Sister Missing: A Novel
by Mark Sled
Price: $5.99 USD. 60590 words.
Published by Dark Elms Press on April 10, 2012. .
Rick Goodwin's 25-year-old sister Molly is missing, and there's little police can do with no evidence of foul play. Desperate to find her, Rick begins a frantic search. Soon he meets a mysterious woman claiming to know sordid truths about Molly's hidden life — truths that lead Rick into a world that threatens to destroy him and his already broken family.
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Dark Elms Press is a small press specializing in the science fiction, fantasy, horror, crime, mystery, and literary genres. We publish full-length novels (40,000 words and over), (short novels 20,000-40,000 words), short story collections of various lengths, and individual short stories.
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A Bad Night for a Desperate Man: A Short Story
by Mark Sled
Price: $0.99 USD. 19430 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on April 8, 2012. .
Bentley hasn't been on a date in a really long time. Then he gets set up with a beautiful woman. It's a date too good to be true ... and it wasn't. A BAD NIGHT FOR A DESPERATE MAN is a mystery/crime short story. Also includes an excerpt from SISTER MISSING by Mark Sled.
Price: $0.99 USD. 19430 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on April 8, 2012. .
Bentley hasn't been on a date in a really long time. Then he gets set up with a beautiful woman. It's a date too good to be true ... and it wasn't. A BAD NIGHT FOR A DESPERATE MAN is a mystery/crime short story. Also includes an excerpt from SISTER MISSING by Mark Sled.
Crime Stories: Volume 1: Five Short Stories
by Mark Sled
Price: $3.99 USD. 32880 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on February 2, 2012. .
A woman seeks revenge on the man who's been blackmailing her ... an assassin is eating lunch when two men decide to hold up the diner ... a man is seduced to give up his worst secret, which is then used against him ... a hit woman suddenly finds herself thinking of the consequences of her job ... a young man breaks into his uncle's pizzeria, but the robbery goes wrong when four others show up.
Price: $3.99 USD. 32880 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on February 2, 2012. .
A woman seeks revenge on the man who's been blackmailing her ... an assassin is eating lunch when two men decide to hold up the diner ... a man is seduced to give up his worst secret, which is then used against him ... a hit woman suddenly finds herself thinking of the consequences of her job ... a young man breaks into his uncle's pizzeria, but the robbery goes wrong when four others show up.
Decision Moment: A Short Story
by Mark Sled
Price: Free! 21350 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on January 10, 2012. .
Needing money fast, Johnny Silio breaks into his uncle’s pizzeria, but the robbery goes wrong when four others show up — with motives far more sinister than his. DECISION MOMENT is a mystery/crime short story. Also includes an excerpt from SISTER MISSING by Mark Sled.
Price: Free! 21350 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on January 10, 2012. .
Needing money fast, Johnny Silio breaks into his uncle’s pizzeria, but the robbery goes wrong when four others show up — with motives far more sinister than his. DECISION MOMENT is a mystery/crime short story. Also includes an excerpt from SISTER MISSING by Mark Sled.
A Thorn In Her Conscience: A Short Story
by Mark Sled
Price: $0.99 USD. 6680 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on November 17, 2011. .
All Ginger Greene wants is to make the hit and go home. Then she sees the mark's wife and children ...and suddenly she has a thorn in her conscience.
Price: $0.99 USD. 6680 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on November 17, 2011. .
All Ginger Greene wants is to make the hit and go home. Then she sees the mark's wife and children ...and suddenly she has a thorn in her conscience.
Fantasy Worlds: Five Short Stories
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $3.99 USD. 43510 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on October 27, 2011. .
Discover these epic stories across strange lands and among mysterious peoples — assassins, thieves, queens, and warriors caught up in events that will change their lives.
Price: $3.99 USD. 43510 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on October 27, 2011. .
Discover these epic stories across strange lands and among mysterious peoples — assassins, thieves, queens, and warriors caught up in events that will change their lives.
The Mirror of Melyara: A Short Story
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $0.99 USD. 8560 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on October 26, 2011. .
Raised and trained to be a thief of the Baadar Guild, Tira has the enviable task of stealing the Mirror of Melyara from the Queen of Moonshadow, for legend says that when one looks into the Mirror of Melyara, one sees the truth of one's life ... and Tira longs to know who who parents are, and who she truly is.
