Barbara G.Tarn

Biography

Barbara G.Tarn had an intense life in the Middle Ages that stuck to her through the centuries. She prefers swords to guns, long gowns to mini-skirts, and even though she buried the warrior woman, she deplores the death of knights in shining chainmail. She likes to think her condo apartment is a medieval castle, unfortunately lacking a dungeon to throw noisy neighbors and naughty colleagues in. Also known as the Lady with the Unicorns, these days she prefers to add a touch of fantasy to all her stories, past and present – when she’s not wandering on her fantasy world of Silvery Earth or in her science fantasy Star Minds Universe. She dabbles into historical fantasy with her Vampires Through the Centuries series and has started post-apocalyptic/steampunk series called Future Earth Chronicles.
She’s a writer, sometimes artist, mostly a world-creator and story-teller. Two of her stories received an Honorable Mention at the Writers of the Future contest. One of her stories has been published in Pulphouse Magazine #5 (March 2019). She writes, draws, ignores her day job and blogs.

Smashwords Interview

Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing?
Well, I grew up on Planet Earth, moving around the continent called Europe for the first 13 years of my life, then got stuck in that boot-shaped peninsula, since that's where I was born. But I've always felt international - or rootless.

Since I've always felt different, my characters are almost always outsiders and outcasts (sometimes outlaws) - that's how I've felt for most of my life.

I started writing when I came back to my hometown - I hated everything around me and started retreating in my own worlds. And I haven't really come back since.
What's the story behind your latest book?
Okay, I'm a very prolific author, so anyone asking me "how is your book doing/coming along" will get a blank stare from me. I don't remember what book I was talking about with that person, so whoever that is, s/he should remind me which one...

Just check what's new at the bottom of this page, haha! Or follow my blog...
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Where to find Barbara G.Tarn online

Series

Immortaland
Welcome to Immortaland, the kingdom of the Immortals of Light and the Immortals of Darkness. And dragons.
Ghost Bus Riders
You know when you check your public transport app and it says the bus is coming but none appear? You just missed the ghost bus to Elsewhere, where creatures of myth and legend are real and the Elementals rule. Only half-bloods can see the ghost bus and use it to keep the world safe from dangerous creatures trying to trespass in our technological present. Available also in paperback on Amazon and some other retailer.
Themed Collections of Original Stories
Original, never seen before stories grouped by theme, spanning different genres.
Relationships
Price: $2.99 USD.
Lands of Wonder
Price: $4.99 USD.
Lost in History
Price: $4.99 USD.
Children of Darkness
Price: $4.99 USD.

