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Sylvan Scott

Biography

I wrote about robots.

When I was a kid, my first story was about robots that looked like people: the only survivors of a world-wide nuclear war. What can I say? I grew up in the 70's.

Since then I've sculpted all manner of stories about all sorts of topics. Science Fiction and Fantasy still remain favorites of mine and, usually, what I can express in speculative fiction I'd rather not express in other formats.

I love short stories and am working on making this writing bug that I've harbored for so many years finally work for me.

Here goes nothing.

Where to find Sylvan Scott online

Twitter: @sylvan_scott

Series

Shadows of NeverEarth by
Christmas in NeverEarth
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The Rose Petal Thief
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The Clockwork Changeling
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Alabaster Emissaries
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Malgrave Wolves
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Books

α to ζ: Origin Stories by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 51,910. Language: English. Published: February 25, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Adventure » General
"Origin Stories" compiles the first six super-hero stories written in the "α to ζ" universe featuring anthropomoprhic animals, vigilantes, villains, magic, and super-science! It includes "Passersby", "Commencement", "An Unexpected Harvest", "The Measure of a Hero", "In Memoriam", "The Believers" as well as a new, bonus tale, "Prologue, Ex Post Facto"!
α to ζ - The Believers -or- Jesus, Krampus, and Santa Claus Walk Into a Bar by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 6,790. Language: English. Published: November 9, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
Kaustubh is a mongoose bartender in an establishment that has become a favorite of costumed heroes. But on Christmas Eve he receives a visitor: running from the dark and trying to stay in the shadows. With his last customer still in the bar and a coming appointment later in the night, he and his guests come face-to-face with their life's choices on the longest night of the year.
α to ζ - In Memoriam by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 7,140. Language: English. Published: October 30, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories, Fiction » Adventure » General
She's called "Mistress Innocence": a sex worker from the Beech District in Otawatapolis. Her life has been anything but easy and, lately, it's taken a turn for the worse. When made a witness to a horrific crime, she finds herself bargaining with forces she doesn't fully understand... ...Forces that want to make her their pawn...
α to ζ - The Measure of a Hero by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 9,040. Language: English. Published: October 27, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Adventure » General
Small, fragile species in Otawatapolis may be the most numerous but the city is built around those much larger. Underfoot and overlooked, Rhodes is a spiny mouse costumed crime-fighter who can make a giant-sized difference. But he hates being called "Hero". When he discovers a shrunken tiger in an alley he uncovers more than his punk attitudes and size-shifter abilities are used to dealing with.
α to ζ - An Unexpected Harvest by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 7,340. Language: English. Published: October 24, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Adventure » Action
(5.00 from 1 review)
Launching himself from rooftops to fight crime in the streets and alleys of Otawatapolis, coyote hero Harvest faces dark forces more powerful than what he's used to dealing with. Gifted with the ability to copy skills and abilities from others, he may be the ultimate fighter. But against a metalmorph and supernaturally-backed gang, has he met his match? And how is his would-be boyfriend involved?
α to ζ - Commencement by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 10,770. Language: English. Published: October 20, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Adventure » General
Three teens, in the final months before High School graduation, are faced with a huge decision: to use the meta-natural powers they recently gained to become heroic "costumes" or proceed with their life's plans as if nothing had changed. But before they can decide, they become embroiled in a conflict with an organized crime ring bringing into question all of their previously-held ideas and plans.
α to ζ - Passersby by
You set the price! Words: 4,650. Language: English. Published: October 16, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Adventure » General
(5.00 from 1 review)
Herman Cutter is a security guard walking home reflecting on his one year anniversary of moving to Otawatapolis: a city overflowing with costumes. Heroes. Villains. They all take a chance and work to shape the world in their own image. Although Herman is a whitetail deer, a race not known for its bravery, he nonetheless wishes to make a difference, here, in the epicenter of superhero culture.
Alternity: One by
You set the price! Words: 4,710. Language: American English. Published: January 9, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Science fiction » General
(5.00 from 1 review)
Perched on the edge of infinities uncounted, a cobbled-together space station named "Alternity: One" orbits the chaotic storms at the galactic core. Perforations and rents in space-time open upon parallel reality after parallel reality. Its crew is just as piecemeal as the station: most without a way home. At the same time, they all have something in common. Every crew member is David Foster.
The Yuletide Wolf by
Price: Free! Words: 3,550. Language: English. Published: December 9, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » Holiday » Christmas, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
(4.00 from 1 review)
A holiday tale of Yuletide, the Winter Solstice, with a folklore flavor: Alexi and Alexander learn a fable from their grandfather about the moon, the Old World, and werewolves during the holidays.