Price: $0.99 USD. 8560 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on October 26, 2011. .
Raised and trained to be a thief of the Baadar Guild, Tira has the enviable task of stealing the Mirror of Melyara from the Queen of Moonshadow, for legend says that when one looks into the Mirror of Melyara, one sees the truth of one's life ... and Tira longs to know who who parents are, and who she truly is.
The Wiles of Maggie Finn: A Short Story
by Mark Sled
Price: $0.99 USD. 4760 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on October 24, 2011. .
Randy Stevenson has little to live for when he’s seduced by Maggie Finn to give up his darkest secret. Maggie Finn, of course, uses this secret to her own advantage. Will Randy find a way out of her wiles, or will his life take another turn for the worse?
Price: $0.99 USD. 4760 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on October 24, 2011. .
Randy Stevenson has little to live for when he’s seduced by Maggie Finn to give up his darkest secret. Maggie Finn, of course, uses this secret to her own advantage. Will Randy find a way out of her wiles, or will his life take another turn for the worse?
The Lake
by Robin Kirkwood
Price: $2.99 USD. 13300 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on October 24, 2011. .
Since her fiancé died tragically four years ago, Kelly Cole has been doing everything she can to avoid getting on with her love life. When her father tries to set her up with a neighbor, she resists, but she can’t shake the feeling that her father might be right after all. Contains a complete bonus story, "The Preacher's Son."
Price: $2.99 USD. 13300 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on October 24, 2011. .
Since her fiancé died tragically four years ago, Kelly Cole has been doing everything she can to avoid getting on with her love life. When her father tries to set her up with a neighbor, she resists, but she can’t shake the feeling that her father might be right after all. Contains a complete bonus story, "The Preacher's Son."
The Preacher's Son
by Robin Kirkwood
Price: $2.99 USD. 13300 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on August 30, 2011. .
Twenty-three-year-old Liz Deaver is an atheist, but her parents force her to work the church carnival. She does her best to work in peace until Alex Morris, the preacher’s son, begins following her around. The smart and good-looking Alex distracts her, causes her to talk about God and life, then he does something that takes her breath away. Contains a complete bonus story, "The Lake."
Price: $2.99 USD. 13300 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on August 30, 2011. .
Twenty-three-year-old Liz Deaver is an atheist, but her parents force her to work the church carnival. She does her best to work in peace until Alex Morris, the preacher’s son, begins following her around. The smart and good-looking Alex distracts her, causes her to talk about God and life, then he does something that takes her breath away. Contains a complete bonus story, "The Lake."
The Successful Fiction Writer: Get Unblocked, Start Producing, Reach Your Goals (Or: What I Wish I’d Known Ten Years Ago)
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $2.99 USD. 9960 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on August 15, 2011. .
(4.50)
Do you want to be a writer? Are you having trouble sitting down to write? Are you having trouble finishing what you start? Are you afraid to put your work on the market? For ten years Jeff Ambrose struggled with these issues. This no-nonsense book is about the change that made Jeff Ambrose into a successful fiction writer—that is, a writer who writes, finishes, and submits on a regular basis.
Price: $2.99 USD. 9960 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on August 15, 2011. .
(4.50) Do you want to be a writer? Are you having trouble sitting down to write? Are you having trouble finishing what you start? Are you afraid to put your work on the market? For ten years Jeff Ambrose struggled with these issues. This no-nonsense book is about the change that made Jeff Ambrose into a successful fiction writer—that is, a writer who writes, finishes, and submits on a regular basis.
The Man Who Shouted the End of the World: A Short Story
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $0.99 USD. 5480 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on August 15, 2011. .
Dan Matthews has a plan to stop the end of the world. But will it work? A near-future science fiction story.
Price: $0.99 USD. 5480 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on August 15, 2011. .
Dan Matthews has a plan to stop the end of the world. But will it work? A near-future science fiction story.
Rock & Hammer: A Short Story
by Mark Sled
Price: Free! 21570 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on August 9, 2011. .
Ginger Greene is eating lunch in a roadside diner when two gunmen decide to rob it. All she wants is for the robbery to go smoothly so she can hunt down the two men, kill them, and get back her thousand dollars. But the stupidity of one of the customers gets in her way. ROCK & HAMMER is a mystery/crime short story. Also includes an excerpt from SISTER MISSING by Mark Sled.
