D.G. Valdron

Biography

D.G. Valdron is a shy and reclusive Canadian writer, rumoured to live in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Like other shy woodland creatures, deer, bunnies, grizzly bears, he is probably more afraid of you, than you are of him. Probably. A longtime nerd, he loves exploring interesting and obscure corners of pop culture. He has a number of short stories and essays published and online. His previous book is a fantasy/murder mystery novel called The Mermaid's Tale.

Smashwords Interview

What is the greatest joy of writing for you?
My first memory of writing was when I was four years old. I couldn't actually write, back then. But I remember dragging my little brother in his high chair over to the blackboard so that I could draw Batman adventures for him. I've always been writing, I can't not write. I am compelled. Even when I quit, I end up writing something.
What do your fans mean to you?
I think I'd be startled.
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Books

Drunk Slutty Elf and Zombies
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 73,930. Language: English. Published: January 21, 2023 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Drunk Slutty Elf and Zombies, a collection of funny science fiction and fantasy stories from D.G. Valdron
Crawling to the Moon and Other Stories
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 63,070. Language: English. Published: November 20, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
A sublime short story collection from the brilliant mind of Scott Ellis. A hilarious, poignant, cynical excursion through worlds of talking dobermans, nanotech body snatchers, space empires, cyberpunk pranksters, dragons, psychic garbage collectors and many more.
Drunk Slutty Elf and Other Stories
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 63,020. Language: English. Published: October 14, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
The lighter side of the other side: A drunken elf thief hooks up with a gray space alien; a vampire is pursued by his fans; somewhere an infinite number of monkeys at typewriters plots rebellion; ghost hunters confront non-Lovecraftian horrors; fairy tales go horribly wrong; and the antichrist brings Armageddon, and nobody cares.
The Last Pirate's History of Doctor Who
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 96,110. Language: English. Published: September 1, 2022 . Categories: Nonfiction » Literary criticism » Science Fiction & Fantasy, Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts » Television / reference
The final volume of the Pirate Histories of Doctor Who, a series of articles and reviews exploring Doctor Who animation, audio and the greatest fan films of the modern era.
Another Pirate's History of Doctor Who - A Journey into the Unauthorized Corners of the Who Universe
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 84,490. Language: English. Published: August 19, 2022 . Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Television, Nonfiction » Entertainment » History & Criticism
An Unauthorized guide to Doctor Who stage plays, non-BBC approved films, fan films, reconstructions, audio-records, remakes, recreations, and excursions into the quirky hidden realms and side corners of the Who Universe.
A Pirate's History of Doctor Who
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 81,890. Language: Canadian English. Published: August 16, 2022 . Categories: Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts » Television / guides & reviews, Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts » Television / history & criticism
A hidden history of secret corners of the Whoniverse, including the first Woman Doctor from 1985, the BBC's 80s campaign to kill its own show, the fall of John Nathan-Turner, and the rise of fan films and fan Doctors in the 70s and 80s. The stories of an alternate, overlooked Doctor Who you've never seen before.
Benny the Antichrist and other stories
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 88,330. Language: English. Published: August 6, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
A collection of science fiction and fantasy stories from noted author Scott Ellis
New World War
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 117,520. Language: English. Published: July 8, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Alternative history, Fiction » Science fiction » Military
An Alternate History novel chronicling the Andean Theatre of World War II. The War between Peru and Ecuador, in Axis of Andes spreads to Chile, and then engulfs almost every nation in South America, bringing ruin and revolution to all.
The Axis of Andes
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 96,150. Language: English. Published: May 31, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Alternative history, Fiction » Science fiction » Military
An Alternate History novel about World War II in South America. In 1937, Adolph Hitler meets with representatives of a small Latin American nation. The ripples from that casual event spread and build. What in our history was a bloodless month long conflict in a patch of jungle escalates relentlessly, becoming a death struggle that engages almost every South American nation.
LEXX Unauthorized, Series 4: The Little Blue Marble
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 107,380. Language: English. Published: April 19, 2021 . Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Television, Nonfiction » Entertainment » Entertainment industry