Books

Dragon Stories
Series: Immortaland. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 58,350. Language: English. Published: November 19, 2022 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General
A collection of stories of dragons and the humans they bond with, be them half-bloods or mixed-bloods, across the centuries in the history of Immortaland.
Dragon Lover (Immortaland Dragons Book 5)
Series: Immortaland. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 43,680. Language: English. Published: November 4, 2022 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General
A riveting story of an exceptional half-blood who finds a home away from home. With dragon cubs.
Dragon Queen (Immortaland Dragons Book 4)
Series: Immortaland. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 44,840. Language: English. Published: October 21, 2022 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General
A moving story of a bloodless revenge by a princess and a healer, and her dragon-riding friends.
Dragon Bonds (Immortaland Dragons Book 3)
Series: Immortaland. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 41,640. Language: English. Published: October 7, 2022 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General
A warrior woman in training has to bond with her mother's black dragon to overcome her grief. A breathtaking story of magic and revenge.
Dragon Friends (Immortaland Dragons Book 2)
Series: Immortaland. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 44,170. Language: English. Published: September 24, 2022 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General
An exciting story of a warrior woman with two curved swords who rides a golden dragon.
Dragon Riders (Immortaland Dragons Book 1)
Series: Immortaland. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 44,940. Language: English. Published: September 10, 2022 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General
A gripping story of discovery of one's true blood and the magic running through it.
Terrans
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 32,590. Language: English. Published: August 13, 2022 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
In 2012 came the encounter with the Star Nations. Five wondrous stories of exploration of the Star Nations.
Before the Shadows (Ghost Bus Riders Book 0)
Series: Ghost Bus Riders. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 28,440. Language: English. Published: June 25, 2022 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban
In this book you'll find a few side stories set before the Ghost Bus Riders trilogy, when the characters were younger and more naive. Seven stories of half-bloods fighting monsters on Earth or discovering Elsewhere. Seven interesting takes on ghost buses and legendary creatures from all over the world.
Children of Darkness
Series: Themed Collections of Original Stories. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 28,870. Language: English. Published: October 31, 2021 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Historical, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
In this collection of original stories, you will witness the re-birth of a number of European vampires, either through the eyes of their maker, Bran the Raven, or their own, as well as an Indian vampire and an African vampire. All these stories belong to the series Vampires Through the Centuries, historical fantasy with fangs.
Sunset of Shadows (Ghost Bus Riders Book 3)
Series: Ghost Bus Riders. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 57,470. Language: English. Published: October 9, 2021 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban
Meet Jayshree “Jay” Sood and Floriana “Flo” Fedele, two Millennials and ghost bus riders with slightly different powers but the same determination to put an end to the half-Shadows threat. Watch them learn from their elders and join forces in the struggle against the half-Shadows. The dramatic end of this intriguing trilogy, an urban fantasy novel set between Italy and India.
Days of Shadows (Ghost Bus Riders Book 2)
Series: Ghost Bus Riders. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 54,090. Language: English. Published: September 25, 2021 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban
Meet Jennifer “Jen” Smith and Dalilah Habib-Gallo, two ghost bus riders from two sides of the world involved in the struggle against the half-Shadows. An American Generation X and an Italian-Egyptian Millennial dealing with evil and possibly finding love. A breathtaking ride through NYC and Rome, an urban fantasy novel.
Dawn of Shadows (Ghost Bus Riders Book 1)
Series: Ghost Bus Riders. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 55,090. Language: English. Published: September 12, 2021 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
Meet Elena Pace and Krishna Nayar, two Gen X ghost bus riders, with slightly different powers but the same determination in keeping the world free of dangerous magical beings. Watch them fight monsters and demons while trying to uncover the Shadow Elementals conspiracy to take over both worlds.
Lost in History
Series: Themed Collections of Original Stories. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 28,560. Language: English. Published: July 17, 2021 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
A collection of original stories with reenactors or tourists lost in time, through portals or timeslips, from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century, in Europe, India or the United States.
Lands of Wonder
Series: Themed Collections of Original Stories. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 36,360. Language: English. Published: June 29, 2021 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
Five original stories to visit Otherside, Elsewhere, Silvery Earth and alternate future timelines of Earth. Travel to these magical, weird or hyper-technological places with the characters.
Lessons From Past Lives
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 7,360. Language: English. Published: April 25, 2021 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay, Fiction » Historical » General
(5.00 from 1 review)
Rohan is married to Charlie, but the lockdown is hard on their relationship. Rohan tries to relieve past lives to see if there's bad karma between them that needs to be cleansed.
L'Odissea di Lisa
