The end of the world has brought out the best, and the worst, in the survivors. Some manage to eke out a living, a few have thrived. Others choose to take what they need from their neighbours. From survivors just like them; just not as wicked.Change has been forced on the survivors, but they have adapted. Running, hiding, finally learning to feed themselves. Now they are choosing to change, finally acting, not reacting. Joining forces against the evil growing in the east.Ca...

The Banduri series continues after the introductory short story (Airmid) and book 1 (Satori).Jack flies to Canada to start a new life with the mother who abandoned him as a baby. Does she want him? Does he want her? Will he have to learn to speak French? He will deal; he always does. Whatever life throws at him, he has managed in the past. But leaving the friends and the environmental group that had become his family over the last few months is a major shock for him. it's like losin...

Short story between the novels 'Satori' and 'Dakini', sharing Terri & Jenna's experience with one of Australia's little mini cyclones (we call a Willi-Willi).

A decade after a worldwide conflict in which billions perished and nations were destroyed, the fragile peace between many factions battling over resources and long-standing territorial and religious disputes is held together with the aid of peacekeepers, in part, from Australia.Kit Walker, who recently returned to Australia from his latest peacekeeping mission, is suffering from the loss of one of his team members. This tragedy lays bare the trauma of earlier deployments. It also s...

In a decaying city, evil walks among those who survive. Is it the devil? Or has humanity died? Except in a few isolated individuals. As a former police officer who survived the virus and the riots, Jack now ekes out an existence in the former tourist Mecca of the Gold Coast. But his humanity lives on and benefits those he encounters. He risks his life and security, along with the little food and water he could scrounge, by saving others. Will their humanity surprise him?Ignoring the...

What makes someone evil? How do we explain the depths a person will fall – are they even people at all? The media claims there are aliens among us. The churches blame the Devil. Others believe some people have turned feral. This four part 'post-apocalyptic' series follows the events of survivors as they face the good and the bad in people.

Sara's post pandemic journey without leaving home - dealing with the loss of her parents, depression and paranoia while staying alive.Intellectually, well thinking as deep as an eighteen-year-old is expected too, Sara knew the world was over. At least 'out there' in the swirling vortex of those other places. Places she read about or seen on television, and the few places she visited on family holidays. People died from a virus, others at the hands of those who wanted what they had....

Dave and Nia are not typical teenagers. While they try to understand their special abilities, experimenting with these together can only take them so far. Out of nowhere, an environmental organisation brings them together with other teens. Are these teens like Dave and Nia? Is there more to this organisation than the environment? Together Dave and Nia start their journey towards awakening, comprehension and understanding.To complicate things, Nia is in love, she has been since she w...

How does Southern food look from the outside? The form is caught in constantly dueling stereotypes: It’s so often imagined as either the touchingly down-home feast or the heartstopping health scourge of a nation. But as any Southern transplant will tell you once they’ve spent time in the region, Southerners share their lives in food, with a complex mix of stories of belonging and not belonging and of traditions that form identities of many kinds.Cornbread Nation 7, edited ...

Amor no correspondido, magia de la tierra, animales y curación. Airmid es un cortometraje de la serie Banduri.Nia, de catorce años, lamenta la ausencia de su mejor amiga y encuentra una nueva conexión con el mundo que la rodea. Mientras se deleita en la alegría que le trae su nuevo poder, ¿puede encontrar su camino hacia adelante en el amor? Esto es solo el comienzo, siga su viaje en Satori próximamente.

Unrequited love, earth magic, animals and healing. Airmid is a short prequal to the Banduri series featuring one of the main characters and a significant event in her growing abilities.Fourteen-year-old Nia is lamenting her best friend's absence and finding a new connection with the world around her. While she revels in the joy her new power brings her, can she find her way forward in love?This is just the beginning, follow their journey in Satori coming soon.