Price: Free! 21570 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on August 9, 2011. .
Ginger Greene is eating lunch in a roadside diner when two gunmen decide to rob it. All she wants is for the robbery to go smoothly so she can hunt down the two men, kill them, and get back her thousand dollars. But the stupidity of one of the customers gets in her way. ROCK & HAMMER is a mystery/crime short story. Also includes an excerpt from SISTER MISSING by Mark Sled.
Amanda's Gift: A Short Story
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $0.99 USD. 3860 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on July 31, 2011. .
When she had no one, he was there for her. When their relationship hit the rocks, he bought her a gift, but will she accept it? AMANDA'S GIFT is a 4,000-word mainstream short story.
Price: $0.99 USD. 3860 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on July 31, 2011. .
When she had no one, he was there for her. When their relationship hit the rocks, he bought her a gift, but will she accept it? AMANDA'S GIFT is a 4,000-word mainstream short story.
Left For Dead: A Short Story
by Mark Sled
Price: $0.99 USD. 21670 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on July 27, 2011. .
Kate Post has a dark secret. A man is blackmailing her. Now she's had enough. She's decided to take matters into her own hands. LEFT FOR DEAD is a mystery/crime short story. Also includes an excerpt from SISTER MISSING by Mark Sled.
Price: $0.99 USD. 21670 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on July 27, 2011. .
Kate Post has a dark secret. A man is blackmailing her. Now she's had enough. She's decided to take matters into her own hands. LEFT FOR DEAD is a mystery/crime short story. Also includes an excerpt from SISTER MISSING by Mark Sled.
The Stone Goddess: A Short Story
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $0.99 USD. 7280 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on July 25, 2011. .
He was a street thief who found a new life of joy and honor as the sworn protector of the Stone Goddess, but a sorceress from his past, a woman with the body of a goddess and the face of a demon, has found him and wants the one thing he is sworn to protect for her own dark purposes.
Price: $0.99 USD. 7280 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on July 25, 2011. .
He was a street thief who found a new life of joy and honor as the sworn protector of the Stone Goddess, but a sorceress from his past, a woman with the body of a goddess and the face of a demon, has found him and wants the one thing he is sworn to protect for her own dark purposes.
The Wizard's Amulet: A Short Novella
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $1.99 USD. 11410 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on July 23, 2011. .
Death versus life -- it's a choice Karel, a man of violence and shadows, must make when a mysterious wizard forces him to venture into the Hawkmere Hills and find the wizard's amulet.
Price: $1.99 USD. 11410 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on July 23, 2011. .
Death versus life -- it's a choice Karel, a man of violence and shadows, must make when a mysterious wizard forces him to venture into the Hawkmere Hills and find the wizard's amulet.
Science Fiction & Fantasy Tales: Ten Short Stories
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $5.99 USD. 60970 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on May 6, 2011. .
From two friends setting out to see the alien camp, to a botched mission to a strange and mysterious world, SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY TALES contains ten short stories that span the spectrum of the genre.
Price: $5.99 USD. 60970 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on May 6, 2011. .
From two friends setting out to see the alien camp, to a botched mission to a strange and mysterious world, SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY TALES contains ten short stories that span the spectrum of the genre.
Dr. Balthasar’s House and Other Stories
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $3.99 USD. 31250 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on April 21, 2011. .
From a legendary haunted house to a strange woman with an extreme fear of lightning, DR. BALTHASAR’S HOUSE AND OTHER STORIES is a collection of five short stories that spans the spectrum of horror fiction.
Price: $3.99 USD. 31250 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on April 21, 2011. .
From a legendary haunted house to a strange woman with an extreme fear of lightning, DR. BALTHASAR’S HOUSE AND OTHER STORIES is a collection of five short stories that spans the spectrum of horror fiction.
Agatha: A Short Story
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $0.99 USD. 6880 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on April 21, 2011. .
When Ben Prichard throws a birthday party for his dead sister, three unexpected guests show up and bring with them a memory of Agatha.
Price: $0.99 USD. 6880 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on April 21, 2011. .
When Ben Prichard throws a birthday party for his dead sister, three unexpected guests show up and bring with them a memory of Agatha.
What Happened At Haggar Field: A Short Story
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $0.99 USD. 5320 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on April 14, 2011. .
