Cirrus@Austlit

'Year 2060

'In a world dominated by two global titans forcing the western nations to retreat, Zeke, a leading Physicist, has fled Sydney to  ‘The Citadel’, an Australian refuge off the coast of San Francisco.

'After developing Nanoskin, a breakthrough body armour that will dominate the battlefield, he soon finds himself and his family forced out of The Citadel, separated and on the run, accused of global terrorism.

'Fighting his way half way around the globe from Hawaii to Northern Japan in search of his loved ones, he joins some Russian rogues to help reunite him with his family.

'Avoiding dark forces with his new body armour, Zeke bends the laws of physics as the stigma of terrorism clouds his future, a wanted man, only motivated by the need to save his family, facing horrors of the new world in ways he never imagined.'

(Source: publisher's blurb)

'Savannah has nothing left, her family – all ghosts, all dead. One thing she can do is find the monster who raped and murdered her step-sister. She knows how to find the detail in the devil. It's her profession, and she's good at it. Lost in her grief and loneliness, Van makes the decision. Steps onto the path of action. She didn’t mean to kill. It was an accident. The first time. Ghosts come for her, they blame her. Is it true? Has she become the monster?' (publication blurb).

'Are you a wolf at heart? Courageous, loyal, willing to give your life for pack? Or a cat? A guardian of a feline nature – steely, determined, willing to kill? Are you human or beast? Is it the beast that frightens you? Or the human? Is the soul of a dragon the soul of fear? Or redemption?' (publication blurb).

Alone? In the Dark? Afraid? You will be if you read these stories. Things are not what they seem. Not what a reasonable person would expect. Fear is contagious. Turn the light on. Check the security. Get a dog. Trust no one. Not strangers; not your loved ones; not even yourself. Speculative fiction: fear of the unknown; fear of the known; strangers on a dark road; strangers who live in your street; strangers who live in your home. Beware.

'NDE (Near Death Experience) is something that creates strong feelings, strong impulses. You believe or you don’t. If you don’t believe, we know you haven’t been there. If you believe, you know. And I know what you know. Listen to the music, follow the path to your heart, to home. Rejoice in the feeling of indescribable. Share the joy' (publication blurb).