A battle for reality begins where science meets myth. When Arthurian monk Habeas Yeast found religion he stopped looking for anything else. Now religion is looking for him. The recently possessed Vole Drakeforth teams up with Pimola Goosebread, passionate tea-critic and leading research scientist in particle physics.Seeking the truth behind the very nature of reality, these unlikely heroes find themselves the target of the world's most customer-focused professional...

A quest for truth in a desert of lies.Charlotte Pudding wakes up to a world turned upside down. Now, alongside the retired god Vole Drakeforth and a mysterious woman, she must navigate the treacherous landscape of Pathia, a land where ideas are currency and secrets are buried deep.Their mission: to find the one man who holds the key to understanding the forces at play. But in a country built on illusions, can Charlotte uncover the truth before it's too late...

Here, between the realms of the Sky Father and Earth Mother, hellhounds race, ghosts drift aimless, and the taniwha stalks. Home fires drive them back, at the same time sparking stories and poems that traverse seconds, eons, and parsecs. Tales of gatekeepers, cloak wearers, and secret keepers. Of pigs with AK-47s or ruby-hued eyes, of love-struck moa, and unruly reflections. Stark truths, and beautiful possibilities…* WINNER * Sir Julius Vogel Award 2019 (SFFANZ) for Best C...

All is not as it seems in the tranquil waters of the Aardvark Archipelago. After the death of his parents, Ascott Pudding ran away to the ends of the Earth—that is, to the Aardvark Archipelago, which is basically the same thing. But these tropical waters hold more than just fish, and Ascott soon finds himself in the grip of an ancient mystery... and an extremely violent invertebrate. With the help of his best friend, Shoal, and an artistically temperamental parrot, Ascott will face down a ...

A descent into terror.Legends tell of a hollow earth, a world beneath our own. A world filled with wonders... and danger. But what if the legends are true?Delve into dark worlds in HELLHOLE, where death lurks around every corner, and come face to face with creatures from your worst nightmares in this collection of dark thrillers. New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry and Bram Stoker Award winner Rena Mason headline a cast of bestselling and award-winning author...

In a post-apocalyptic world ruled by intelligent zombies, an outlaw makes a desperate attempt to save the living in this horror adventure series debut.Ten years ago, humanity lost the war for survival. Living on the brink of extinction, the remaining humans serve the undead a steady diet of cloned people called Tankbread. One man who used to hunt the zombies now works for them as a courier. And he's just been sent on a mission through the wasteland of Australia.

Charlotte Pudding, computer psychologist and recent orphan, is not precisely thrilled with her lot in life (and not just because of the "orphan" bit). Nevertheless, having her routine disrupted by a shadowy corporation, a man who claims to be a retired god, and the secrets of her own family history isn't a walk in the park, either. Charlotte's quest for answers will lead her on a perilous journey into a religion based on quantum physics, a hunt for unexpectedly rare plant oil, and a fight ...

Centuries after the zombie apocalypse, a young hero travels to far off American to join the resistance in this sci-fi horror epic.It's been two hundred years since the age of Humankind ended in an apocalypse of blood and terror. Though zombies still roam the earth and the threat of extinction looms, humanity lives on thanks to the heroic deeds of the Lady.In Australia, sixteen-year-old Gin is planning her wedding and awaiting the rumoured arrival of the liv...

With the theme of unlikely survivors of the apocalypse, the stories in Fat Zombie will enthrall you and have you rooting for the little guy.   Featuring tales of the elderly, the disabled, the developmentally challenged as well as losers, geeks, and social outcasts, all trying to survive in a world where the rules have changed.   With an introduction by Bram Stoker Award winner and bestselling zombie author, Joe McKinney, Fat Zombie includes storie...

Minty McInness, former Marine, Gulf War veteran and the right-hand man of the charismatic madman who leads the motorcycle gang The Locusts, has seen it all. When the badass bikers raid a drug dealer’s house for fun and profit they find a lot more than crack cocaine and piles of money. The drugs are contaminated and they turn the users into bloodthirsty monsters with a contagious bite—sparking an apocalypse of bloodshed and terror that threatens to engulf the nation. A Nationa...

To protect her newborn from the walking dead, a woman ventures into the wilderness of post-apocalyptic Australia in this zombie horror series.It's been nine months since the intelligent zombies known as evols were reduced to shambling, mindless hordes. Else, a clone once intended as food for the undead, has escaped that grim fate. But now, as she prepares to give birth, her home in the Queensland bush is attacked by feral zombies.Making her escape, Else must ...

A young leader of the zombie resistance treks across the former United States to uncover a centuries-old secret in this post-apocalyptic adventure.A year ago, the legendary Else returned to help humanity in its ongoing battle against the undead. A teenage girl set off on an epic journey from the wilds of Australia to the distant land of the old United States. Through tragedy and terror, Gin became a seasoned warrior, leading an army in the desperate war against the ...