Fiction

This page shows all of the fiction I have published over the years. To get more information about a particular title, follow the link to the publisher's website. If you're interested in seeing more of my work, check out the links to the right that will take you to my current writings, non-fiction, and gaming writing pages.

Novels

 

Lasgun Wedding

Publisher: Black Library

Release Date: April 2007

ISBN: 1-84416-462-4

Description: Here is the description from Amazon.Com: When the ruler of the massive hive city of Necromunda falls dead, Kal Jerico is coerced into taking his place. But with assassins taking pot shots at him from all sides and forced into marrying a Spire noble, Kal begins to suspect there may be more to his rapid ascension than first appeared. Will Kal triumph and discover the root of the conspiracy or will he end up dead, or worse, married!

 

Cardinal Crimson

Publisher: Black Library

Release Date: May 2006

ISBN: 1-84416-372-5

Description: Here is the description from Amazon.Com: With a billion people literally living on top of each other, religious fanaticism has always had a firm stranglehold on the towering hive city of Necromunda. Foremost amongst these fanatics is Cardinal Crimson and he's setting out on a new crusade to hunt down a newcomer to the hive, a man who knows secrets that could finish Crimson forever. Once again it's down to the dashing Kal Jerico and his erstwhile companions to save the day.

Judgment

Publisher: Wizards of the Coast

Release Date: May 2002

ISBN: 0-7869-2743-7

Description: My first novel was actually Book III in the Magic: The Gathering Odyssey cycle. Wizards often uses different authors for it's Magic trilogies. The other two books in the series are Odyssey by Vance Moore and Chainer's Torment by Scott McGough. Judgment tells the story of a barbarian's descent into chaos after attaining his heart's desire and arduous path back to redemption.

Blood Royal

Publisher: Black Library

Release Date: July 2005

ISBN: 1-84416-190-0

Description: This is the first Kal Jerico novel set in Game's Workshop's Necromunda Universe. Kal Jerico is a fierce fighting, glib talking bounty hunter who must survive in the sleazy, dark world of the Underhive along with his two companions - the scab-faced Scabbs and the Amazon ex-ganger Yolanda.

The Moons of Mirrodin

Publisher: Wizards of the Coast

Release Date: August 2005

ISBN: 0-7869-2995-2

Description: My second novel was another single book in a Magic: the Gathering trilogy. This time I wrote book one, which tells the tale of an elf in a strange metallic world who must follow the legacy of her own destiny to uncover the person responsible for murdering her family. The other books in the series were: The Darksteel Eye by Jess Lebow and Fifth Dawn by Cory Herdon.

Short Stories

On the Off-Ramp of the
Inter-Galactic Superhighway

Golden Age Cover

Anthology: Golden Age SF: Tales of a Bygone Future

Publisher: Hadley Rille Books

Release Date: Summer 2006

Description: This anthology containst stories written as if during the Golden Age (from 1938 to 1957). The authors have transported themselves back to the Golden Age, suspended their memories of all events that have taken place since then and written science fiction stories about the "future" . . . tales of a bygone future. The anthology also boasts a foreword by Arthur C.Clarke.

Artwork Copyright (c) Bonestell Space Art,
used with permission

Child of the Street

Anthology: Children of the Rune

Publisher: Malhavoc Press

Release Date: August 2004

ISBN: 1-58846-864-X

Description: This anthology is about the mystical Rune Children, who use magical tattoos to protect the weak. "Child of the Street" tells the tale of a Nada Flesher, a new initiate to the Nightwalkers, whose first assignment is the assassination of a Rune Child. But will her past catch up to her before she can complete her mission?

Journey Home

Anthology: The Secrets of Magic

Publisher: Wizards of the Coast

Release Date: March 2002

ISBN: 0-7869-2731-3

Description: This anthology brings to light some of the deepest, darkest secrets of the Magic: The Gathering Universe. "Journey Home" is a companion short story to my first novel, Judgment. It tells the history of Balthor Rockfist, the barbarian dwarf, mentor to Kamahl, the protagonist of Judgment. We also learn of the ancient origins of Kamahl's massive sword.

