A. F. Stewart

Biography

A steadfast and proud sci-fi and fantasy geek, A. F. Stewart was born and raised in Nova Scotia, Canada and still calls it home. The youngest in a family of seven children, she always had an overly creative mind and an active imagination. She favours the dark and deadly when writing—her genres of choice being dark fantasy and horror—but she has been known to venture into the light on occasion. As an indie author she’s published novellas and story collections, with a few side trips into poetry and non-fiction.

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Books

Fairy Tales and Nightmares
Series: Entangled Nightmares, Book 2. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 47,250. Language: English. Published: October 27, 2023 by A. F. Stewart. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Fairy tales, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
Sometimes happily ever after just means surviving... Nine fairy tales reimagined within the worlds of horror, history and mythology.
Shadow in Scarlet: A Heyward and Andersen Mystery
Series: Heyward and Andersen, Consulting Detectives, Book 2. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 8,180. Language: English. Originally Published: May 3, 2023 by A. F. Stewart. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical, Fiction » Horror » Occult, Fiction » Science fiction » Steampunk & retropunk, Fiction » Mashups
Did you think Holmes and Watson were the only pair of consulting detectives in London? Meet Heyward and Andersen, consulting detectives in a paranormal London you never imagined… a world of airships, mysteries, and monsters.
Visions and Nightmares: Ten Stories of Dark Fantasy and Horror
Series: Entangled Nightmares, Book 1. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 32,070. Language: English. Originally Published: October 17, 2022 by A. F. Stewart. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Horror
With the odds stacked against them, can these ten women survive... or will they succumb to the threat of revenge, fate, and death? In the twilight shadows, secrets are revealed in the whispers of madness and the world shifts… Who will persevere? Who will fall? And who will succumb to their inner evil? Find out in Visions and Nightmares.
Ghosts of the Sea Moon
Series: Saga of the Outer Islands, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 59,540. Language: English. Originally Published: January 13, 2018 by A. F. Stewart. Categories: Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Fairy tales, Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
He's the God of Souls. She's the Goddess of the Moon. In a battle between supernatural siblings, can he save the world… or will they all be doomed? Sailing the treacherous seas, the crew of the Celestial Jewel rescue drowned souls from ravenous sea monsters and ferry them to the After World. Their captain, Rafe Morrow, has dedicated his life to protecting the lost and defending the islands. For...
Poetry of Monsters and Madness
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,470. Language: English. Originally Published: October 1, 2021 by A. F. Stewart. Categories: Poetry » Contemporary Poetry, Poetry » Themes & motifs » General, Poetry » Themes & motifs » Death, Poetry » Female authors
From the darkness and the shadows From the lunacy and the void The words flow on moonlight and mayhem, slithering tentacles along the night. Follow the siren song of myth and monstrosity, the shrieking call of creatures wild and terrifying. Wander down the mind's mania as it leads you past reality into disturbing delusion. Come read the Poetry...
Renegades of the Lost Sea
Series: Saga of the Outer Islands, Book 3. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 58,880. Language: English. Originally Published: April 13, 2019 by A. F. Stewart. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
A god, his mother, and a Nightmare Crow. Old enemies surface once again and undead pirates roam the seas. The man he killed, Black Axe Morgan, has returned for revenge on Captain Rafe Morrow, while from the shadows the Nightmare Crow reveals his true self. The two form an alliance and bring mayhem to the seas, all to draw out Captain Morrow and his crew. Yet, this time, Rafe doesn't face his...
Past Legends: An Arthurian Fantasy Novel
Series: The Camelot Immortals, Book 1. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 61,800. Language: English. Originally Published: April 25, 2021 by A. F. Stewart. Categories: Fiction » Fairy tales, Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
You think Camelot was all heroes and wizards? Bollocks. It was nothing but chaos and trouble. And when you're a legendary immortal witch, that's a lot of shit to sort out after a few centuries. Let me introduce myself. I'm Nimue, and yes, I'm that Nimue. Maybe a little grumpy and foul-mouthed, but you try dealing with magical drama and living...
Roses and Ashes
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 5,310. Language: English. Originally Published: April 11, 2022 by A. F. Stewart. Categories: Poetry » Contemporary Poetry, Poetry » Female authors
In her latest book of poetry, A. F. Stewart delves into the societal issues women face, giving a stark look at the gender divide between the sexes. A personal view of being a female in today's world, dealing with toxic stereotypes, and how women are viewed in a certain light. The poems are individual observations of societal influence and...
Eternal Myths
