She will know love and loss. Wizards will spurn her, warriors will cut her and princes will die for her.
The Kingdom is a land on the brink of war. The Princes of Havii have shut down their borders and the lands of the west quarrel as their armies amass. The King sends his best flying Messenger to try to bring peace but he returns with troubling news.
In the remote southern village of Crooked Hollow, having suffered the mysterious loss of her father, Serena is forced to run the family farm. She hopes to escape her tedious life and travel the world on a grand adventure.
But when a stranger walks over the hill, hauling the decapitated head of a hideous monster behind him, Serena is drawn inexorably into a conflict that will change her world.
The Beast is an epic fantasy set in a world that needs a new hero.
In order to kill a beast, she became The Beast, but now she needs to find her purpose in a world at war.
The Kingdom is under threat from the army of Havii which marches relentlessly toward the capital. Meanwhile, the King himself is away in the west trying to hold his Kingdom together against his enemies there. Can he defeat his foes and return in time to organise the defence of Westomere.
Death, danger and destruction seem to be gathering in every corner of the world as Serena leads the refugees from Havii across the lands, hoping to find a place where they can find safety – a new home. She seeks sanctuary and a place to hide away as her powers with the Rush relentlessly draw her closer to conflict.
A disgraced Messenger travels across the war-torn landscape hoping to deliver a message of hope to the King and find absolution for his crimes. Obstacles litter his path but he holds to his oath and the promises he made.
The Messenger is an epic fantasy set in a world that needs a new hero.
What would you do if you discovered your village was plagued by monsters?
Grasmere is a scenic village deep in the heart of the British Lake District. A haven catering to the throngs of tourists and walkers who come for the spectacular mountain views. But the village has dark secrets. Monsters roam the hills.
Rumours abound everywhere. You only have to sit at the bar in the Slaughtered Lamb and someone will spin you a tale of the latest sightings, for the cost of a pint of ale. The message board outside the supermarket hosts tattered notes for lost pets and posters of missing persons. As the mountain rescue crews know all too well, as long as people go up the mountains unprepared, bad things can happen.
When Gabriel Sin witnesses the death of the village’s protector, he and his misfit friends must take up his sword and his mission to defend their home from the evil which is seeping into our world.
Five companions are drawn together in friendship as they stumble their way into their first mission, to kill a monster.
This is the light-hearted, darkly comedic tale of how Grasmere acquired its newest heroes.
A chance encounter with a King’s Messenger leads Findo on a journey that will change his life forever.
Findo is an orphan who faces the uncertainty of living on the streets of the largest city in the Kingdom, forced to find shelter where he can. He risks stealing food and the dangers of street bullies. One day, he is saved from a beating by a Messenger, a man who is protected by the King’s laws so that he can deliver messages around the kingdom.
Inspired by this, Findo decides to take the trials to become a Messenger. His politeness, confidence and ingenuity help him to pass the tests and he is sent to the Messenger training camp where he meets other novice Messengers.
Rumours of trouble between the Kingdom and Mirror City reach the camp. Who can he trust?
A Pre-teen fantasy adventure
Magic, blood and danger litter our hero’s path.
A prequel to the epic fantasy novel, The Beast. Click the image to get the download for free.
Bandolas and his companions have been hired to hunt down local bandits. They track their foes into the local forests where their enemies have laid deadly traps.
Can the brave bounty hunters survive to capture their prey?
What would you do to kill a monster?
Kapitan Von Wrinkle, Spitz and Rolph had met in a staging camp on the bank of the Rhine opposite Strasbourg. One night, huddled for warmth around a small can of burning oil, they had revealed to each other their deep and intense loathing for the politics and actions of the Nazi party and had resolved to seek asylum from the war in nearby Switzerland or Lichtenstein.
Now they are relentlessly hunted for desertion and looking for a way out. They make their way through the Black Forest in an attempt to shake off their pursuers, only to stumble into something far darker than that from which they escape.
A dark tale of monsters in the night.
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The Things we do to Kill a Dragon
The original week by week write up of our Dungeons and Dragons campaign. Inspired by the Ice spire peak official campaign. Beware spoilers within. A newly formed band of adventurers try to help a town from the perils of a dragon which has moved into the local area. Click the title to read for free on Wattpad.
The Skalawags
A fantasy adventure.
A bunch of rouges have graduated from the school of Skalawag and banded together to seek fame and fortune. Well fortune mostly.
From their hidden lair under the Fattened Pig Inn, they enter into perhaps their most challenging mission yet. But where have all the villagers gone?
*Credit to Remley Farr and Jeff C. Stevens the writers of many good D & D campaigns, this story is based upon their work ‘The Madhouse of Tasha’s Kiss.’
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She has come from the shadows. She brings all the creatures of nightmare with her.
He stands alone. But is his will enough to stop her?
The Door
Thought I would share a little something with you all. A short story which I began as an example text for my class at school. I love what it became.
I hope you enjoy it.
Steven M Phillips Author 