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15 stories
In the Black Spaces
On a routine training patrol, the last thing Lt. Commander Wraia Clay and the crew of the SNV Cobra are expecting is trouble. But when a frontier colony seems to vanish off the face of the universe, they are dispatched to find out what happened.What they discover is an apocalyptic trail of destruction on an interstellar scale. Following the carnage through system after ravaged system, Clay soon finds herself in a race against time, hunting for an enemy unlike anything she's ever known.And if she fails, billions of people will pay the price.
Glitch in the God Complex (AmpCore #1)
When Piper discovers she has hidden cybernetic implants, she is inducted into the secretive AmpCore Academy to master incredible gifts, in a place where the impossible and possible collide...*|| WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO EXIST? ||Hadrian is a city split in two. One side lives under the iron rule of competing tech corporations. The other is a wasteland, destroyed in a schism between human and artificial intelligence, stalked by code-wraiths, mad AIs and berserk cyborg abominations.When streetkid Piper is attacked by a rogue codewraith from Hadrian South, she discovers that she has hidden implants that no normal person should possess. Not willing to tolerate such an anomaly, the corporate overlords of Hadrian rip Piper out of her life and send her to the secluded AmpCore Academy, where she is set on a new path, whether she likes it or not.At the academy it quickly becomes clear that the wraith attack was no accident. Someone, somewhere, tried to murder her. Plunging into the murky world of corporate politics, academy cliques and gangland wars, Piper has to find out who wanted her dead, and stop them before they try again.|| AmpCore: Book 1 || - [Updates on Sundays and Thursdays]*NB. this story contains strong language.
Hellsky (Hunter-Killer #3)
After decades of all out war between human and Scraegan, the planet Rychter has finally settled into an uneasy peace. Both sides can rebuild, lick their wounds, and for the first time try to coexist.But the war isn't over for everyone. Without the unifying threat of the mysterious Crawlers, factions on both sides are once again spoiling for a fight, threatening to tip the world back into conflict.The closest thing humanity has to an ambassador, Sergeant Ryke Vannigan finds himself in the eye of the storm once again. He must help keep the peace between human and Scraegan, while investigations into the origin of the Crawlers reveal uncomfortable truths about the planet's past. Before the arrival of the human colonists, someone else had plans for Rychter.And they're about to put things back on track.||BOOK 3 in the HUNTER-KILLER SERIES
Predator Code (Tales from Wildhearth #1)
Season 1 of Tales from Wildhearth In a world beyond imagining lies danger that's all too real. For centuries the intelligent animal kin of Wildhearth have lived in peace together but as their technology advances with dangerous rapidity their world is heading for a new conflict more brutal than ever before.Foxkin hacker Jett has come into possession of a mysterious data drive that brings death to anyone who dares to penetrate its contents. Fleeing the rabid pursuit of a squad of elite wolfkin enforcers she desperately seeks allies among the tangled alleyways and hidden tunnels of Wildhearth. Her only hope of survival is to expose the terrible secret before the animals of the city are overwhelmed by a savage conspiracy that could mean the end of their world. *************************** [PLEASE NOTE - THIS STORY WILL BE MOVING BACK TO FREE ON JULY 22]
Savage Fire (Tales from Wildhearth #2)
After an outbreak of ritualistic killings, wolfkin enforcer Illando finds himself as Wildhearth's last line of defence against the demons of the city's past.Season 2 of Tales from Wildhearth*A foundation shaken. A city divided. A world under threat.Wildhearth is a city in crisis. In the aftermath of an insidious conspiracy, the Conclave parliament is in turmoil and its animal citizens are faced with an uncertain future. Tensions between factions are now threatening to boil over into open conflict. Enter Illando. A wolfkin enforcer left with the disastrous legacy of his predecessor, Illando is tasked with reforging the unshakeable reputation of the Conclave and its agents. He is all that stands between the world the animal kin have built, and a descent into anarchy. When a chain of brutal, ritualistic killings erupts in the outer warrens of the city, it falls to him to stamp order on the chaos, and bring Wildhearth back from the brink.Old enemies become new allies as Illando follows the trail into the tunnels and canals of the outer warrens. There he discovers that the murders are just beginning. Someone is stoking the fires of hate, and they will stop at nothing to return the animal kin of Wildhearth to a darker time.The time of the Savage Fire.WARNING: This story contains graphic depictions of violence, gore, and/or death that may be upsetting to some readers. Reader discretion is advised.***[PLEASE NOTE - THIS STORY WILL BE MOVING BACK TO FREE ON JULY 22]
Where Fires Dare to Burn
|| SEEING IS BELIEVING ||Revelling in newfound independence, college freshman Luke Arbor arrives in the town of Lasquette Bay ready to take on the world. When a chance encounter leads him into a blossoming friendship with Oaklynn, an alluring young outsider, it seems like college life is going to suit him just fine.But things in Lasquette Bay are not as they appear.Soon after his meeting with Oaklynn, a string of shocking murders erupts on campus, and Luke quickly discovers that there is a lot more to her than meets the eye. Trying to unravel the strange events in Lasquette Bay, he and his friends are plunged headlong into a mystery that threatens to tear the town apart.Because Oaklynn has a secret, and monsters come in many forms...
