Last Watch Before Dawn
(multi-chapter graphic novel, ongoing)
After each losing everything they once held dear, four adventurers find each other and are recruited by a shadowy organization to hunt demons in the service of the Emperor.
This is my first foray into comics!
Volume I:
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(More pages forthcoming)
The Well Below the Valley
(multi-chapter, ongoing)
On a dreary February morning, 1922, a professor of archaeology is found dead in a London hotel room. Four intrepid investigators discover the secret he was murdered to keep, and learn that the world is darker and more terrible than they could ever have imagined—and that they are the only thing standing between the Earth and its total destruction.
This is the script to an audio drama that I hope to one day produce. It is based on the module I wrote for the Call of Cthulhu RPG system, which you can find under the Modules tab above if you’re interested. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy reading.
Episodes:
Episode 1: The Books of the Dead
Episode 2: Flora and Fauna
Episode 3: Oxford
Episode 4: Lost Daughters
Episode 5: And There Is Nothing Green That Remains
Episode 6: The Birth of the World to Come
Episode 7: The Souls of the Heathens
Episode 8: And In the Lowest Deep, a Lower Deep Opens Wide
Episode 9: Green Grows the Lily
Episode 10: All Who Have Ears to Hear
Episode 11: Dust to Dust
Episode 12: Sundown
Episode 13: Daybreak
(more episodes forthcoming)
Love Song in Six Verses: a Star Wars Story
(one-shot, complete)
A fanfiction in honor of Star Wars Day, about how the Force brings people together and tears them apart.
The Tarot of the Gates
(multi-chapter, on hiatus)
Five hundred years ago, humanity left its dying planet and took to the stars, carried on ships of living wood through a network of gates mapped by an ancient culture long vanished from the galaxy. Now, humans have conquered known space, dividing it up among kingdoms perpetually at the brink of war. One of those kingdoms has just lost its monarch, the young and beloved King Avulash of Senneka, under mysterious circumstances. Together, a knight carrying scars both new and old, an oracle with a hidden agenda, and a pilot with a mysterious past must uncover the inner workings of galactic politics and stop a conflict that could turn planets to glass and destroy the gates that humanity has relied upon for survival in the void.
Chapter One: The Knight of Ships
The Howler
(one-shot, complete)
A tiny metaphysical fairy tale.
This story was published in Strange Days Zine, Volume XIV. Get a copy here.
Story Archive
These tales have gone on to live new lives as published books, but you can still read the original serialized versions here.
Beyond the Frost-Cold Sea
(multi-chapter, complete)
After losing everything in a foolhardy quest to slay a sea-serpent, Eske of the Bear Clan journeys across the wilderness and becomes embroiled in a clash of gods and monsters in the holy city of Phyreios.
This began as an exercise in imitating the style of Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian stories, and evolved into an epic tale of doomed love and rebellion against destiny.
Chapters:
Chapter I: In which the story begins.
Chapter II: In which Eske makes a friend, and his journey continues southward.
Chapter III: In which Eske and Aysulu arrive in Phyreios, and Eske gets drunk.
Chapter IV: In which Eske and Aysulu look for work and witness something strange.
Chapter V: In which Reva explains her plan, and the Cerean Festival begins.
Chapter VI: In which Eske participates in the contests of strength, and meets the disciples of the Dragon Temple.
Chapter VII: In which Eske speaks to Khalim about home, and the contest of oratory takes place.
Chapter VIII: In which Khalim makes himself known to the city, and a threat also reveals itself.
Interlude One: In which we turn to others in order to truly see Phyreios as it was.
Chapter IX: In which the tournament continues, but the machinations of the Ascended turn unseen.
Chapter X: In which plans are made, and Eske catches feelings.
Chapter XI: In which the situation takes a decided turn for the worse.
Chapter XII: In which Eske confronts his feelings, and the sixth day of the tournament proceeds.
Chapter XIII: In which there are several duels.
Chapter XIV: In which blood is spilled for the Ascended.
