Historian Dyrne Samson doesn’t want to read about the past anymore. Now he visits it. Abandoning university lecturing, he joins a classified research organisation hidden beneath the streets of New London. Their time-distortion pods let him visit any event throughout history. Almost. Visiting his own timeline is forbidden - the only reason he can't return to the day he'll never forget. Targeted Age Group:: 16+ What Inspired You to Write Your Book? I wondered why we always assume that … [Read more...] about Turning the Hourglass by M.J. Keeley
Growing Up In America: A Million Years Ago by Konopka
The story is written from the viewpoint of eight year old Blue Mann, who lives in the small all white Midwestern town of Walker in 1950's America. When a black family arrives in Walker, Blue and his family struggle with their own and their communities' prejudices, hatred and ignorance. As the story begins, Blue believes the residents of Walker are the most loving and caring individuals in the world, but as the residents of the community let their hatred and prejudice consume them, Blue struggles … [Read more...] about Growing Up In America: A Million Years Ago by Konopka
Shaky Man by Mark S. Parker
Stay away from Shaky Man. Every kid in the small town of Tonkaway, Texas, knows that. He eats little kids, murdered his wife, and mistreats his dogs, to boot. That’s what they say, anyway. Top doesn’t entirely know what to think about the rumors. He’s too busy settling into his new home, playing baseball and making friends—like Mickey, a black boy who soon becomes his best friend of all. Everything changes when a shocking murder turns the town, along with Top and Mickey’s lives, upside … [Read more...] about Shaky Man by Mark S. Parker
Interview with Author – Mark S. Parker
About Mark S. Parker: Born in Mexia, I spent my early years in Waco and graduated from Belton High School and Texas A&M back in the 70’s. This Central Texas boy married a West Texas girl, Ann Becker, in 1977. We moved to Midland, her hometown, in 1980 when I received my Master’s degree. I went to work for Gulf Oil as a landman and was just happy to have a job. I’ve been a landman ever since. Sometimes with a company and sometimes independently. Our four children grew up in Midland. We now … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Mark S. Parker
Class-M Exile by Raven Oak
Bay-zar. Class-M planet in the middle of no-where. Dust, dust, and more dust. Unless ya circled ‘round to the more habitable region, you’d be stuck without a ship to anywhere. ‘Round the corner though, you could find everything from ship parts and dried food packs, to roast dog and the rare bi-cycle. Hell, you could even buy yerself a gen-u-ine religion if you were so inclined. The ultimate tourist trap. And here I’d taken the bait. When Eerl stepped off The Marzipan, he was one of a … [Read more...] about Class-M Exile by Raven Oak
Interview with Author – Raven Oak
About Raven Oak: Raven Oak is the author of the bestselling fantasy novel Amaskan’s Blood, the bestselling science fiction novella Class-M Exile, and the upcoming space opera The Eldest Silence. She spent most of her K-12 education doodling stories and 500-page monstrosities that are forever locked away in a filing cabinet. When she’s not writing, she’s getting her game on with tab-letop and console games, indulging in cartography, or staring at the ocean. She lives in Seattle, WA with her … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Raven Oak