Series: The Camelot Immortals, 0.5. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 14,810. Language: English. Originally Published: June 2, 2020 by A. F. Stewart. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Fairy tales, Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
An immortal witch. A chaotic past. Can she defend the world from old adversaries, or will she be catapulted into magical mayhem? The legends of Camelot got it wrong. Not the questing or the wizardry, but they forgot the side effect of magic. Eternity. Nimue, Merlin's ex-everything, is just trying to get by in this modern world. Too bad the past won't stay where it belongs. Buried. For the first...
Killers and Demons II: They Return
Series: Killers and Demons, Book 2. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 25,530. Language: English. Originally Published: September 15, 2019 by A. F. Stewart. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Horror » Occult
Evil is back, with a greater appetite for death. Killers. Demons. They lurk forever in the shadows, smile at you in the morning, and haunt your dreams at night. You can't hide, you can't run, and there's no escape. You can only scream when they come for you. Killers and Demons II: They Return is a collection of thirteen tales, blending short stories and flash fiction, tales where the blood...
Killers and Demons
Series: Killers and Demons, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 6,040. Language: English. Originally Published: September 15, 2019 by A. F. Stewart. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Horror » Occult
Sometimes the villains win… This time the heroes don't rise, there are no knights in shining armour, and good doesn't triumph. It is time for the villains' story. Craving a little blood or perhaps some horrific death? Slake your gruesome thirst for vicarious thrills with five chilling stories that go inside the twisted lives of serial killers and beyond to the dark, disturbing company of demons...
Souls of the Dark Sea
Series: Saga of the Outer Islands, Book 2. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 59,040. Language: English. Originally Published: September 13, 2018 by A. F. Stewart. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
From the depths, darkness is rising… Something ancient and powerful stirs beneath the sea of the Outer Islands. A creature strong enough to challenge Captain Rafe Morrow, God of Souls, for control of the dead and the survival of the living. Still reeling from the aftermath of his battle with the Goddess of the Moon, Rafe and the crew of the Celestial Jewel find a mysterious shipwreck and...
The Ghostly Tower: A Heyward and Andersen Mystery
Series: Heyward and Andersen, Consulting Detectives, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 10,780. Language: English. Originally Published: May 11, 2022 by A. F. Stewart. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Alternative history, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
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Meet Heyward and Andersen, consulting detectives in a paranormal London you never imagined... Elspeth Heyward has never met a puzzle she didn't want to solve, or an adventure she didn't relish. Taking Sherlock Homes as her benchmark, she is determined to be the best detective and monster hunter in London. Lars Andersen's ambitions aren't nearly as demanding. He just wants to stay alive, out of...
Tears of Poetry
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,270. Language: English. Originally Published: October 22, 2022 by A. F. Stewart. Categories: Poetry » Epic, Poetry » Female authors
Echoes of the past reflected in the candlelight and the gentle rain of tears... This short book of poems is a compilation of free verse inspired by history, Celtic culture and mythology. It evokes loss, strength, magic, and perseverance in the face of adversity. Tears of Poetry is an epic adventure in verse.
Colours of Poetry
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 6,230. Language: English. Originally Published: October 28, 2022 by A. F. Stewart. Categories: Poetry » Contemporary Poetry, Poetry » Themes & motifs » General, Poetry » Female authors
Light through a prism, and we see colour, enveloping our lives and feelings. Within the book, you will find written representations of different hues featuring poems that explore the intricacies and fallacies of our world. Come and sail the Sapphire Sea and Sky, cringe at the Crimson Bloodstains, wonder at the Emerald Creation, dazzle in the...
Chronicles of the Undead
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 20,430. Language: English. Originally Published: May 9, 2018 by A. F. Stewart. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
Three generations bound together under a horrifying family secret. Vampires exist. Inside the personal journals of the Harrington family, watch a dark and dangerous odyssey unfold. Three members of this tormented family, Samuel, his son Edmund, and Edmund's daughter Charlotte, must come to terms with evil. Set during the 18th and 19th century in London, England, this family must struggle...
Places of Poetry
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 4,490. Language: English. Originally Published: June 11, 2019 by A. F. Stewart. Categories: Poetry » Contemporary Poetry, Poetry » Themes & motifs » Places, Poetry » Female authors
With words and emotions, footsteps echo down the road… Come travel on a poetic journey, to cities and the heartland, across the sea and to the stars. Find wonders in the shadows and strange things to haunt your dreams. Stare at the moon or wander through memories. Come laugh, come reminisce, come reflect. Find your place in poetry.

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