Chapter XV: In which there is a fire-breathing lizard, a display of power, and a night spent in peace.
Interlude Two: In which the stage is set for the end of the tournament.
Chapter XVI: In which the chariot race begins.
Chapter XVII: In which the tournament is concluded, but there is much yet to do.
Chapter XVIII: In which our heroes escape the city.
Chapter XIX: In which our heroes arrive at the mountain stronghold, and preparations are made.
Chapter XX: In which our heroes travel to the mine of Phyreios.
Interlude Three: In which Khalim searches in the mine for Heishiro, and finds more than he expected.
Chapter XXI: In which the miners are rescued, and our heroes prepare to withstand an attack.
Interlude Four: In which the Tribe of the Lion and Wolf attacks, and Aysulu faces Alaric.
Chapter XXII: In which the battle concludes, and time runs out.
Chapter XXIII: In which a god appears, and our heroes return to Phyreios for the last time.
Chapter XXIV: In which our heroes return to the arena under very different circumstances.
Chapter XXV: In which there is a confrontation with a god of war, and the ritual ends at last.
Chapter XXVI: In which our heroes confront the great worm.
Chapter XXVII: In which the journey continues.
The Book of the New Moon Door
(multi-chapter, complete)
In an age of waning magic and strange new science, a mercenary and a servant of the god of death investigate a murder and discover terrible secrets hidden behind the veil of progress.
Chapters:
Part One (complete)
Chapter One: Mikhail
Chapter Two: Warder
Chapter Three: Belisia
Chapter Four: The House
Chapter Five: The Device
Chapter Six: The Lighthouse
Chapter Seven: The Old Ghost
Chapter Eight: Wryght
Chapter Nine: Belisia, Again
Chapter Ten: River District
Chapter Eleven: Shell District
Chapter Twelve: Sterry the Bastard
Chapter Thirteen: Warehouse
Chapter Fourteen: Deflection
Chapter Fifteen: Lady Breckenridge
Chapter Sixteen: Warder Estate
Chapter Seventeen: Resurrection Act
Chapter Eighteen: Temple District
Chapter Nineteen: Revelation
Chapter Twenty: The Living
Chapter Twenty-One: Sanctuary
Chapter Twenty-Two: Magnetism
Chapter Twenty-Three: Rituals
Chapter Twenty-Four: Pursuit
Chapter Twenty-Five: Threshold
Chapter Twenty-Six: Darkness
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Vortex
Chapter Twenty-Eight: Brace
Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Gate
Part Two (complete)
Chapter One: Arden Geray
Chapter Two: Disbelief
Chapter Three: Questions
Chapter Four: Prodigal Son
Chapter Five: Holy Ground
Chapter Six: Never
Chapter Seven: Repent
Chapter Eight: Rest
Chapter Nine: Temple
Chapter Ten: Theology
Chapter Eleven: Revelations I
Chapter Twelve: Revelations II
Chapter Thirteen: Fracture
Chapter Fourteen: Trouble
Chapter Fifteen: Affliction
Chapter Sixteen: Friends
Chapter Seventeen: Warning
Chapter Eighteen: Rest
Chapter Nineteen: Isolation
Chapter Twenty: Departure
Chapter Twenty-One: Trade Secret
Chapter Twenty-Two: Locked
Chapter Twenty-Three: Walking Dead
Chapter Twenty-Four: Barricade
Chapter Twenty-Five: Faithful
Chapter Twenty-Six: The Void
Part Three (complete)
Chapter One: Impossible
Chapter Two: Chaos
Chapter Three: Circles
Chapter Four: Empty Road
Chapter Five: Choices
Chapter Six: Red
Chapter Seven: Screams
Chapter Eight: Landscapes
Chapter Nine: Transformation
Chapter Ten: Bridges
Chapter Eleven: Thankful
Chapter Twelve: Weathered
Chapter Thirteen: Abandoned
Chapter Fourteen: Books
Chapter Fifteen: Askew
Chapter Sixteen: Knives
Chapter Seventeen: Knowledge
Chapter Eighteen: Dust
Chapter Nineteen: Gone
Chapter Twenty: Fortress
Chapter Twenty-One: Vengeance
Chapter Twenty-Two: Sacrifice
Chapter Twenty-Three: Time
Chapter Twenty-Four: Endings
Chapter Twenty-Five: Answers and Chapter Twenty-Six: Beginning
Journey to the Water
(multi-chapter, complete)
In the sequel to Beyond the Frost-Cold Sea, Eske of the Bear Clan travels the world in search of a way to set right what once went wrong and to breach the very realm of the gods.
