Immortopia


Book Description

Hundreds of miles above Earth 65, the zoo spaceship Utopia is on its maiden voyage and on board are teachers and students from many of the colleges around the world, sent to experience a once in a lifetime opportunity. Under mysterious circumstances, teachers start to disappear leaving just a handful of students behind. At the same time they discover that an unstoppable force of primeval horror is loose... Far away, on the other side of the galaxy, a young sorceress is forced to flee across the country, hunted by an intergalactic army. The two desperate and frightened worlds collide and together they fight in a race against time to find their way home and defeat the evil that abounds in their worlds.




Humberfield


Book Description

Humberfield is a quiet village, most people go about their day to day business and getting along with lives. But some residents have secrets, revenge on their minds and a need to set things right in their lives, no matter the cost to others... But sometimes, people are just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Like Melyssa Woodman, she is the woman who has everything, a new boyfriend, lovely job, expensive flat and looking forward to a bright future. Her best friends have gathered on a huge yacht for a weekend of fun and frolics. But there is something else in the water, a gigantic primeval sea creature intent on crashing the party. With the situation becoming more desperate, Melyssa and her friends must try their hardest to survive the night and the aquatic monster. In this collection, there are eight other tales of obsession and injustice, including: The factory worker who has to spend the night searching through a warehouse of fridge freezers to find a terrifying secret inside one of them. And more... From the mind of storyteller Kingsley Pilgrim, 'Humberfield' is a fast paced read. Intriguing and full of suspense and twists. The tales are dark, but not horror, not sci- fi, not supernatural.




Unexpected Detour


Book Description

Fifteen-year-old Justine Ross and her family travel to London, England for what is to be a three-week vacation. While they are there, Justine's father is to speak at a medical symposium. After they arrive, Justine notices a shadowy figure dressed in black which randomly appears wherever they are. She soon realizes no one else sees the mystery figure. To top it all off, she hears a voice tell her that time is running out! Out for what? And why her? Frustration, fear and curiosity take hold of her as she seeks to learn the answer. The answer comes during a daytrip to Stonehenge when the identity of the shadowy figure is revealed. The Ross family suddenly find themselves transported back in time to an age of sorcerers and kings and the magic of Wiltshire for a once-in-a-lifetime vacation.