Gordy has a problem. His girlfriend, Poppy Nicole, wants to meet him in REALITY (TM). That’s the premise of the comic sci-fi novel, Rate Me Red. It’s the year 2043 and Twitter, Facebook, You Tube, reality television and Ebay have all merged into the VidNet. Everyone and anyone can have a VidNet show, but it’s the people who . . .
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Gare Marx has been a PI for all of five minutes when he discovers he sucks at it. The mob wants money he never borrowed, he’s suspected of murdering someone he hasn’t met, and he’s hired to find a woman who may be involved in some extremely shady business. That, and his secretary is an amoral jiu jitsu-loving sociopath. . . .
Nyx is an Ailuran, a feline shapeshifter, who chooses to live on the outskirts of life. Elmiryn is an unconventional warrior who seeks revenge. Both are cursed. When circumstance places them together to fight an enemy whose very existence is in question, they find uncommon allies, life-threatening adventures, and cerebral danger waiting. In a world where gods, magic, and . . .
While vacationing in London, Archimedes and Finley the foul-mouthed telekinetic fish find themselves caught up in a strange murder plot that reaches into the upper echelons of social power . . . including the formidable Lord Likely, who fastens his belt long enough to avenge the death of a favourite lover. But as a greater plot unfolds, Archimedes and Likely find themselves on a . . .
In an era of bygone anachronisms and steam-powered ambulatory engines, a sharp-witted street-thief with a heart of semi-precious metal finds herself locked in a battle of wits against a secret plot to bring the city she loves to its knees. Arcadia will need to enlist the help of a reformed mad scientist, a stern suffragette, and a persnickety pigeon to . . .
Monster Climber follows the adventures of Dr. Dirk Halverstram as he climbs giant monsters in the name of science and, well, adventure. The story unfolds daily via Twitter with recaps every Monday on the main website. You can also check out other fun features like Dirk’s biography and the theories where his current climb, Reptiliton, came from. Full of humor . . .
A year has passed since Gare Marx started his new firm, and he’s barely scraping by as an unlicensed PI. After crossing the wrong billionaire, his scam is about to be exposed . . . unless he does a job for free. What job? Recover a priceless jewel: the infamous Scarlet Lemming. . . .
Gordy has a problem. His girlfriend, Poppy Nicole, wants to meet him in REALITY (TM). That’s the premise of the comic sci-fi novel, Rate Me Red. It’s the year 2043 and Twitter, Facebook, You Tube, reality television and Ebay have all merged into the VidNet. Everyone and anyone can have a VidNet show, but it’s the people who . . .
In 1996, Dr. Beuctus Guggenheim, head of Research and Development at Cantspell’s Olde Fashund Soupe Phactorie, was given the task of creating a preservative for cream of mushroom soup. His actions set into motion a cataclysm, opening a link between our world and the ‘Mushroom Zone’. Soon a legion of Mushrooms claimed our world for their empire. A campaign of . . .
The Urban 30 captures the lives of several heroes, on and off the clock of being super. Each main character is written by a different writer. . . .
The working chapters of a new novel by Heather Spoonheim about her experiences in trying to bring some culinary innovation to a small town. . . .
Max and Mick are two brothers who’ve just moved away from home. In the city for the first time, they try to make it big while dealing with rent, local criminals, work, the authorities, their own propensity for getting into trouble, and each other. Also, they’re mages. . . .
No More Ramen is a fiction story set in the modern day. There are no monsters or magic, unless of course you count the mystical elixir produced by the sage known as Jose Cuervo. It is the story of college student who wins a record lottery jackpot, only to decide he prefers his life the way it is. Instead of . . .
At least for me, anyway. The writing’s great, the voice is pretty close to awesome and just the whole set-up and concept of Death’s blog is fun and fresh so why the three stars? In my eyes, it didn’t stay fresh very long.
I kept thinking of Norm MacDonald’s Death in [more . . .]
As I write this, I’m currently at Chapter 3 of this completed web novel, but it has been fairly humorous so far.
I suppose part of what I have been enjoying is that it does resonate with me on a personal level. Unfortunately not the campaigning for tree frogs because I [more . . .]