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Michael Kingswood
This final volume contains twelve short stories to complete a year-long journey into realms of fantasy, intrigue, romance, mystery, and adventures of all kinds.
These stories will pull you into…
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Tim Kingswood
"Spitfires Over Baku" by Tim Kingswood is a poignant tribute to the unsung heroes: Czech pilots who fled their homeland to join the Royal Air Force in Britain. Their valiant…
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Eden de Vries
In this imaginative book, a child wonders what it might be like to be a parent. After her mom suggests that getting her dressed in the morning is like dressing…
Kingswood
Kingswood have been on a journey of discovery and creative growth since they released their debut ARIA nominated album, ‘Microscopic Wars’ in 2015. Since then, the Melbourne group have been…
Just when you think you have captured Kingswood’s sound between your sonic fingertips, it’s gone – twisting, changing shape and surprising you once more. Their debut album ‘Microscopic Wars’ is…
'Juveniles' is the third studio album from Kingswood. Kingswood have been on a journey of discovery and creative growth since they released their debut ARIA nominated album, 'Microscopic Wars' in…
KINGSWOOD are a rip-snorting four-piece indie rock outfit from Melbourne. These rock 'n roll bandits are poised to have a royally huge year in 2013, with the release of this…
Reveries' - the fourth studio album by KINGSWOOD, on limited edition racing green vinyl. Restricted to 500 copies. Indulge yourself in the alternate reality of Reveries, transporting to the old…
Ho, ho, ho 'A Kingswood Christmas' - the fifth studio album by KINGSWOOD, on compact disc. A dated format, but required none the less. Notably their best release to date…
A series of brutal murders puts constables Raedrick Baletier and Julian Hinderbrook on the trail of a killer.
With Lydelton’s populace growing increasingly uneasy and few leads to follow, they…
A stunning robbery threatens to bring Lydelton’s economy to its knees, and constables Raedrick Baletier and Julian Hinderbrook must find the culprits.
A team of Royal Marshalls is in town…
Welcome to a grand adventure: a quest to create fifty-two stories in a year, one for each week, and collect them into five collections.
This is the first collection in…
Jared Tolburt twice almost cost Raedrick Baletier and Julian Hinderbrook their lives: once when he turned on them while they were fleeing the Army, and again when he unwittingly led…
As Lydelton prepares for its regularly scheduled Mayoral election, long-simmering divisions within Glimmer Vale rear their heads. With his partner still out of town on a mission, it falls to…
In the Spring of 2019 Michael Kingswood decided to embark on a Great Challenge, coordinating with one of his writing mentors and committing to sending him a new story every…
In the Spring of 2019 Michael Kingswood decided to embark on a Great Challenge, coordinating with a long-term professional writer that he considers a mentor and committing to sending him…
Two swordsmen on the run from their past defend an isolated town from a ruthless band of brigands.
A man from Raedrick Baletier and Julian Hinderbrook’s past turns up on the outskirts of Lydelton, nearly dead from exposure and telling of an injured comrade on the flanks of…
A year-long shift in the middle of the interstellar void can get pretty boring. For the Fourth shift crew of the starliner Pericles, enroute to Earth from one of the…
Captain Josephine Ishikawa changed the course of history, but no one knows about it.
She and her crew had an encounter while returning to Earth from the colony worlds, and…
The world ended ten years ago, but life goes on. For Jack Simmons, that means a life spent hunting and trapping with his friend and mentor, and trying not to…
Lucien Bandemyr, Crown Prince of the Qorathi Empite, looked forward to adventure, excitement, and glory from his first campaign outside of the Empire’s star systems.
Instead he found frustration, and…
A collection of 10 short mysteries from author Michael Kingswood, Short Mystery 10-Pack contains the stories Popper’s, Across The Line, Abe’s Liquors, The Billionaire’s Daughter, Hunting For Game, Give A…
Amy Kingswood
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It’s three hours until the wedding of Raedrick Baletier to Lani Millens, and Melanie Klemins doesn’t have a present for them. Or rather, she did. But she lost it. Now…
On the run from their past, swordsmen Raedrick Baletier and Julian Hinderbrook search for a place of refuge where they can start over.
That search sends them through a remote…
Few things in life give Lilly more pleasure than playing her clarinet and making beautiful music.
She never dreamed music might have a magic of its own, or that her…
A sellsword and his sworn man delve into the lair of a Necromancer who has been terrorizing the surrounding territory, seeking the reward on his head.
George looks for his press contact, to blow the whistle on ethical issues at work. Karen looks for her girlfriend, to patch things up after a fight. When a mistake…
An infantryman, certain resistance is futile, nevertheless deploys with his unit to fight against an alien invasion. Lords of the Remnant is a 3,800 word military science fiction short story.
A scientific expedition to deep space makes a discovery that will re-shape what we believe about life in the universe. As long as it doesn’t kill them first. The Blob…
As a child, Timothy Williams dreamt vivid dreams about the great Champions of Light and their continuing battle against the forces of Darkness.
Now an adult, Timothy lives a successful…
A record of a Zombie’s rant about the trials and tribulations of his life as a disrespected member of the Undead. A Chat Before Dinner is a darkly-humorous 2,600 word…
When Jacob wakes to find himself bound to a chair in an unfamiliar room, he fears the worst. What he discovers in that room will put his worst fears to…
From a place beyond reality, it comes to consume the world.
For Barry, getting a transfer to a new position as an electrician aboard the Ketcham Space Station summed up…
Her name was Tabitha, and she tore my heart out and left me with a great, bleeding hole in my chest, while she walked away with an ear-to-ear smile. Literally…
A plaintive call for help from across the void of space draws the star Alberon’s attention, and incites it to compassionate assistance. But how does a star help something so…
It sucks being the god of malinvestment, the force behind economic downturns.
Tom has been trying to use his position to shape the world for the better for as long…
An abandoned bag, filled with money and with what appears to be a bloody handprint on the side, turns Harry’s day at the beach into something much more interesting.
Beach…
From a secluded hunting blind that no one else knows about, a grieving father goes hunting for more than just game.
Hunting For Game is a 2,500 word crime story.
New customers come through Popper’s bookstore all the time. But one of them, an average man in every way, has David very concerned that he intends more than just buying…
A young woman’s quick trip to the liquor store turns unexpectedly exciting, and even more dangerous.
Abe’s Liquors is a 3,000 word crime story.
