They've come from the stars, and when they're finished with Earth, humanity will be finished. Can anyone survive their violent takeover?The fourth in the Alien Science Fiction series by Simon J. Cooper, this is an alien takeover story told from the perspective of a hive minded species determined to eliminate humanity. But can humanity, unwittingly, convince the hive mind to change itself, and stop the carnage.Opening:Twenty-three years and two months after reaching ...

The fifth in the Wild Edged Magic series by award winning writer, Simon J. Cooper, this is a story about survival, and its cost.First paragraph:Drew says he'll look after me, and I know I should be scared he's some crazy rapist, or murderer, but I've got no one else to help, not really, and besides, Drew saved me, and I like him, and I think I'm a pretty good judge of character."You've got talent, Stace," Drew says. "Real magical ability, but they don't understand t...

When a lonely man raises a truly alien plant species from a seedling, strange things happen, and his life takes a sinister turn.The second in the Alien Science Fiction series by Simon J. Cooper, this story journeys into the darker reaches of the mind.Opening:The bright orange tuber lay sideways, half-buried in the compost that covered the living room floor. It was as big as a horse's head and similar in shape. Arnold wiped the red sap from his mouth with a handkerch...

The third in the Modern Irish Fantasy series by award winning writer, Simon J. Cooper.First paragraph:The silver needle pivoted on the heart line of the man's hand, wagging like a dog's tail but always roughly pointing at the red front door of 16 Kincora Court. Baxter shoved it back into his pocket and turned off the engine. Maybe he would head over and take a tour around the Guiness factory afterwards, it was years since he last took that tour. No better tasting Guniness i...

The fourth in the Modern Irish Fantasy series by award winning writer, Simon J. Cooper.First paragraph:Barnesmore bog was a remote spot and only visited by an old boy like me. When I had a fall a year ago and bust my leg, they said my days up here were finished. Sure, they would have had me in a nursing home after the hospital, only I put up a fight. Now I was back cutting peat and this bog held ten feet of fine Irish peat, like a giant black sponge pressed across the mount...

How can you find happiness, true lasting happiness? Know anything about the Transync Monks, or the Happiness Worms on Lamm Island? Lurk on a travel forum from another galaxy and help a Gooboy find the answers.This is the fifth in the Alien Science Fiction series by Simon J. Cooper, a series taking an alien perspective.Opening:Gooboy12298933/123/FAI/5019TOPIC: Happiness Worms on Lamm???I'm off to travel this beautiful world of ours so where firs...

The first in the Wild Edged Magic series by award winning writer, Simon J. Cooper, this is a story of magic, death and hope in a world where magician's face consequences for every spell they cast.First paragraph:Raymond's aura fizzled over his skin like twisting green lasers, the potential power mocking his sagging flesh. Even now, with my father's tired eyes staring down at me, I felt anger rising instead of sadness, or even love. Stupid old man with a brilliant mind. He w...

The second in the Wild Edged Magic series by award winning writer, Simon J. Cooper, this is a story about unknown potential against untold malice.First paragraph:Mira knew Icanos could be a great sorcerer, but not this way. This was too risky. She stood in the ring of sapling hawthorns in the croft's top field, before the mountain proper. Through the blossoming foliage she saw smoke drift from the chimney of their cottage, down the glen. It didn't seem like two years since ...

When Professor Cree Caarlso receives a desperate call from an old friend, he finds himself the only one who can help. No Cry For Help is a whodunit set on an alien world where a humanoid species have developed from a dolphin like ancestor.This is the first story in the Alien Science Fiction series by Simon J. Cooper, a series taking an alien perspective.Opening:The house system bleeped, waking Professor Cree Caarlso from a generous snooze on his office chair. The wo...

A vampire must have blood to survive, even if that vampire is an alien shipwrecked on Earth after a secret landing to harvest human blood. But surviving on human blood comes at a high cost, both for this vampire, and her victims.Third in the Alien Science Fiction series by Simon J. Cooper, this one is not for the faint hearted.Opening:Calla floated in a sea of blood, but still she was hungry. A lone sun burned in a clear blue sky. She lifted her arms to shield her f...

True Names Crush. True Names Control. True Names Kill.In a world where every person is born with a true name, only the Nameless know them all... except one.Elite magicians, secret police, power crazed thugs, call them what you want, the Nameless are gifted with knowledge of their own true names, and so the ability to use free magic. When Kyle Streeter sets out to drain the magic from a rogue shapeshifter, he ends up face to face with them, but that's just the beginning of h...

When new technology discovered genuine monsters, both mythological and never before imagined, Ireland, like every other country, enforced strict codes of conduct for monsters. It was follow the rules or die. But still, there were rogues who refused to register themselves and were never discovered. Ireland's last monster hunter knows how to find them.The second in the Modern Irish Fantasy series by award winning writer, Simon J. Cooper.First paragraph:Sinead McGuire ...