After a year of living in a new town, 12-year-old Steve Crawford is still trying to fit in and make friends. One day, he goes with three other boys to Haggar Field to play a game of war, and what they find there makes evil a tangible reality for them. WHAT HAPPENED AT HAGGAR FIELD is a 5,500-word mainstream short story.
Price: $0.99 USD. 5320 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on April 14, 2011. .
After a year of living in a new town, 12-year-old Steve Crawford is still trying to fit in and make friends. One day, he goes with three other boys to Haggar Field to play a game of war, and what they find there makes evil a tangible reality for them. WHAT HAPPENED AT HAGGAR FIELD is a 5,500-word mainstream short story.
The Tombs of Forgotten Kings: A Short Novella
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $1.99 USD. 13230 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on April 14, 2011. .
After four years of fighting the evil Malki on the borderlands, Turin Whiteshroud returns home, desperate to find peace and a new life. But his homecoming is disrupted when the mayor of Taran Field arrests Turin’s brother and refuses to release him unless Turin makes a perilous quest to the Tombs of Forgotten Kings.
Price: $1.99 USD. 13230 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on April 14, 2011. .
After four years of fighting the evil Malki on the borderlands, Turin Whiteshroud returns home, desperate to find peace and a new life. But his homecoming is disrupted when the mayor of Taran Field arrests Turin’s brother and refuses to release him unless Turin makes a perilous quest to the Tombs of Forgotten Kings.
Beyond Dreams: Five Tales of Fantasy
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $3.99 USD. 41550 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on March 23, 2011. .
From a legendary haunted house to another world where art is made for the gods alone, BEYOND DREAMS is a collection of five short stories that spans the spectrum of fantasy fiction.
Price: $3.99 USD. 41550 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on March 23, 2011. .
From a legendary haunted house to another world where art is made for the gods alone, BEYOND DREAMS is a collection of five short stories that spans the spectrum of fantasy fiction.
The Bird of Nevermore: A Short Story
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $0.99 USD. 5800 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on March 22, 2011. .
Ted just wants to love his son the way a real father should, but deep resentment about lost dreams makes fatherly love hard for him. Then one afternoon, Ted and his son go out for a walk, and both are soon confronted by monsters known and unknown, one seeking to harm his son, another seeking to save them them both.
Price: $0.99 USD. 5800 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on March 22, 2011. .
Ted just wants to love his son the way a real father should, but deep resentment about lost dreams makes fatherly love hard for him. Then one afternoon, Ted and his son go out for a walk, and both are soon confronted by monsters known and unknown, one seeking to harm his son, another seeking to save them them both.
An Alien to Remember: A Short Story
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $0.99 USD. 5170 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on March 17, 2011. .
A teenage boy sneaks out of his house one night to meet his girlfriend at a nearby park, and just as things start heating up, they see a flying saucer pass over and decide to follow it. What happens next is a story of love, revelation, and remembrance.
Price: $0.99 USD. 5170 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on March 17, 2011. .
A teenage boy sneaks out of his house one night to meet his girlfriend at a nearby park, and just as things start heating up, they see a flying saucer pass over and decide to follow it. What happens next is a story of love, revelation, and remembrance.
Me and My Shadows: A Short Story
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $0.99 USD. 3550 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on March 17, 2011. .
Ray Barry is feeling the pressure. He has problems at work, problems with his family, and problems others bring to him. So one night, to relieve his stress, Ray decides to go for a walk ... only to discover his problems have taken on a life of their own and are coming after him.
Price: $0.99 USD. 3550 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on March 17, 2011. .
Ray Barry is feeling the pressure. He has problems at work, problems with his family, and problems others bring to him. So one night, to relieve his stress, Ray decides to go for a walk ... only to discover his problems have taken on a life of their own and are coming after him.
A Bag of Strawberries: A Short Story
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $0.99 USD. 5220 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on March 6, 2011. .
When thirteen-year-old Scott Silverman finds a door standing in the middle of his neighborhood creek, he believes he’s found an escape from his father who is filled with uncontrollable rage. But when he goes through the door, he’s taken to a place he never expected to be taken, to a place that will force him to confront the truth about his father.
Price: $0.99 USD. 5220 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on March 6, 2011. .
