Jason Franks Jason Franks i(A140038 works by) (a.k.a. Jason Morris Franks)
Born: Established:
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South Africa,
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Southern Africa, Africa,
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Gender: Male
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1 Contract Lore Jason Franks , 2023 single work short story
— Appears in: This Fresh Hell 2023;
1 A Certain Type Jason Franks , 2023 single work short story
— Appears in: Murder You Wrote : An Interactive Mystery 2023;
1 y separately published work icon Frankenstein Monstrance Jason Franks , Tam Nation (illustrator), Australia : IPI Comics , 2022-2025 27752552 2022 series - author graphic novel Graphic novel series based on the idea that Victor Frankenstein is still alive, and has a 200-year start on robotics and AI.
1 The Language of Birds Jason Franks , 2022 single work short story
— Appears in: Clamour and Mischief 2022;
1 Children of the Dragon Jason Franks , 2022 single work short story
— Appears in: Dracula Unfanged 2022; (p. 127-146)
1 1 y separately published work icon X-Dimensional Assassin Zai Through the Unfolded Earth Jason Franks , Melbourne : IFWG Publishing Inc , 2022 26225176 2022 single work novel fantasy

'Zai is an international assassin who’s in it for the travel. So, when his new agency starts to send him on assignment to places that do not exist, it’s a dream come true.

'Crooked accountants, faerie industrialists, hero scientists, down-at-heels gods, secret police chiefs. A hidden continent colonised by refugees from sunken Atlantis, a secret space station, an aerostatic city-state, a post-apocalyptic Faerie Land, a Britain that has taken the hardest Brexit of all.

'Whoever you are, and wherever you hide, X-Dimensional Assassin Zai will find you… but not until he’s taken some happy snaps and tried the local cuisine.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Sharaku Homura and the Heart of Iron Jason Franks , 2021 single work short story
— Appears in: The Only One in the World 2021;
1 Tolerance to Iron Jason Franks , 2020 single work prose
— Appears in: Midnight Echo , no. 15 2020;
1 Skin Jason Franks , Nicholas Hunter , 2019 single work graphic novel
— Appears in: Skellington #1 2019; (p. 19-26)
1 Shadowmancy Part One : The Key in the Wall Jason Franks , Nicholas Hunter (illustrator), 2019 single work graphic novel
— Appears in: Skellington #1 2019; (p. 3-10)
1 y separately published work icon Shadowmancy Jason Franks , Ashburton : Argonautica Press , 2019 19386539 2019 single work novel fantasy

'On a mountain that does not exist, there is a school where they teach the impossible.

'From his first day at the Academy, things have been difficult for Quay. Though he has surrendered his name, like every other acolyte at the magical school, Quay is the son of a disgraced professor, and he finds that his father’s old enemies are already lined up against him–while the professor’s own faction is just as suspicious. Quay refuses to take a side, but as his powers grow it becomes apparent that the damaged young boy may prove a greater threat than his father ever was.

'Deep in the Library of Shadows Quay finds a way to survive his father’s treacherous legacy, but the price is high indeed.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 A Fair Go to Mars Jason Franks , 2019 single work short story
— Appears in: War of the Worlds : Battleground Australia 2019;

'A couple of unwitting EPA workers on a routine assignment in the middle of nowhere encounter the noxious Martian weed, a Martian war machine, and a country town politician who doesn't understand that 'alien invasion' is not part of an EPA officer's job description.'

Source: Foreword.

1 2 y separately published work icon Faerie Apocalypse Jason Franks , Victoria : IFWG Publishing Inc , 2018 12791190 2018 single work novel fantasy

'Over the centuries the Faerie Realms have drifted away from the mortal world. But for some, the Doors will open. For some, there is a Way to travel there, if they want it badly enough. If they dream it hard enough. In this era, only lovers, poets, and madmen can access the Realms of the Land—and for good reason. A succession of mortals travel to Faerie: a veteran seeking beauty; a magus seeking power; an urchin seeking his wayward father; an engineer seeking meaning. These mortals bring the horrors of our age to the Land, and the Folk who live there respond in kind.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 The Problem of the Biggest Man in Australia Jason Franks , 2017 single work short story
— Appears in: Sherlock Holmes : The Australian Casebook 2017; (p. 153-159)
1 Exli and the Dragon Jason Franks , 2016 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: And Then … The Great Big Book of Awesome Adventure Tales : Volume 1 2016;

Two prisoners–one human and one non-human–attempt to escape the space prison of a galactic empire.

Source:

'Story behind the Story 2', Feathers of the Firebird, 7 January 2017. (https://firebirdfeathers.com/2017/01/07/story-behind-the-story-2-and-then-authors-and-their-contribution/)

1 XDA Zai : The Wild Hunt Jason Franks , 2016 single work short story
— Appears in: Assassins' Canon : An Anthology of Short Fiction by Up and Coming Authors 2016; (p. 183-210)

'When need somebody dead, but they’ve disappeared down a rabbithole, X-Dimensional Assassin Zai is the man for the job. Atlantis, outer space, Faerieland, the Dirigible City: wherever you hide, Zai-san will find you… once he’s finished taking photos of all the tourist spots. “The Wild Hunt” finds Mr Zai on the trail of his most dangerous quarry yet: the down-on-his-heels Norse god Odin.'

Source: Author's website (https://www.jasonfranks.com/2010/01/xda-zai-in-assassins-canon/). (Sighted: 18/11/2016).

1 The Old Portrait Jason Franks , Leigh Kuilboer (illustrator), 2015 single work graphic novel horror
— Appears in: Midnight Echo : The Magazine of the Australian Horror Writers Association , April no. 11 2015; (p. 72-79)
1 y separately published work icon The Sixsmiths : Volume Two Jason Franks , J. Marc Schmidt (illustrator), Michigan : Caliber Comics , 2015 10436818 2015 single work graphic novel fantasy

'The Sixsmiths are a family of suburban Satanists recovering from the global recession. Their eldest daughter, Jezabelle, has returned to the fold with a frightening amount of zeal. Meanwhile, recently converted Dennis O’Dowell finds that adapting a new faith has not made him as cool as he had hoped. But when the church burns down, the whole community is embroiled in a crisis. What hidden enemy has brought them low? Or is the Dark Lord punishing them for their weakness?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Darkness Beyond Jason Franks , 2014 single work short story horror
— Appears in: Cthulhu : Deep Down Under 2014; Cthulhu Deep Down Under : Volume 1 2017;
1 Metempsychosis Jason Franks , 2014 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: SQ Mag , 1 July no. 15 2014; The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2014 2015;

'When problem solver and amateur cryptographer Layne becomes involved with translating an ancient druidic diary, it looks like a hopeless case. But when the cadences start to create rhythm, Layne starts to connect with the work in a way he couldn’t have predicted.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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