Poor, hungry, and with death hanging over his head, Jack Spencer needs a big break. And fast.London's east end is filled with crime. And Jack Spencer is a part of it, dealing drugs on the streets to feed him and his brother, Theo.But when unpaid rent and debts to a local drug kingpin pile up, Jack is torn between staying true to Theo, or delving into the criminal underworld for extra cash.He chooses the latter, and descends down the dark spiral lead...

What can go wrong usually will go wrong.Kelly Summers hates life. Hates the grind of college, hates her mothers constant judgement.Until she arrives home one day. And notices something very off with her brother, and best friend, Daniel.What Kelly finds out changes her life, and her view of herself, forever.Another Hunter Short Story that will lead you through chilling discoveries, tense moments, and the unearthing of truths that will...

Zombies overrun Danny Frances's world. And he and his wife, Angela, are on the run, killing as many undead blocking their path to safety.Except for one. The zombie Danny can never face. Danny's own brother turned undead. Julian.Can Danny kill Julian for a second time?A thrilling zombie short story for post-apocalyptic fans. A short read featuring gut-wrenching emotion, sizzling action, and a man's perilous plight to save his...

Zombies. Danger. Darkness.Lucas Higgs survives during a zombie apocalypse. He hunts in the woods with his father, Robert, as they trek towards a camp up north.But zombies, hungry for flesh, lurk around every corner. And Lucas runs the risk of him or his father dying to reach the camp.Their journey through the forest is anything but safe.A zombie short story by Jacob Hunter. Featuring a coming of age in the midst of a zombie apocalyps...

In the EMP, no one is safe.Isabelle (Isa) Knight just wants safety. Safety during the perilous EMP.But a creep chases her. Chases her with intentions to kill. Isa struggles to escape his grasp amidst the apocalypse.Isa must escape the jaws of death, or succumb to it.A thrilling post-apocalyptic short story, featuring killer twists, tense action, and a woman's struggle to escape her past in the midst of a nationwide crisis.

When playing with fire, don’t be surprised if you’re burned.Tyrone Turner hates his life. Hates the monotony of working a 9 to 5 at the nuclear power plant.But when something within the power plant goes wrong, and explosions go off, Tyrone’s world is flipped upside down.And there are more lives at stake than he realises.A post-apocalyptic short story from Jacob Hunter. A thrilling tale of self-reflection amidst the chaos and immense ...

Curiosity isn’t always a good thing. It can be dangerous.Eliza Nightingale lives the normal life of a British schoolgirl in the 1970s. School, homework, and playing with her dog, Charlie.Oh, and the lights.Eliza gazes at those lights in the night day after day. Until she witnesses them begin moving across the sky. In weird and fascinating motions.The lights mean more than Eliza, or her city of London, can ever imagine.Another...

New Author and collections. A deluxe edition of super-charged, original and classic short stories. Dystopia, Post-Apocalypse, time travel, robots and more this brilliant collection brings together the best of today's writers (many stories previously unpublished), with an eclectic range of science fiction masters including H. Rider Haggard, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Philip Frances Nowlan, Edward Page Mitchell and Jack London. An eclectic collection of SF adventure tales.New, contemporary...

Persistence. The network that stripped anonymity from its users. Always on, always watching, always recording. Complete access to anyone, at any time, at any location. Your identity distilled to a key created from your genetic makeup.Shift. The drug that modified one's genetic makeup. A tiny piece, an entire strand, entirely up to the user. To Shift one's self was simply a needle away. One poke and it would all change.The price of that injection, however, is to give up your...

What happens when the sunshiny pop princess and the grumpy football player discover there's more to this fake romance than inspiration for a new love song?Kelsey Best is America's pop sweetheart, and anyone who says they don't like her music is a liar and needs to be punched in the nads. And I'll do it, too, because I'm the guy the NFL dubbed the meanest player in the league. It's great for my career on the field, but not so much for my reputation off it. So I'm sho...

Pixel Quest is an epic fantasy for kids set in a world that runs like a video game, where swords clash, special abilities rule, and adventurers level up to unlock their destiny. But for Aiden, things aren’t so simple. While his friends gain powers and rise through the ranks, Aiden remains stuck… until he meets Pork, a grumpy (and surprisingly powerful) fairy. Together, they embark on a quest to find the missing Four Heroes and stop a rising evil threatening their world. With heart, humor, ...

Death and rebirth was of vital importance to early Christians in late antiquity. In late antiquity, death was all encompassing. Mortality rates were high, plague and disease in urban areas struck at will, and one lived on the knife’s edge regarding one’s health. Religion filled a crucial role in this environment, offering an option for those who sought cure and comfort. Following death, the inhumed were memorialized, providing solace to family members through sculpture, painting, and epigr...