An anthology of SF/horror stories in which humans are the monsters…

No matter how advanced or powerful, not a single known civilisation in the galaxy has ever managed to completely cast off the shackles of fear. There always remain the mundane anxieties over politics and taxes, the rational dread of war and predation. And then there’s the universal fear of the unknown: of abandoned colonies and ancient ruins; of dark legends supposedly based upon truth; of spectres and demons and monsters. Especially monsters. Because monsters are real. They exist. They can come from the wilds, or the oceans, or even from the spaces between the stars. They may look bestial, or grotesque…or just like one of us, seemingly civilised, walking undetected through our thriving utopias and bright spaceports, hiding their true nature until…

These are the tales of such monsters. These are the tales of…

Humans from Earth!

Featuring stories by John Peel, Hannah Baxter, Martin Livings, Daniel Fox, Narrelle M Harris, Andreas Hort, Mia Dalia, Jason Franks, Liam Hogan, Colleen Anderson, Paul Edmonds, Zac Ashford, D S Telling, Peter J Aldin, Paul Carro, Benjamin Adams, Anthony Ferguson, and Ryan Colley.

(this anthology features my short story “Utopian Needs”)

Earth is under attack.

With unknown motives, supervillain Oblitorus is orchestrating a worldwide invasion. Attacking cities with bizarre monsters and minions and taking on the world’s established superheroes.

The mysterious organization SafeGuard enlists agent Brax to recruit a new group of heroes from the reaches of time and space to fight back.

Will this new group defeat Oblitorus or will the revelations of who SafeGuard are splinter them and doom earth to destruction?

A novel by 12 authors:
L.T. Emery/ David Green/ Lynne Phillips/ C. Marry Hultman/ Abigail Linhardt/ S.O Green/ Tim Mendees/ Callum Pearce/ Andreas Hort/ Charlotte Langtree/ Patrick Winters/ Stephanie Scissom

Often dystopian, violent worlds with amoral or morally questionable protagonists. Grim and dark, it valourises the protagonist’s struggles as they choose between good and evil.

(an anthology; features Andreas’s drabble ‘The Enchanted Mermaid’)

You think the world is set in stone? Look around; how many Romans d’you see? Everything that rises must fall.

Take the journey through this collection of short fiction tales about the empires of old. How they rose and how they came crashing down, and what might have caused it. In this drabble collection you will read 100 word stories from some of the brightest indie writers today.

(an anthology; features Andreas’s drabble ‘World Peace’)

Gerald prides himself on his librarian skills—he’s a teacher, a researcher, a human database, and the one he coined himself, a recommender; with just a few details, he knows the perfect book for every customer.

Will his skills help him when a hungry newcomer, desperate to devour the books, arrives in his library?

A supernatural horror short story from Emery and Hort.