Chapters:
Prologue: The Citadel
Chapter I: The Dragon Temple
Chapter II: The Road South
Chapter III: Banwa Province
Chapter IV: The Hills of Maagay
Chapter V: The Emerald Sea
Interlude One: Citadel Gate
Chapter VI: The Isle of the Priestesses
Chapter VII: The Slope of Ewandar
Chapter VIII: Volcano’s Edge
Chapter IX: The Temple Under the Mountain
Chapter X: The Abyss
Chapter XI: Ashinya Waters
Chapter XII: The Lady of Osona
Chapter XIII: Empty Salmacha
Chapter XIV: The City on the Hill
Interlude Two: The Spirit Wilds
Chapter XV: Under Salmacha
Chapter XVI: Betwixt Iron and Stone
Chapter XVII: The Hollow Chamber
Chapter XVIII: In the Hall of the Dead King
Chapter XIX: The Palace, Still Standing
Chapter XX: The Temple of the New Gods
Chapter XXI: Calm Seas
Chapter XXII: The Tempest
Interlude Three: The Broken Road
Chapter XXIII: The Port of Charkand
Chapter XXIV: A Vast, Green Country
Chapter XXV: The House of the Weaver-Woman
Chapter XXVI: The House of the Weaver-Woman, Part Two
Chapter XXVII: Nagara in Sunlight
Chapter XXVIII: A Feast
Chapter XXIX: Caravanserai
Chapter XXX: The Sea of Dust
Chapter XXXI: Black Desert Night
Interlude Four: The Land of Ghosts
Chapter XXXII: Svilsara
Chapter XXXIII: The Temple of the Elders
Chapter XXXIV: The Garden House
Chapter XXXV: Outside the Temple
Chapter XXXVI: The Sacrificial Stone
Chapter XXXVII: Within the Illusion
Chapter XXXVIII: Svilsara, As It Always Was
Chapter XXXIX: Across the Sea of Dust
Chapter XL: Isra’s Well
Chapter XLI: The City on the Cliffs
Chapter XLII: The Sorcerer’s Tower
Chapter XLIII: The Book-Collector
Chapter XLIV: Beside the Water
Chapter XLV: The Summer Sea
Chapter XLVI: Ksadaja, the City of the Dead
Chapter XLVII: Under the Trees
Chapter XLVIII: To the Upper Kingdom
Chapter XLIX: The Treasure-Hall of the Mage-King
Chapter L: The Way Down
Chapter LI: Friendlier Shores
Chapter LII: A Temple of Faces
Chapter LIII: Departing Once More
Chapter LIV: The Ring-Fort
Chapter LV: The Hall of Lord Oeric
Chapter LVI: The Burial-Ground
Chapter LVII: The Village in the Forest
Interlude Five: A Place Between
Chapter LVIII: King Wulfric’s Frontier
Chapter LIX: The Edge of the Forest
Chapter LX: The Fire
Chapter LXI: The Empty Tower
Chapter LXII: Farther Shores
Chapter LXIII: The Last, Lonely Harbor
Chapter LXIV: The Gate of Bone
Interlude Six: The White City
Chapter LXV: The Long Walk
Chapter LXVI: The Crumbling World
Chapter LXVII: The Long Way Back
Chapter LXVIII: The New Phyreios
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