Al K. Line

Biography

Al K. Line is a British author who lives in rural England with his wife, son and dogs.

When asked to describe himself for this bio all we got was the following:

"Who am I? Degrees, jobs, living in other countries, fighting squirrels, cuddling monkeys, amused by penguins, all the usual stuff."

Best newsletter in digital make-believe land: http://www.alkline.co.uk (discounts and cool stuff)

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Books

Resurrection - The Rise of Letje
Series: The Commorancy, Book 4. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 77,450. Language: English. Originally Published: January 18, 2015 by Al K. Line. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Urban, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
Letje takes control of The Commorancy and immediately realizes she is out of her depth. Luckily she has help, albeit of the rather odd, and somewhat unexpected kind. Years pass, but as she finally begins to learn the secrets of her new home everything begins to unravel. Timelines become twisted, life loses its focus, and dreams of butterflies threaten to overcome reality. There is something...
Contamination
Series: The Commorancy, Book 2. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 69,550. Language: English. Originally Published: January 13, 2015 by Al K. Line. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Urban, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
The Contamination begins as Varik, along with his tattooed acolytes, threaten not only the fabled Commorancy but the very future of humanity. Marcus, centuries old and getting more eccentric by the day, tries to fight a descent into madness while ensuring he protects the guests he had to so rudely disturb from the sanctuary of their Rooms. Letje, the youngest of the guests, finds herself...
Arcene: The Blue Castle
Series: Arcene, Book 1. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 83,320. Language: English. Originally Published: October 5, 2020 by Al K. Line. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Urban, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
Arcene, Awoken and trapped in her own body as a perpetual fifteen-year-old, gets a lot more than she bargained for when she finally finds herself behind the walls of the blue castle. Run by the dangerously inept twins, with the mysterious, skeletal Whip manipulating castle life from the shadows, nothing could have prepared her for what was to come. Soon, it's girl against insanity and stupidity...
INK: Red - A Dystopian Horror
Series: INK, Book 1. Price: Free! Words: 53,850. Language: English. Originally Published: July 28, 2021 by Al K. Line. Categories: Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
The needle buzzed. The nightmare began. Strapped to a gurney, Edsel watched in horror as they started to tattoo him bright red from the tips of his toes to the top of his head. No piece of skin would be left unmarked. The Ink. They were over-confident; he escaped. Only to be chased across the ravaged city as he tried to get home to Kathy before it was too late. She was dead. Kathy. Dear sweet...
INK: Black
Series: INK, Book 2. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 46,670. Language: English. Originally Published: July 28, 2021 by Al K. Line. Categories: Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
THE INK TRILOGY: 3 FAST-PACED DYSTOPIAN THRILLERS FROM A WORLD LOST TO THE LETHARGY There was love. And finally there was peace. He found Lashae; the most beautiful woman Edsel had ever seen. For two blissful years they lived together in peace along with Aiden, the boy Edsel had promised he would care for. There were nightmares. Edsel couldn't come to terms with The Ink, the abomination that...
Arcene: The Island
Series: Arcene, Book 2. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 103,910. Language: English. Originally Published: October 5, 2020 by Al K. Line. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Urban, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
After almost losing her life at sea, Arcene is rescued by a strange community, isolated from the remnants of humanity on the mainland for over three centuries. One slight indiscretion and she is stripped, bound, and Judged, the verdict inevitable. Locked up, she wakes to find herself plunged into a battle for survival. The Hunt is on, and she is Prey. But Arcene has never played by the rules...
Evacuation
Series: The Commorancy, Book 3. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 87,860. Language: English. Originally Published: January 13, 2015 by Al K. Line. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Urban, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
Marcus leads the group away from The Commorancy but his state of mind is fraying at an alarming rate. Attacks from Varik's church and encounters with the the dregs of humanity threaten their progress, but help from those thought lost forever might improve their chance of survival. Letje learns more about love, loss, and what she is capable of than she had ever thought possible. Bird is no...
INK Trilogy: Red, Black & Blue
Series: INK, Book 0. Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 144,860. Language: English. Originally Published: September 23, 2021 by Al K. Line. Categories: Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias
THE INK TRILOGY: 3 FAST-PACED DYSTOPIAN THRILLERS FROM A WORLD LOST TO THE LETHARGY INK: Red The needle buzzed. The nightmare began. Strapped to a gurney, Edsel watched in horror as they started to tattoo him bright red from the tips of his toes to the top of his head. No piece of skin would be left unmarked. The Ink. They were over-confident; he escaped. Only to be chased across the ravaged...
The Chamber
Series: Hexad, Book 2. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 75,350. Language: English. Originally Published: July 28, 2021 by Al K. Line. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
Time travel has a funny way of catching up with you, and Dale was discovering this was a very real problem indeed. With no memory of saving the world, as reality was set right again, Dale wakes up and begins to repeat exactly what led to the problem in the first place. Except he doesn't; things are different. And Amanda? Something is slightly 'off' about her, but that's the least of his worries...
INK: Blue
Series: INK, Book 3. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 44,850. Language: English. Originally Published: July 28, 2021 by Al K. Line. Categories: Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
They had peace. Isolation and safety. For the family of three, the years of blissful isolation were taking their toll on young Aiden — he was bored and craved new experiences. A trip was planned; strict limits set concerning time and place. A strange man. Not everybody was bad though, some people were kind, considerate and caring. Weren't they? Then it happened again. Edsel's worst nightmare...
Zombie 2.0
Series: Zombie Botnet, Book 2. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 56,780. Language: English. Originally Published: October 15, 2020 by Al K. Line. Categories: Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
In Zombie 2.0 the infected are leaner, meaner and certainly not cleaner. Al, all 6' 7" of him, teams up with the survivors of the zombie apocalypse as they try to find a safe refuge and make sense of the nightmare world Ven created. Al's Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) causes its own unique set of issues for the gang - if one more person asks him if he is...
The Commorancy: Complete Collection
Series: The Commorancy, 1.5. Price: $11.99 USD. Words: 367,830. Language: English. Originally Published: September 28, 2021 by Al K. Line. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Urban, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
ALL FIVE BOOKS IN THE COMMORANCY SERIES AVAILABLE AS A COMPLETE COLLECTION (Over 360,000 Words!) Orientation: Nobody noticed as it swept around the globe - until billions began to die. Then it got a name: The Lethargy. Everyone just gave up, all interest in life relentlessly gnawed away. Marcus was different - he became something else: Awoken. A man able to bend reality to his will and peel...
Alpha Zombie
Series: Zombie Botnet, Book 3. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 49,200. Language: English. Originally Published: October 15, 2020 by Al K. Line. Categories: Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
The group take to the road in an effort to stay safe, and decide there is one thing missing - guns. So the mission is planned, the sandwiches are made, the new transport revved up. Only problem is the infected are getting smart, the world continues to degenerate, and they hadn't counted on the beginnings of the hivemind. Something new was awakening: Alpha Zombie
Swift
Series: Strangetown Magic, Book 1. Price: Free! Words: 51,600. Language: English. Originally Published: October 16, 2020 by Al K. Line. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Supernatural
The vampire was squashed as flat as my hair on a bad day, and the troll had his eye on me next. Then I nearly got killed because of a pigeon, and then I forgot the bloody shopping. I knew the rest of the day would suck. It did. I got a call. I had a job. With the city still in chaos after the Rift spat out more Strange than we could cope with, and me seriously reconsidering my role as Justice...
The Ward
Series: Hexad, Book 3. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 75,220. Language: English. Originally Published: July 28, 2021 by Al K. Line. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
Pasts and future collide in the thrilling climax to the Hexad trilogy. Dale struggles with convoluted timelines, cats named Wozzy intent on human destruction, and life gets scarier than when you realize you're out of wine and the stores are shut. Amanda fights a losing battle with reality as she finds herself trapped in The Ward, unsure whether she is genuinely insane or memory fragments of...
Desolation
Series: The Commorancy, Book 5. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 59,080. Language: English. Originally Published: May 22, 2015 by Al K. Line. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Urban, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
The last book in The Commorancy series. Letje leaves The Commorancy behind, tasked with dealing with a man that threatens everything Marcus worked so hard to accomplish. Things don't go according to plan and soon Letje and her companions find themselves caught in a dream-life just like the rest of the dwindling population. It's a fight for survival, not only for personal sanity and freedom, but...
Zombie Botnet Bundle: Books 1 - 3: #zombie, Zombie 2.0, Alpha Zombie
Series: Zombie Botnet, 1.5. Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 156,060. Language: English. Originally Published: September 28, 2021 by Al K. Line. Categories: Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