Phyrexian Autopsy

Appeared in: The Official Urza's Destiny Game Guide

Publisher: Wizards of the Coast

Release Date: July 1999

ISBN: 0-7869-1400-9

Description: These guides gave card-by-card descriptions and strategies for the Urza Cycle card sets in the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. In addition, each guide contained a short story that helped bring readers into the main story of the set. In "Phyrexian Autopsy " Urza brings the corpse of a Negator - a Phyrexian killing machine to Rayne's lab for her to dissect. This story touches on information from the novel Bloodlines by Loren L Coleman.

A Time for Remembrance

Appeared in: The Official Guide to Urza's Saga

Publisher: Wizards of the Coast

Release Date: November 1998

ISBN: 0-7869-1302-9

Description: These guides gave card-by-card descriptions and strategies for the Urza Cycle card sets in the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. In addition, each guide contained a short story that helped bring readers into the main story of the set. In " A Time for Remembrance," Barrin, Urza's master wizard, attempts to write a letter of reconciliation to his daughter. Unfortunately, Urza interrupts with some bad news.

The story of this set was told in several books - The Brother's War, by Jeff Grubb, Planeswalker, by Lynn Abbey, and Timestreams, by J. Robert King. Thus the short story had a lot of story to cover, and it's much more of an overview than the two follow-up stories for the guides to Urza's Legacy and Urza's Destiny.

Adrift in the Maelstrom

Anthology: No Longer Dreams

Publisher: Lite Circle Books

Release Date: June 2005

ISBN: 1-9641622-7-X

Description: "Adrift in the Maelstrom" is my first published story set in a universe of my own design. It's the story of a damaged ship dirfting in the void between universes, an enemy "ghost ship," and a xeno-bigoted engineer who must find a way to work with his crew to get them all home. No Longer Dreams features fantasy, horror and science fiction stories by such authors as CJ Henderson and Darrel Schweitzer.

Essence of the Dragon

Anthology: The Dragon's Return

Publisher: Malhavoc Press

Release Date: March 2005

ISBN: 1-58846-883-6

Description: "The Essence of the Dragon" is my second short story set in Monte Cook's Diamond Throne universe. It follows an mojh acolyte and his master as they search for the pieces of an important ritual that will herald the return of their masters - the dragons. The last piece of the ritual, however - the essence of the Dragon - will be the toughest to locate. The Dragon's Return is the second anthology published by Monte Cook's Malhavoc Press. It includes stories by such great fantasy authors as: Ed Greenwood and Jeff Grubb.

Ach! Hans, Run!

Anthology: The Monsters of Magic

Publisher: Wizards of the Coast

Release Date: August 2004

ISBN: 0-7869-2983-9

Description: The Magic: The Gathering trading card game features some of the most biggest and nastiest monsters in all of fantasy gaming. This anthology highlights some of the most famous in the game. In "Ach! Hans, Run," a Lhurgoyff goes on a killing spree in search of two hunters who murdered its mate and stole its most prized posession.

The Lady of the Mountain

Anthology: The Myths of Magic

Publisher: Wizards of the Coast

Release Date: June 2000

ISBN: 0-7869-1529-3

Description: This anthology tells the great myths of the various cultures and peoples in the lands of Dominaria. "The Lady of the Mountain," written with my wife, Daneen, is the dwarven creation myth. It tells the tale of two gods - brother and sister - who combined their powers to create the world and then gave birth to the Lady, mother and protector of all the dwarves.

Scars of the Legacy

Appeared in: The Official Urza's Legacy Game Guide

Publisher: Wizards of the Coast

Release Date: April 1999

ISBN: 0-7869-2135-3

Description: These guides gave card-by-card descriptions and strategies for the Urza Cycle card sets in the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. In addition, each guide contained a short story that helped bring readers into the main story of the set. In "Scars of the Legacy," Jhoira flies Weatherlight toward Zhalfir, discusses the ship's recent maiden voyage, and then faces the most important decision of her life.

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