Onscreen and back stage, the saga of LEXX and its creators comes to an end. Onscreen saw the LEXX and its crew finally arriving at Earth, and desperately wanting to leave and go somewhere nice. Given LEXX's track record, Earth is in trouble. Backstage saw a new co-production partner England, a new audience in America and a desperate race to produce more episodes for less money before the end.
LEXX Unauthorized, Series 3: It's Hot and It's Cold
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 100,170. Language: English. Published: December 16, 2020 . Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Entertainment industry, Nonfiction » Entertainment » Television
LEXX Unauthorized, Series 3, It's Hot and It's Cold, is the third volume of the series that chronicles the making of the Canadian cult TV series LEXX, about a ten mile long Dragonfly engineered to blow up planets, and its crew - a cowardly security guard, a frustrated love slave, an undead assassin, and a love struck robot head.
What Devours Always Hungers
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 49,880. Language: English. Published: April 19, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Horror » Weird fiction
Horror stories by D.G. Valdron, author of ‘The Mermaid's Tale,’ ‘Giant Monsters Sing Sad Songs’ and ‘There Are No Doors in Dark Places.’ Fifteen chilling stories about monsters, heroes and victims, desperate situations and dark evil.
There Are No Doors In Dark Places
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 52,440. Language: English. Published: April 19, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Horror » Weird fiction, Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
Horror stories by D.G. Valdron, author of the ‘Mermaid's Tale,’ ‘Giant Monsters Sing Sad Songs’ and ‘What Devours Always Hungers.’ Chilling and disturbing stories of desperate people and dark forces.
The Fall of Atlantis
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 59,740. Language: English. Published: April 19, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Alternative history, Fiction » Science fiction » General
Bizarre novellas that mix and merge exotic worlds of fiction and fact. ‘The Fall of Atlantis,' ‘The Retroverse, An Accidental Cinematic Universe,’ 'When Rome Sailed to America,' and 'A Different Greenland, When the Ice Never Came.'
The Bear Cavalry, A True (Not) History of the Icelandic Bears
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 46,960. Language: English. Published: March 31, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Alternative history, Fiction » Fantasy » General
A quirky, inventive alternate history written in the style of a fun, funky, pop culture television documentary, The Bear Cavalry, features host, Robin Prufrock, as he travels the world, telling the story of how the Vikings in Iceland domesticated bears for meat and as draft animals, and how the Scandinavian Bear Cavalry eventually evolved to become the terror of medieval civilization.
Giant Monsters Sing Sad Songs
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 47,680. Language: English. Published: March 31, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Horror » Weird fiction, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
A creepy collection of melancholy horror stories, featuring Kaiju, Bigfoot, Necromancy, the secret of the Lovecraft's Necromonicon, Ghosts, Zombies and Serial Killers and Vampires,
LEXX Unauthorized, Series 2: The Light at the End of the Universe
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 96,330. Language: English. Published: March 31, 2020 . Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Entertainment industry, Nonfiction » Entertainment » History & Criticism
LEXX was one of the strangest Sci Fi series ever made. Following up on the first series of movies guest starring Rutger Hauer, Tim Curry, Barry Bostwick and Malcolm McDowell, series two featured the protagonists, Stan, Xev, Kai and 790 cruising through space, looking for a new home, or at least a safe place to live, while the Universe is being eaten by a mysterious force.
LEXX Unauthorized - Backstage at the Dark Zone
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 75,850. Language: English. Published: October 16, 2017 . Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Television, Nonfiction » Entertainment » Television
(5.00 from 1 review)
LEXX, a subversive, surrealist space opera that billed itself as Star Trek's Evil Twin, from 1997 to 2002 and earned a fanatical cult following. This book tells the story of LEXX both onscreen and offstage, and of the unique personalities and bizarre chains of circumstances that brought it to life.
Dawn of Cthulhu, and Other Curious and Exotic Speculations
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 56,750. Language: English. Published: October 7, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Essay » Literature
Dawn of Cthulhu. A trilogy of speculative explorations using genuine history and science in unique ways to explore fictional topics. Featuring a fictional history of the Cthulhu cult, merged with the real history of ancient civilisations; an exploration of legendary and genuine sunken continents around the world; and the muppets treated as real animals with a fascinating evolutionary history.

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