War Stories

Shattered Lands
In a kingdom torn apart by war and political intrigue, William Whitton must navigate a treacherous landscape of political machinations and conflict following the death of the King. Sent to war by his stepfather the young prince learns the harsh realities of leadership and the toll of conflict on both soldiers and civilians. Back in the capital, the new king, begins to impose oppressive laws to limit the power of the barons and consolidate consolidate power, pushing the kingdom toward Rebellion.

People with a warrior tradition face many military challenges, and how they rise to the occasion. Events demonstrate both the sheer horror of war, and the great heights people can reach when striving to protect their own. A boy caught in the rebellion leaves the country then returns to join the Royal Guards. As a colonel he must stop an invading army while outnumbered 40 to 1. A young girl who joins the Royal Guards. Follow her early childhood, enlistment, her initial deployment.

A story in the The Regiment Universe
At the end of the Civil war, as with all wars, before and after, The men, and women, who fought the battles were, sometimes begrudgingly offered the thanks of a semi-grateful civilian population. That is if those men and women were on the winning side. This story is about the aftermath of the Civil war and the people, civilian and military, that were disgarded, thrown away, forgotten and ignored, Even today.

Space is huge and governments control as much of the space around and between their systems as they can, but there are still a very small parts of space not claimed by any government. Very few people are born on the ships travelling between the stars, and even fewer are born in the unclaimed areas of space, but that one thousandth of one percent who are so born are called Space Born and have some very odd citizenship rights and duties.

Damsels In Distress
Some remnants of the Slaver War are rebuilding in the lands south of King Sid's area, so Al decides to stop them before they grew to big. The nearest safe entry on Chaos is the Rider Citadel well across the continent from Al's helpers, so he must again recruit help from the locals. 11,900 words

Shattered Lands
War rages on two fronts and the fate of Sidor hangs in the balance. In Lynese, William Whitton continues to lead a brilliant military campaign, capturing city after city. But victory abroad masks a growing darkness within Sidor. King Serwyn, gripped by paranoia and distrust begins making decisions that turn the kingdom into a powder keg, ready to explode. Exploiting the chaos, Edmund tries to manipulate the king to bring the Barons to heel while keeping them from outright rebellion.

A story in the Mage and Magic Universe
His life was crap, nothing ever seemed to go his way. His wife had kicked him out he was at the end of his rope, then one day he had a strange dream, or was it? The beautiful woman who befriended him, the new worlds and people what wasn't to like?

A story in the Mage and Magic Universe
His life was horrible, everything about it. He had a witch of a wife, no job, nothing, but all that changed one day, for the better? Who could say? Yet?

Damsels In Distress
Al Adams is on his way back to Chaos for another rescue, and to do more about setting up his base of operations. This time he has a problem, he's being asked to make a rescue that all the other Heroes have knocked back as a fancy form of suicide! The Damsels are captives of Dragons, a protected species he can't hurt. The Dragons are big, and dangerous. What can he do? He's their last hope, dare he refuse, like the others have?