Kris Ashton Kris Ashton i(8462866 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon The Cured Kris Ashton , Point Cook : Black Hare Press , 2024 27387801 2024 single work novella horror

'Secrets can kill…

'In a near-future society where those cured of a pernicious virus are shunned as an inferior underclass, a troubled, young man is forced to confront his bigotry, leading to a situation both tragic and unimaginably horrifying.

'Forklift operator Dave Watson harbours a common prejudice against ‘the cured’—those who recovered from a zombie virus but bear the scars of their ordeal. When he falls in love with sales rep Sandra, however, his outlook on life (and on those who discriminate against the cured) is challenged.

'But just as he and Sandra are building a life together, the media delivers a stunning revelation about the cured—one that could jeopardise Dave’s newfound happiness. Consumed with self-doubt and jealousy, Dave makes a rash decision that threatens to destroy his relationship with Sandra and plunge them both into a maelstrom of violence, bloodshed, and terror.' (Publication summary)

1 The Old Fisherman's Track Kris Ashton , 2021 single work short story
— Appears in: The Dread Machine , vol. 1 no. 1 2021;
1 [Review] Black Moon : Graphic Speculative Flash Fiction Kris Ashton , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: Andromeda Spaceways Magazine , December no. 81 2020; (p. 141-142)

— Review of Black Moon : Graphic Speculative Flash Fiction Eugen Bacon , 2020 selected work poetry short story
1 [Review] The Ragged Blade Kris Ashton , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: Andromeda Spaceways Magazine , March no. 78 2020; (p. 143-144)

— Review of The Ragged Blade Christopher Ruz , 2019 single work novel
1 Classifying Catastrophe Kris Ashton , 2020 single work criticism
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 127 2020;
1 Slower than the Speed of Light Kris Ashton , 2019 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , May no. 250 2019;
1 [Review] Icefall Kris Ashton , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: Andromeda Spacesways Magazine , June no. 75 2019; (p. 131-132)

— Review of Icefall Stephanie Gunn , 2018 single work novella
1 [Review] Collision : Stories Kris Ashton , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: Andromeda Spaceways Magazine , March no. 74 2019; (p. 94-95)

— Review of Collision : Stories J. S. Breukelaar , 2019 selected work short story
1 Freckle Face Kris Ashton , 2018 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , August no. 241 2018;
1 [Review] Dying & Other Stories Kris Ashton , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: Andromeda Spaceways Magazine , June no. 71 2018; (p. 137-138)

— Review of Dying & Other Stories Eugen Bacon , 2018 selected work short story
1 The Larval Stage Kris Ashton , 2018 single work short story science fiction horror
— Appears in: Andromeda Spaceways Magazine , March no. 70 2018; (p. 37-48)
1 Starting from Scratch Kris Ashton , 2017 single work short story
— Appears in: Tripping the Tale Fantastic : Weird Fiction by Deaf and Hard of Hearing Writers 2017;
1 Howling Mad Kris Ashton , 2017 single work short story horror
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 106 2017;
1 Teething Problems Kris Ashton , 2016 single work short story
— Appears in: Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine , March no. 63 2016; (p. 63-75)
1 Test Case Kris Ashton , 2015 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Perihelion Science Fiction , March no. 4 2015;

A man working for a space-based corporation becomes a test case in their new, mandated micro-court system when he finds himself charged with a rape that the cannot remember.

1 1 y separately published work icon Invasion at Bald Eagle Kris Ashton , Massachusetts : Grand Mal Press , 2015 8468544 2015 single work novel science fiction

'A malicious alien race as old as the universe itself has invaded Earth. Standing between them and the annihilation of the human race: an aging sheriff, the hippie who stole his daughter, a prissy bureaucrat and a booze-addled reporter.

'We could be in trouble.

'When the residents of Bald Eagle, Colorado, begin to act strangely, Sheriff Bert Grayson suspects hippie guru Derek Brolin is to blame. But Brolin has a very different story to tell – one about a mysterious silver object that changed the members of his new commune in terrifying ways.

'Bert is skeptical, not least because Brolin has been conducting a secret affair with Bert’s daughter. But as Bald Eagle’s residents begin to disappear, the lawman must accept what Brolin has tried to tell him: his sleepy town has become Ground Zero for an extra-terrestrial invasion.

'Bert rounds up a ragtag band of deputies to try to repel the creatures, but he is about to discover the alien invaders are not the most imminent threat to his beloved town.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Unreal Estate Kris Ashton , 2015 single work short story horror
— Appears in: Dark Moon Digest , no. 20 2015;
1 The Devils of Cain's Island Kris Ashton , 2014 single work short story horror
— Appears in: Dark Eclipse , February no. 31 2014; Dark Eclipse , December no. 41 2014;
1 y separately published work icon Hollywood Hearts Ablaze Kris Ashton , Australia : Steam eReads , 2014 8468732 2014 single work novel romance

'Gina Hall is a beautiful and ruthless Hollywood executive who uses her power and influence to get what she wants from up-and-coming actors. Her ‘auditions’ usually involve the casting couch.

'But while she is strong, independent and hard working, Gina is also 32 years old and lives alone in a penthouse apartment with her cat. One day, a handsome actor, Jack Triton, refuses to submit to one of her auditions and storms out of her office. Gina begins to re-evaluate her life… and the man who stood up to her.

'She asks to meet with Jack to apologise and during lunch Jack sees the sweet California girl behind the man-eater façade. The pair begin a tentative relationship that quickly blossoms into a steamy love affair.

'But old habits die hard and Gina finds her icy business persona and the woman Jack loves coming into conflict. When Gina and Jack’s hot new relationship becomes fodder the paparazzi, things begin to look shaky. Will this Hollywood glamour couple survive, or will Gina’s unscrupulous past tear them apart?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 The Midway Hotel Kris Ashton , 2013 single work short story
— Appears in: Next 2013; (p. 199-205)
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