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 6,140. Language: Italian. Published: December 8, 2020 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Steampunk & retropunk
Un prequel di Onde Cerebrali, ambientato nel secolo successivo all'apocalisse della civiltà occidentale.
The Law of Three and Other Relationships
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 46,410. Language: English. Published: March 7, 2020 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Women's fiction » General, Fiction » Urban
(5.00 from 1 review)
A collection of contemporary stories including the novella of the title.
Relationships
Series: Themed Collections of Original Stories. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 27,900. Language: English. Published: December 9, 2018 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Short stories, Fiction » Urban
(5.00 from 1 review)
Whether you're sixteen or forty, starting a new relationship is always a challenge, but it's worth fighting for. Two portal fantasy tales and three contemporary stories of people starting a relationship, possibly for the first time.
Joint Operations
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 30,030. Language: English. Published: November 16, 2018 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Adventure » Action, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
(5.00 from 1 review)
Joint operations work best in the War on Terror. Being a spy is not as glamorous as in movies, but it's definitely an international job.
Otherside
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 21,280. Language: English. Published: September 2, 2018 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General
(4.00 from 1 review)
A novella of cats and women hopping between ours and a steampunk world, a portal fantasy for everyone.
The Fern and The Cross: A 12th Century Knight's Tale
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 67,800. Language: English. Published: June 1, 2018 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Historical » Medieval, Fiction » Historical » General
(5.00 from 1 review)
Almost killed by a brother-in-arms, saved by the enemy – a story of love and knightly duty around the third crusade.
Today People
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 162,110. Language: English. Published: April 24, 2016 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Urban
(4.00 from 1 review)
a collection of the contemporary stories of Barbara G.Tarn. Some were previously published as B.G. Hope
When the Lights Go Out - Ink Slingers' Halloween Anthology
Series: Ink Slingers Anthologies. Price: Free! Words: 110,020. Language: English. Published: September 23, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Horror
(4.00 from 2 reviews)
A collection of twenty-five short stories just in time for Halloween. Enjoy thrills, chills, and mysteries. Meet ghosts, demons, vampires, and monsters everywhere from dark city streets to the English countryside. Scares lurk in the most unexpected places and, when the lights go out, no where is safe and no one will be spared.
Strange Portals - Ink Slingers' Fantasy/Horror Anthology
Series: Ink Slingers Anthologies. Price: Free! Words: 92,930. Language: English. Published: December 7, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - multi-author, Fiction » Anthologies » Horror
(4.00 from 3 reviews)
Just in time for a much needed holiday break, twenty-two stories about fairies, vampires, zombies, werewolves, and everything in between. Stories by AK Stein, Adan Ramie, B.G. Hope, Barbara G. Tarn, Bonnie Mutchler, CG Coppola, DM Yates, JK Rosaline, Joleene Naylor, Kay Kauffman, Maegan Provan, Mark R. Hunter, Rami Ungar, Roger Lawrence, Roxanna Mathews, Terry Compton and Tricia Drammeh.
Body Switches
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 82,120. Language: English. Published: September 24, 2014 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
(5.00 from 1 review)
There’s a witch on the loose and she can turn our lives upside down. Samantha enjoys toying with us and she switches bodies at will. That’s the challenge Johnny & Marian, Ciaran & Harith and Pat & Babs have to deal with. Three novellas with a common denominator: Samantha the witch! Enjoy this humorous tales of body switches.
Pat & Babs
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 25,690. Language: English. Published: August 25, 2014 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Pat is a career woman Babs is a creative genius. The last experiment by Samantha the Witch – shorter body switch but with unexpected consequences, especially for Babs and her housemates. Bonus story: how Kyle and Rohit met in Rome.
Choices, Changes and Other Stories
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 56,470. Language: English. Published: September 8, 2013 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Urban
A collection of stories previously published as B.G. Hope with a few new contemporary titles.
Ciaran & Harith
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 29,190. Language: English. Published: May 16, 2013 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay
Ciaran is a confused husband. Harith has a very strong "vain self". And Samantha the witch is back to teach a lesson to these two very different married men. Will their spouses be able to handle the body switch? And what about Ciaran's children?
Six Months and Other Love Stories
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 44,520. Language: English. Published: December 15, 2012 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Contemporary
A collection of love stories previously published as B.G. Hope.
Johnny & Marian
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 27,480. Language: English. Published: May 22, 2012 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Marian doesn't love herself enough. Johnny loves himself too much. When a spell switches their places, one is upset, the other overjoyed. Being someone else can't be that hard. Or is it?
Best of Friends
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 18,980. Language: English. Published: November 6, 2011 by Unicorn Productions Books. Categories: Fiction » Urban
A famous pop-rock band experiences success, friendship and love on their cross-country tour. *bonus* original short story included.

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