A collection of thirty-five stories, completely unrelated. From the lunatically absurd to more thought-provoking, they... More > include short stories, novelettes, and novellas. The humour is dark and the serious pieces are even darker. There are five complete stories in the preview, to give you a flavour of what's to come. < Less

"Coping very badly," is hardly an adequate description. What seems like an unexpected fantasy life is devoid of magic,... More > elves, or giants, or even decent sanitation. There's an awful lot of death, however, and all of it directed at him - the one person least able to cope with it: The one person content to fulfil his life in futile, meaningless and introverted obscurity. Start a war, face the single, most powerful - and utterly evil - person in the Land, and acquire mind-bending skills along the way? And my reward is progressive death? Who...me?

Mention the name of Aldameus Vuelen to his friends, let alone his enemies, and watch them cringe. There are monsters here - and most of them are human. < Less

"Coping very badly," is hardly an adequate description. What seems like an unexpected fantasy life is devoid of magic,... More > elves, or giants, or even decent sanitation. There's an awful lot of death, however, and all of it directed at him - the one person least able to cope with it: The one person content to fulfil his life in futile, meaningless and introverted obscurity. Start a war, face the single, most powerful - and utterly evil - person in the Land, and acquire mind-bending skills along the way And my reward is progressive death Who...me - Mention the name of Aldameus Vuelen to his friends, let alone his enemies, and watch them cringe. There are monsters here - and most of them are human. < Less

A collection of thirty-five stories, completely unrelated. From the lunatically absurd to more thought-provoking, they... More > include short stories, novelettes, and novellas. The humour is dark and the serious pieces are even darker. There are five complete stories in the preview, to give you a flavour of what's to come. < Less

"Coping very badly," is hardly an adequate description. What seems like an unexpected fantasy life is devoid of magic,... More > elves, or giants, or even decent sanitation. There's an awful lot of death, however, and all of it directed at him - the one person least able to cope with it: The one person content to fulfil his life in futile, meaningless and introverted obscurity. Start a war, face the single, most powerful - and utterly evil - person in the Land, and acquire mind-bending skills along the way? And my reward is progressive death? Who...me?

Mention the name of Aldameus Vuelen to his friends, let alone his enemies, and watch them cringe. There are monsters here - and most of them are human. < Less