When thirteen-year-old Scott Silverman finds a door standing in the middle of his neighborhood creek, he believes he’s found an escape from his father who is filled with uncontrollable rage. But when he goes through the door, he’s taken to a place he never expected to be taken, to a place that will force him to confront the truth about his father.
Two Terrors: A Horror Double-Feature
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $2.99 USD. 18150 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on February 16, 2011. .
TWO TERRORS is a double-feature of horror that features two of Ambrose's most popular stories -- "Dr. Balthasar's House" and "The Boogeyman Men."
Price: $2.99 USD. 18150 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on February 16, 2011. .
TWO TERRORS is a double-feature of horror that features two of Ambrose's most popular stories -- "Dr. Balthasar's House" and "The Boogeyman Men."
Shattered Wonders: Five Science Fiction Stories
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $3.99 USD. 35840 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on February 11, 2011. .
SHATTERED WONDERS is a collection of four science fiction stories and one short novel, each with a dark bent. “A cimmerian pool of literary dread and suspense.” — Ryne Douglas Pearson, author of TOP TEN and CONFESSION Revised May 2011.
Price: $3.99 USD. 35840 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on February 11, 2011. .
SHATTERED WONDERS is a collection of four science fiction stories and one short novel, each with a dark bent. “A cimmerian pool of literary dread and suspense.” — Ryne Douglas Pearson, author of TOP TEN and CONFESSION Revised May 2011.
Alien Camp: A Short Story
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $0.99 USD. 9420 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on February 7, 2011. .
Calvin Martinez sneaks into the Alien Camp in a desperate to find hope and happiness in life. He quickly learns that not only are the aliens far from the monstrosities the media has made them out to be, but that they’ve returned to Earth for a specific reason and want Calvin to join their mission.
Price: $0.99 USD. 9420 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on February 7, 2011. .
Calvin Martinez sneaks into the Alien Camp in a desperate to find hope and happiness in life. He quickly learns that not only are the aliens far from the monstrosities the media has made them out to be, but that they’ve returned to Earth for a specific reason and want Calvin to join their mission.
The Woman Who Was Afraid of Lightning: A Short Story
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $0.99 USD. 5380 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on February 3, 2011. .
A man and his toddler son go to a bookstore during a violent thunderstorm. While inside, he encounters an odd woman who jumps at the slightest roll of thunder. Soon, lightning knocks out the store’s power and the customers are forced to go outside. That’s when he learns why this woman is afraid of lightning.
Price: $0.99 USD. 5380 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on February 3, 2011. .
A man and his toddler son go to a bookstore during a violent thunderstorm. While inside, he encounters an odd woman who jumps at the slightest roll of thunder. Soon, lightning knocks out the store’s power and the customers are forced to go outside. That’s when he learns why this woman is afraid of lightning.
Dr. Balthasar's House: A Short Story
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $0.99 USD. 10320 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on January 31, 2011. .
Four teenagers -- Eric, Jamison, Matthew, and Kelly -- go out to a legendary haunted house to see if Kelly’s older brother really did paint a yellow smiley face on the front door. But when they arrive at Dr. Balthasar’s house, they decide to go inside, and what happens to them radically changes their lives. For the worse.
Price: $0.99 USD. 10320 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on January 31, 2011. .
Four teenagers -- Eric, Jamison, Matthew, and Kelly -- go out to a legendary haunted house to see if Kelly’s older brother really did paint a yellow smiley face on the front door. But when they arrive at Dr. Balthasar’s house, they decide to go inside, and what happens to them radically changes their lives. For the worse.
The Three Temptations of Johnny B. Goode: A Short Novella
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $1.99 USD. 16330 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on January 27, 2011. .
A young guitarist named after Chuck Berry’s famous song goes down to an old roadhouse called The House That Music Built as a final attempt to get his life back together. While he’s there, he realizes the roadhouse is more than it seems, that there are forces at work that do not want him to stay, and that the music he plays has a power he never imagined. Includes bonus story "Me and My Shadows."
Price: $1.99 USD. 16330 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on January 27, 2011. .
A young guitarist named after Chuck Berry’s famous song goes down to an old roadhouse called The House That Music Built as a final attempt to get his life back together. While he’s there, he realizes the roadhouse is more than it seems, that there are forces at work that do not want him to stay, and that the music he plays has a power he never imagined. Includes bonus story "Me and My Shadows."