Malgrave Wolves by
Series: Shadows of NeverEarth, story five. You set the price! Words: 13,810. Language: English. Published: December 29, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay
All people, all children, have adventures in fantastic, magical worlds of talking animals, living legends, and myth. But all children, eventually, grow up and forget. Anthony remembered. This tale follows “Alabaster Emissaries” and marks Anthony’s return to NeverEarth where an old foe awaits and a dark curse bubbles just beneath the pristine surface.
In the Shadow of Titans by
You set the price! Words: 17,880. Language: English. Published: December 6, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » General
(5.00 from 1 review)
This is a tale about giant beasts trashing cities, inspired by the giant monster movies of my youth. This tale is not related to “Attack on Titan”. I discovered that anime series only after finishing my rough draft. After viewing a few episodes, though, I saw that the two were nothing alike. They share some terms but that's where the similarities end.
Nightlights by
You set the price! Words: 3,550. Language: English. Published: October 21, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Horror » Weird fiction, Fiction » Holiday » Halloween
In a house surrounded by perpetual night, the lights are going out. A simple, short horror story that stands between the memories of childhood and the darkness of a world that may no longer be there.
Alabaster Emissaries by
Series: Shadows of NeverEarth, story four. You set the price! Words: 10,090. Language: English. Published: July 28, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay
All people, all children, have adventures in fantastic, magical worlds of talking animals, living legends, and myth. But all children, eventually, grow up and forget. Anthony forgot. But when his adventures began again as an adult, he found his life getting more complicated. Queen Allasande of Kellen has come to see her Champion's world, but after a riot Anthony must find and save her.
The Clockwork Changeling by
Series: Shadows of NeverEarth, story three. You set the price! Words: 7,740. Language: English. Published: March 27, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories, Fiction » Fantasy » General
(3.00 from 1 review)
All people, all children, have adventures in fantastic, magical worlds of talking animals, living legends, and myth. But all children, eventually, grow up and forget. Anthony remembered. But on his twentieth birthday, he is reminded of something missing from his childhood; something magical he was given as a gift that never quite returned to NeverEarth. Something he must find before it's too late.
Skylands: Storm Warning by
Price: Free! Words: 2,170. Language: English. Published: March 22, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories, Fiction » Fantasy » General
A storm was coming. Antonia, who was all-too-often alone, could feel it in the air. She could feel it in her blood, in her bones, and in the words of her unusual, diminutive friend: the mouse whose warnings rang in her ears. This is the story of how she lost her home ... and found another.
Beasts of Burden by
Price: Free! Words: 5,540. Language: English. Published: March 20, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories, Fiction » Fantasy » General
(5.00 from 3 reviews)
In the royal household the lord's eldest son, Kan, lives a life of privilege. Chosen by God and fate, he will one day assume his father's throne. But in a land where divine providence comes with giant stature and dominion over the giant, shaggy beasts that toil on the Komasaru plains, Kan senses that something is wrong. What he discovers threatens the very foundation of his entire world.
Entrée by
Price: Free! Words: 570. Language: English. Published: March 14, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Horror » General
(3.00 from 1 review)
A piece of horror flash-fiction, 500 words, that I think is more about emotion than anything physical.
The Rose Petal Thief by
Series: Shadows of NeverEarth, story two. You set the price! Words: 10,150. Language: English. Published: February 29, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay
(4.00 from 1 review)
All people, all children, have adventures in fantastic, magical worlds of talking animals, living legends, and myth. But all children, eventually, grow up and forget. Anthony remembered. But woken in the night by a cloaked figure and the smell of roses, he must now return to the land of his youth in pursuit of a very strange thief. He must return to NeverEarth. Cover art by Louis Frank.
Skylands: Large Living by
Price: Free! Words: 3,190. Language: English. Published: February 25, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories, Fiction » Adventure » Action
(3.50 from 2 reviews)
Macaferty Jahn, one of the proud ferret-like tahvic, is a warrior on a mission. Fiercely proud despite his diminutive size, he nonetheless has to face incredible odds owing to far more than just a disparity in height. But as he fights against a band of brigands, a change arises: a change that impacts his life in a truly gigantic way.
Christmas in NeverEarth by
Series: Shadows of NeverEarth, story one. You set the price! Words: 7,460. Language: English. Published: December 18, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay
(4.67 from 3 reviews)
All people, all children, have adventures in fantastic, magical worlds of talking animals, living legends, and myth. But all children, eventually, grow up and forget. Anthony forgot. But stranded for the holidays at college, no longer a child and beset with adult problems and concerns, a visitor from his past reminds him.
Winter Thunder by
You set the price! Words: 5,490. Language: English. Published: September 24, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Plays & Screenplays » American, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » General
(4.67 from 6 reviews)
A holiday short story with an anthropomorphic twist. Nikos, a young, gay artist living in his New York brownstone, is greeting Christmas as he often does: drunk. But when someone knocks on his door it's more than "three ghosts".

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