Michael Kingswood

A series of brutal murders puts constables Raedrick Baletier and Julian Hinderbrook on the trail of a killer.With Lydelton's populace growing increasingly uneasy and few leads to follow, they must move quickly to find the culprit and bring his reign of terror to an end. But they are not the only ones who are hunting, and some foes require more than just skill at arms to defeat.Out-Dweller is the second book of the Glimmer Vale Chronicles, a sword...

On the run from their past, swordsmen Raedrick Baletier and Julian Hinderbrook search for a place of refuge where they can start over. That search sends them through a remote mountain valley called Glimmer Vale, where unbeknownst to them, dark forces threaten the population's lives and fortunes. With their hopes of quiet passage through the Vale dashed, and facing a deadly conflict against overwhelming odds, Raedrick and Julian will need all of...

A year-long shift in the middle of the interstellar void can get pretty boring. For the Fourth shift crew of the starliner Pericles, enroute to Earth from one of the colony worlds, the passage could best be called routine. Until the forward sensors detect an unknown and unexpected object ahead. What they find there, in the endless night of space, will forever change the universe, for them and for all mankind. Assuming they survive to tell anyone...

Jake wants nothing more than to live where his parents and grandparents lived and died, to make a life and build on their legacy in the world they terraformed into existence.If only his brother would shut up about leaving.Terra Infirma is a short science fiction story.

As Lydelton prepares for its regularly scheduled Mayoral election, long-simmering divisions within Glimmer Vale rear their heads. With his partner still out of town on a mission, it falls to Constable Raedrick Baletier to keep the peace, and get to the bottom of the brewing trouble. But some resentments burn deep, and not everyone is looking for a peaceful settlement. Campaign Season is the sixth book of the Glimmer Vale Chronicles, a political mystery...

A plaintive call for help from across the void of space draws the star Alberon's attention, and incites it to compassionate assistance. But how does a star help something so far away from itself? Star Light, Star Bright is a 2,100 word Sci-Fi short story.

Jeff had to get away, to hike in the woods after a fight with his brother. He never expected to stumble onto Miss Melody's Cafe there, in the middle of nowhere. Or that the cafe would hold answers to questions he didn't know he was asking. Miss Melody And The Spruce Trail is a short fantasy story.

As an operative for the Qoarthi Empire's Internal Security Service, Manolo Garces investigates and brings to justice all manner of plots against the Empire's integrity.No villain ever escapes his grasp.Until a plot against the Emperor's sister draws him into deeper waters than he ever imagined he would wade.Heaven's Gate is a short science fiction story.

As payment for his sins, in particular against Ichabod Crane, Brom Bones must ride his faithful steed Daredevil through the woods around his former home of Tarry Town every night, for eternity.No forgiveness. No progress. No joy. No hope.Just the ride.But what if there could be more after all?The Eternal Ride Of Brom Bones is a short Halloween Fantasy story.

It's three hours until the wedding of Raedrick Baletier to Lani Millens, and Melanie Klemins doesn't have a present for them. Or rather, she did. But she lost it. Now it's up to Julian Hinderbrook to find the gift and retrieve it, or the wedding will be ruined and the couple's magical day tarnished forever.