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STUFF WHAT I WROTE
These are the projects I'm currently working on or pitching (listed in order of completion):
FUR-FACE
book one of: A Cat of Nine Tales
(MG urban fantasy)
Lots of people talk to their cats, but only Billy Euston has one that answers back.
An evil scientist with a dastardly invention. A sadisitic billionaire with a diabolical plan. What stands in their way? Two teenagers and a talking cat.
The bad guys don't stand a chance!
When 13-year-old Billy Euston moves to the English, country village of Little Chumberry, he finds an unlikely friend in Snowy, an outrageous talking cat that only he can hear. Through Snowy he learns of an evil scientist who kidnaps local animals for use in experiments on inter-species communication. Billy finds himself drawn ever deeper into a world of cruelty and exploitation, where every answer uncovers another question. Who is Fur-Face? Why does he operate on animals’ brains? What really goes on in the tunnels beneath Adventure Safari (the nearby zoo and theme park)? With the help of Snowy and Carmen, a local girl whose grandmother owns both the research center and the park, Billy tries to find out, not realizing his search for answers could cost Snowy every last one of his nine lives.
Status: Fur-Face will be published in e-book form by Echelon Press at the end of 2011/early 2012 Status: With beta readers prior to sending it to an interested agent in March 2010
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WAKING UP JACK THUNDER
(Sci-fi thriller)
When a failed mission leaves Special Agent Jack Thunder in a coma, the CIA turns to shy scientist, Bobby Newton (whose invention enables him to communicate with comatose patients, using his own brain as a conduit). They want him to make contact with their comatose agent so he can help identify an Agency traitor and locate $3bn in missing drug money. But all goes wrong when masked gunmen sabotage the procedure, leaving Bobby with Thunder’s copied brain patterns stuck inside his head. Hunted by the CIA and a ruthless drug baron, Bobby’s only chance of survival is Jack Thunder himself, who appears at his side like a ghostly hologram.
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CHAMPION:A Union of Snakes
(Medieval sci-fi)
In the medieval world of Triam, Humans are just one of many species to have involved into 'humanoid' form.
Captain Richard Champion, a Human in Queen Ullan's Elite Squad arrives in the coastal town of
Status: Working on revisions and full re-write
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CHAMPION:The Leopard's Trail
(Medieval sci-fi)
In the medieval world of Triam, Humans are just one of many species to have involved into 'humanoid' form.
. Whilst on a royal tour of the Southern Province, the heir to the throne of Triam is kidnapped, along with newly promoted Richard Champion's former lover, Katrina, and his wife, Shallahn. Champion finds himself leading the hunt in a desperate attempt to catch up with outlaws from the Leopard clan, before they can cross the mountains into Westerland and sell their captives.
Status: First draft completed - Currently shelved
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OTHER PROJECTS IN THE WORKS
BARNUM'S REVENGE
book two of A Cat of Nine Tales
(MG Urban Fantasy)
Status: Full outline completed
Currently shelved
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DOBSON'S CHOICE
(thriller)
Status: Partial outline completed
Currently shelved
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A CIRCLE OF STONES
A novel of Stonehenge
(sci-fi)
rough outline and draft of first two chapters completed
Status: Currently shelved
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CHAMPION: SEEDS OF HATE
(YA medieval sci-fi)
In the medieval world of Triam, Humans are just one of many species to have involved into 'humanoid' form.
Status: Currently shelved
rough outline and 3/4 of first draft completed
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