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WalkerZ - A Zombie Apocalypse Story

WalkerZ - A Zombie Apocalypse Story

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As a scout for what remains of the government in a post-outbreak world, Merryn is sent to investigate an old naval supply depot in a nearby city but finds so much more than zombies. *****A year after a virus leaves the world infested with shambling zombies, those who remain attempt to rebuild a shattered country. Supported by her friends and colleagues, Merryn forges a path through the post virus landscape, finding other survivors, and searching for anything that could help everyone survive. The best and worst of humanity still live, but things take a turn as nature plays another card: a young woman could be the key to everyone's survival as one variant after another changes the behaviour of the walkers, once again threatening the scattered remnants of humanity as they teeter on the brink of extinction. [Word count: approximately 70,000, now complete on Wattpad]…

How To Write a Fight or Battle Scene

How To Write a Fight or Battle Scene

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YOU WANNA FIGHT? FIGHT ME! Or we could have a cup of tea and a biscuit if you prefer. Ever found it hard to get to grips with how to put together a fight scene, or a battle sequence? This guide runs you through the basics, talks about different styles of fighting and weaponry, how to put together fight scenes, plan out battles, and talks about how you include Fantasy or Magical elements as well as the various Dos and Don'ts of writing Action.Now with added flamingos... are we sure that it's spelled like that? There's an aardvark with an Uzi somewhere too.…

World War Zed

World War Zed

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World War Zed : The Survivors' Stories - It is ten years since Britain declared itself free of the Zombie menace. This book compiles the untold stories of survivors across the world, how they survived, how the spread of the Infection impacted on their lives, and how they fought against the moaning horde of undead that threatened the very continuation of the human race. (Horror / Fan Fiction, Fan fiction of Max Brooks' World War Z.)~If you've read this and fancy more zombies, or something that isn't fanfic then I've got the zombie novel WalkerZ on my profile.…

Travels With Brian

Travels With Brian

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Nearly arrested several times, often lost (sometimes on purpose), and dealing with unconscious travellers, lost luggage, delayed connections and even a lorry load of spilled toilet rolls, travelling has given me a plethora of experiences. Combine that with a slightly neurodiverse approach to life in general, a dyslexic understanding of signage and whatever else life seems to throw at me I don't think I've ever had a dull trip. But one wonderful constant is people. There's usually someone around who will help the occasionally lost and confused, and I thank all of them for helping navigate me through many different countries and trips. Now, where was I? Ah yes. Slightly lost...…

A Gift in the Dark

A Gift in the Dark

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A collection of paranormal, horror and fantasy short stories woven around old legends, odd characters, the occasional werewolf and the darkness within, some of which have been published or picked up the odd award. There are things you cannot see unless they want to be seen, and some legends linger on despite the modern world. A Gift in the Dark is a compilation of short works, many based around old myths and legends, and starts with a tale of a miner's descent into madness, history and legend, drifts through darkness, past a retelling of Red Riding Hood, up a crane, and along to the end of the world.…

Merlin's Gold

Merlin's Gold

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(Historical Fiction / Adventure) Treachery and intrigue, adventure, action and romance are at the fore in this tale set around the legends of Arthur and Merlin. The court of King Arthur is under threat from Hengist's Saxons who, lured by the promise of gold and land, surge out from the Saxon Shore to wreak havoc in the peaceful lands beyond. The Knights of the Round Table and their allies sally forth to defend the fragile peace. Will traitors bring down Camelot and the Kingship of Arthur? Can Merlin find the legendary hoard of the Dragon? Merlin's Gold awaits, for those who are brave or foolish enough to seek it out...…

The Gathering Dark

The Gathering Dark

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(Fantasy Adventure) The Kobold are coming. As the tide of Gathering Dark threatens not only the elves, but the dwarves, and shattered remnants of the human populace, only a few stand in their way: only they can restore the lost City of Ai. And then there's the dragon...Sorcery, ancient magic, sword play, and high fantasy take the stage in an epic tale of good vs evil. Can a tetchy dwarven monk, a couple of sarcastic elves, and a dragon with a penchant for venison restore the Lost City of Ai and the legendary Eyes of Glan. Or will the ever flowing tide of Kobold finally take the Realm? The Gathering Dark, a sword and sorcery fantasy by Gavin Wilson…

Windblown Saviour

Windblown Saviour

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(Historical Fiction / Action) - Gunslinger: I may be feared and admired, but I call nowhere home. My gun and my skill define my existence. I was born fast, and endless practice has made me the best. For now.A brief rush of adrenaline. Noise, the smell of cordite, and one of us crumples to the dust. This time it was him. I leave nothing but dried blood in the sand...…