The Boogeyman Men: A Short Story
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: Free! 10420 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on January 21, 2011. .
(5.00)
Julie Martin desperately wants her son to stop misbehaving. All the traditional methods have failed. So she turns to The Boogeyman Men -- a strange organization that specializes in behavioral correction. Despite her deep reservations, Julie goes through with their recommended treatments and suffers the horror that follows.
Price: Free! 10420 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on January 21, 2011. .
(5.00) Julie Martin desperately wants her son to stop misbehaving. All the traditional methods have failed. So she turns to The Boogeyman Men -- a strange organization that specializes in behavioral correction. Despite her deep reservations, Julie goes through with their recommended treatments and suffers the horror that follows.
Butterfly Rose: A Short Story
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $0.99 USD. 3810 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on January 16, 2011. .
(3.00)
Martin fell in love with Butterfly Rose, the girl of his dreams. But what’s a guy to do when the girl of his dreams exists only in his dreams? This science fiction short story owes a huge debt to Lester del Rey’s “Helen O’Loy.”
Price: $0.99 USD. 3810 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on January 16, 2011. .
(3.00) Martin fell in love with Butterfly Rose, the girl of his dreams. But what’s a guy to do when the girl of his dreams exists only in his dreams? This science fiction short story owes a huge debt to Lester del Rey’s “Helen O’Loy.”
Mission to Edia-Prime: A Short Novella
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $1.99 USD. 15980 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on January 14, 2011. .
Captain Roland Vance wants to complete his mission to Edia-Prime and return to Earth, but when the planet's natives turn hostile, Vance is charged to correct this hostility using any means necessary.
Price: $1.99 USD. 15980 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on January 14, 2011. .
Captain Roland Vance wants to complete his mission to Edia-Prime and return to Earth, but when the planet's natives turn hostile, Vance is charged to correct this hostility using any means necessary.
The Senex: A Short Story
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $0.99 USD. 6330 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on January 8, 2011. .
(5.00)
Richard Madison’s time is up. He must die. And his son, Bruce, must accompany him to the Geriatric Clinic. But Richard has been planning for this day for nearly twenty years—since he received his termination letter—and what he does on this his last day reveals to Bruce a deep truth about human life.
Price: $0.99 USD. 6330 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on January 8, 2011. .
(5.00) Richard Madison’s time is up. He must die. And his son, Bruce, must accompany him to the Geriatric Clinic. But Richard has been planning for this day for nearly twenty years—since he received his termination letter—and what he does on this his last day reveals to Bruce a deep truth about human life.
Artist of the Gods: A Short Story
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: Free! 8400 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on January 2, 2011. .
(4.00)
Pandres, Artist of the Gods, is dying. He spent his life creating art no human eye would ever see, art only the gods could enjoy. As death draws near he wants to see his life's work. But it's forbidden for him to do so. In a final effort to make sense of it all, he joins a group of men who are willing to take him to the Great Temple . . . and discovers they have a purpose very different from his.
Price: Free! 8400 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on January 2, 2011. .
(4.00) Pandres, Artist of the Gods, is dying. He spent his life creating art no human eye would ever see, art only the gods could enjoy. As death draws near he wants to see his life's work. But it's forbidden for him to do so. In a final effort to make sense of it all, he joins a group of men who are willing to take him to the Great Temple . . . and discovers they have a purpose very different from his.
Train Hill: A Short Story
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $0.99 USD. 6050 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on November 17, 2010. .
Charlie Milch desires a relationship with the beautiful Aimee Mazlish, but when they go out to Train Hill with some friends, jealousy inflamed by alcohol makes the outing turn violent.
Price: $0.99 USD. 6050 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on November 17, 2010. .
Charlie Milch desires a relationship with the beautiful Aimee Mazlish, but when they go out to Train Hill with some friends, jealousy inflamed by alcohol makes the outing turn violent.
Erasing God: A Short Story
by Jeff Ambrose
Price: $0.99 USD. 5300 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on November 6, 2010. .
A Catholic priest decides to have his memory erased of all knowledge of God in an extreme attempt to prove God's existence. But will it work the way he hopes?
Price: $0.99 USD. 5300 words. Published by Dark Elms Press on November 6, 2010. .
A Catholic priest decides to have his memory erased of all knowledge of God in an extreme attempt to prove God's existence. But will it work the way he hopes?
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