Prize **** Winner, 2023 NSW Premier's History Awards, Australian History Prize **** Shortlisted, 2023 Prime Minister's Literary Awards, Australian History Prize **A landmark and revealing joint biography of Elizabeth and John Macarthur, from one of Australia's most respected historians.Elizabeth and John Macarthur were the first married couple to travel voluntari...

**Winner, 2023 Ernest Scott Prize ****Winner, 2023 NSW Premier's History Awards, Australian History Prize****Shortlisted, 2023 Prime Minister's Literary Awards, Australian History Prize**A landmark and revealing joint biography of Elizabeth and John Macarthur, from one of Australia's most respected historians.Elizabeth and John Macarthur were the first married couple to travel voluntarily fr...

Alan Atkinson has worked for the ABC for more than 20 years and is currently Day Editor in the Adelaide ABC newsroom. He has also worked for newspapers in Australia and overseas, including the Sydney Morning Herald and the Adelaide Advertiser, the London Guardian and the Scotsman in Edinburgh. He is married with two children - his family was with him in Bali on holiday when he was woken with news of the bombing. He was one of the first Western journalists on the scene. His radio and tV bro...

Acclaimed historian Alan Atkinson author of the award-winning Elizabeth and John: The Macarthurs of Elizabeth Farm pieces together the life of Penelope Lucas and the pivotal role she played in building the Macarthur empire. While she is known as the family governess, Atkinson reveals that Penelope was primarily an accountant whose bookkeeping work made an important difference to the Macarthurs' success.Penelope Lucas came to Australia in 1805, in her thirties, unmarried sh...

Utopia City.Rebuilt from the ashes of America's most horrific terror attack and transformed into a paragon of technological advancement, this city stands as a beacon of possibility where almost anything can happen.Jericho Hansen certainly hopes so; as a gay superhero in the deep South, his ambition is to achieve lifelong recognition by joining Force Majeure, America's best-known superhero team. But to do that, he must first travel to Utopia and learn the hard way if he's go...