Warsong (Hunter-Killer #2)
The balance of power on the planet Rychter has changed. The battle for Brekka has left the once mighty fortress city crippled. The gateway to the south and the first line of defence for Rychter's human colonists, it is vulnerable for the first time in living memory. With the brutish Scraegan warbands in the badlands biding their time and gathering strength, it seems more bloodshed is inevitable.Ryke Vannigan, commander of an elite squadron of Hunter-Killer battle mechs, lived through that siege, but when a coalition of political and military leaders from the North descend on the reeling populace of Brekka to take control of the war he finds himself pushed to the margins. In the eyes of the North, Brekka's leaders have failed in their duty, and if the Scraegans can no longer be contained, they must be destroyed. He and his companions are soon drafted to join an army with a single purpose: complete extermination.The battle for Brekka might be over, but the war for Rychter is about to begin.||BOOK 2 in the HUNTER-KILLER SERIES
Furnace (Hunter-Killer #1)
Life on Rychter would be hard enough for most people - a hothouse of scorching deserts, violent dust storms and volcanic eruptions, it is a place that breeds survivors. But the biggest danger for the humans unfortunate enough to live there are the planet's original owners. For decades Rychter's colonists have lived in state of perpetual war.For Ryke Vannigan, a teenager with a score to settle, that war is his chance at payback. When he and his classmates are conscripted into Rychter's military forces, he joins the elite ranks of the Hunter-Killer Corps. Piloting a fifteen ton war machine and harbouring a thirst for revenge, Ryke is about to write his own bloody chapter in Rychter's history, and change the war forever.IMAGINARIA AWARDS WINNER: SCI FI CATEGORYIMAGINARIA MINI-CATEGORY WINNER: BEST BATTLE||BOOK 1 in the HUNTER-KILLER SERIES
The Gauntlet (The Gauntlet #1)
Codi James is a chronic underachiever. A straight C student, her life is going nowhere. Causing havoc at yet another school it looks like she's heading for another expulsion, until one teacher decides to call in a favour from an old friend. Codi is sent to the one place where her aggression might do her some good.Joining the underdeveloped Brax-Delta training academy, Codi is set on the long, bruising path to compete as a champion in the Gauntlet Tournament. Thrown together with a team of other misfits and under the tutorage of a frustrated veteran, she has one chance left to prove that she's more than just a struggling orphan.Never underestimate a desperate person.WINNER OF 2014 WATTPAD PRIZE FOR BEST EPIC
Blink: Interdiction (Book 4)
Ravine is a planet divided. After years of skirmishing between secessionist and loyalist forces, the spectre of a bloody planet-wide civil war is now all too real. As tensions between the factions boil over into full blown conflict, Darien, Amber and the operatives of Hammerhead Squad are drafted in to help colonial forces restore order.Called back from suspension, Darien is forced to confront a past he tried to leave behind, while Amber finds her principles being put to the ultimate test. The operatives are hurled into a confrontation unlike any they've ever experienced, one that ensures their lives, and the entirety of human civilisation will never be the same again.
Blink: 3003 (Book 1)
Amber Garrett, the newest BLINK agent, is forced to prove herself when her first mission involves an alien threat that could destroy all of humanity. ***** Amber Garrett can blink teleporting herself to anywhere she wants to go which means she's a natural recruit for the galaxy-spanning BLINK organisation. Fresh out of training she's sent to a colony on the edge of space where contact has been lost. The colony's silence however isn't due to an equipment malfunction and Amber quickly discovers she's the last hope the BLINK organisation has to stop a threat to the entire galaxy. It may be her first mission but she'll have to use every ounce of her talent not just to stay alive but to prevent the destruction of all of humanity. [NB. THIS IS A WATTPAD ORIGINALS STORY] [[word count: 70 000-80 000 words]]
Iron Heart (The Gauntlet #2)
It's a new year and Gauntlet finalist Codi James is back for round two. With her new position at the top ranked Battlecast Academy and with last year's victor no longer competing, it seems like the fates have aligned to give Codi a clear run at winning the tournament once and for all. Armed with state of the art equipment, a rigorous training schedule and a scholarship fund to let her focus on nothing but the Gauntlet all year round, she has one goal: first place. But this year the game has changed. She's not the plucky underdog anymore. Codi has the weight of expectations on her shoulders, and there are those who view her leap to fame through jealous eyes. This year her battles won't be confined to the arena, and now she has everything to lose. [Sequel to The Gauntlet]
Blink: Leviathan (Book 2)
After surviving the horrors of Titan Aquilla, Amber Garret and the members of Hammerhead Squad are now the most highly regarded Blink unit in the galaxy: a galaxy that is a very dangerous place. Called into action again, the crack team of operatives are this time summoned to a distant ocean planet to assist with an exploratory undersea mission. Beneath the thundering waves is an enormous city, a city inaccessible by conventional means. It falls to Hammerhead Squad to make the first steps into the ancient deep.Once they breach the aeons old world beneath the waves, however, it becomes quickly apparent that the city's inhabitants did not fade away with time. As they discover more about the lost civilisation's past, they also come across the clues that explain its sudden, violent downfall...Sequel to 'Blink: 3003'Cover graphic by @zuko_42
Blink: Phantom (Book 3)
Something is abducting human beings. The vanishings are spreading further and further throughout human-held systems and those responsible leave no traces behind. Their motives and their methods are unknown, and it is not long before Darien, Amber, and the Blink Operatives of Hammerhead Squad are drafted into an interstellar manhunt to find the perpetrators. Chasing down leads on a dozen inhabited worlds, the young operatives soon discover that the truth behind the abductions is more terrifying than any of them could have realised. Embroiled in a galactic game of cat and mouse, they must hunt down whoever is responsible before they themselves become the hunted.
Veridian Shores
Welcome to Veridian Shores - a city of darkness, glamour, temptation and risk.And vampires.Gliss Raynor is from out of town, and she's on a mission. Capper Jackson, problem child of the Glaive Clan, is a local hunter who knows the lie of the land. Between them they hold the means to turn the world upside down.As their relationship deepens and Gliss's true intentions become clear, both young vampires will have their loyalties tested to breaking point. With the feuding of the clans threatening to spill bloodily out into the human world, and ancient secrets being revived from their millennia-long slumber, they must choose whether they stand with their clans, or with each other...