*** The first 3 books in the Zombie Botnet Series*** #zombie, Zombie 2.0, and Alpha Zombie. #zombie: In a normal house in the English suburbs Ven, a mother and world class hacker, presses enter on her keyboard and Armageddon is unleashed. She loses almost everything with that fateful keystroke. The largest Web hack ever performed has devastating repercussions as it all goes horribly wrong...
Al (& Bos Bos) vs Zombie Santa
Series: Zombie Botnet. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 22,170. Language: English. Originally Published: October 15, 2020 by Al K. Line. Categories: Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
A Festive Fable Al's in trouble. It's Christmas Eve and he hasn't got a single gift yet. Never one to let the zombie Apocalypse stand in the way of a bit of last minute shopping, Al bribes (with sandwiches) Bos Bos the rather reluctant Labrador to help with his quest. Only problem is the snow starts to fall, Al's autism threatens to send him out of control, and Dingelberrys - the only place to...
Shift
Series: Strangetown Magic, Book 2. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 57,730. Language: English. Originally Published: October 16, 2020 by Al K. Line. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Supernatural
Magical disruptions have skewed reality and our city is overheating, along with the population. As a sentient jungle swamps us, and the weather goes haywire, sexual tension soon turns to violence as uncontrollable urges are amped up by wayward magic. Tired beyond belief, wanting nothing more than my bed and some time to deal with the aftereffects of the Rift, I'm thrown headfirst into the chase...
Orientation (A Dystopian Fantasy)
Series: The Commorancy, Book 1. Price: Free! Words: 74,790. Language: English. Originally Published: October 1, 2020 by Al K. Line. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Urban, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
Nobody noticed as it swept around the globe - until billions began to die. Then it got a name: The Lethargy. Everyone just gave up, all interest in life relentlessly gnawed away. Marcus was different - he became something else: Awoken. A man able to bend reality to his will and peel back the layers of the complex world he found himself alone in. His only true desire was to help safeguard...
The Commorancy: Books 1-3
Series: The Commorancy, Book 0. Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 231,600. Language: English. Originally Published: September 28, 2021 by Al K. Line. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Urban, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
A COMPLETE STORY ARC COMPRISING THE FIRST 3 BOOKS IN THE COMMORANCY SERIES (Over 230,000 Words!) ORIENTATION: Nobody noticed as it swept around the globe - until billions began to die. Then it got a name: The Lethargy. Everyone just gave up, all interest in life relentlessly gnawed away. Marcus was different - he became something else: Awoken. A man able to bend reality to his will and peel...
The Factory: A Mind-Blowing Time Travel Thriller
Series: Hexad, Book 1. Price: Free! Words: 54,670. Language: English. Originally Published: July 28, 2021 by Al K. Line. Categories: Fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
Dale dug furtively, feeling ridiculous but unable to get the previous evening's conversation with Amanda out of his mind. Stupid, drunken conjecture about the possibility of time travel. Then one of them, he couldn't remember which, had come up with the idea that if it really was possible at some point in their future, they'd go back in time and bury proof under the apple tree in the garden...
#zombie
Series: Zombie Botnet, Book 1. Price: Free! Words: 50,340. Language: English. Originally Published: October 15, 2020 by Al K. Line. Categories: Fiction » Urban, Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
In a normal house in the English suburbs a young mother presses enter on her keyboard and Armageddon is unleashed. Ven, a world class hacker, loses almost everything with that final keystroke. The largest Web hack ever performed has devastating repercussions as it all goes horribly wrong. Designed to compromise the world's connected devices, the zombie botnet delivers subliminal data packets...
Zombie Botnet Bundle: Books 1 - 3: #zombie, Zombie 2.0, Alpha Zombie
Series: Zombie Botnet. Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 156,060. Language: English. Originally Published: October 15, 2020 by Al K. Line. Categories: Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
*** The first 3 books in the Zombie Botnet Series*** #zombie, Zombie 2.0, and Alpha Zombie. #zombie: In a normal house in the English suburbs Ven, a mother and world class hacker, presses enter on her keyboard and Armageddon is unleashed. She loses almost everything with that fateful keystroke. The largest Web hack ever performed has devastating repercussions as it all goes horribly wrong...
Zombie Slaver
Series: Zombie Botnet, Book 4. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 60,810. Language: English. Originally Published: October 15, 2020 by Al K. Line. Categories: Fiction » Urban, Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
Things get even more out of hand in the fourth instalment of the Zombie Botnet series. Funfairs, slavers, the return of Alpha Zombie, and expansion of the hivemind. All of it means nothing when love is in the air.