Redemption's Song and other short stories

Redemption's Song and other short stories

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My second collection of short stories, but longer than the works in my Read my Shorts collection. This volume consists of anything more than 1000 words and includes new works, re-writes of a few older pieces and anything else I found on my computer that I'd forgotten to post before.It will contain steampunk, historical fiction, urban fantasy, science fiction, fantasy, slipstream, sci-fantasy, horror, paranormal, general oddity and anything else that happens to fall out of my ears as ideas formulate into stories. Enjoy. Comments and constructive feedback always welcomed.…

Wired

Wired

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Wired - WINNER OF THE WATTPAD GRAND PRIX! Kane, relic of a bygone society, forges his own way through the worlds of known space living on his wits and by his own set of iron morals. But others want his knowledge and his obedience. Sometimes all a man can do is choose his own path...…

The Summoning Stars

The Summoning Stars

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Teen Fiction / SciFi - The City: a utopian society with dark secrets, shielding its denizens from a toxic Earth. Inside, an insecure young man with a brilliant mind, a girl who wants to see the stars shine from a real sky, and a maverick professor who knows more than he should.And then there's the Mind, who watches...…

Read My Shorts

Read My Shorts

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READ my SHORTS! ('cos eating them isn't very tasty) - A collection of very short stories, micro-fiction, one-shots, drabbles, flash-fiction and other random stuff. Call 'em what you will, they're bite size little morsels from the brain of me. Crossing all genres, and of lengths up to about 1000 words.…

Orangutangents

Orangutangents

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Everybody is somebody else's weirdo: I suspect I may be many people's. Consider this a brain dump, or indeed a Brian dump given the misspelled pseudo-entity who lives in my skull.Tangential thoughts, comments, ideas, and general Brianisms from the soggy grey matter of Gav. And other stuff...…

Flights of Fantasy - The Pub Fantasy Smackdowns

Flights of Fantasy - The Pub Fantasy Smackdowns

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A collection of short fantasy works inspired by the Fantasy smackdown. Each story has a different theme based on whatever the instigators of the competition made us do in each round. Round 1 starts if off with a fantasy / urban crossover as Antar searches for a lost artefact in the possession of the Stone Witch...…

An Infinity of Stars - SF Smackdown

An Infinity of Stars - SF Smackdown

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Science Fiction / Short Story : Evolution never stops, the races of man have changed, have fought bitter wars and built cities on the moon. But where can they go next? The only limit is your own imagination...This short compilation of stories was done for a Science Fiction Smackdown in the Pub - I won =] Each story was done for a different round, each having a different premise and challenge.…

Love's Bitter Flow

Love's Bitter Flow

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A collection of verse, including a poem which is also a Drabble (100 words) with Mythic Greek influence, and followed by humour, horror and fantasy in varying doses as my entry for the 2012 Atty Awards…

Shattered Worlds

Shattered Worlds

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Military SciFi: The shattered remnants of the Battle of Antar are drafted back into service and retrained with new weapons, new hope and the chance at a new life. Each given the capability to control a sub-unit of drones, they are thrown into the final battle with the Lizards, but will the ever devious BattleCorp have one last surprise for them?…

Day 1

Day 1

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An Alien called Angus who emits some serious gas, a psychotic blonde with a fire arms fetish and a drain emitting Shakesperian prose, apparently they've had odder days at the Department of Editors and Auditors, but John's just there for an interview for a new job. Day 1 of his new career seems to be taking a severe turn for the odd... and then there's Bob...…

Sycorax Snare

Sycorax Snare

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Science Fiction / Short Story / Parody: A re-write in short story form of The Tempest by Shakespeare. The Dukes of Houses Milan and Naples find themselves in and uncharted system with the sentient remnants of an ancient technology. Crash landing on a nearby moon, they soon find they are not alone...Will their pasts catch up with them or will the ghosts of an ancient civilisation kill them instead?…

Skin Deep

Skin Deep

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Science Fiction / Short story: A few years into the future and General Electric has taken over administration of cities leading to a drop in crime. Even the GE police however are struggling to find a piece of equipment stolen from an experimental dermatologist. Detective Stanley is sent in to try and extract some information from the eccentric Dr. Romanov and his more grounded assistant. Will he manage to track down the thief or will he come to realise that appearance truly is only Skin Deep?…