Michael Edwards

Biography

Born in Medina, raised in Peninsula township which lies between Bath, Ohio and Cuyaghoa Falls, Ohio. Michael Edwards is an author of crime fiction, sci-fi, and various other genres. He lives with his younger brother and ailing mother. And enjoys reading a copious amount of fiction and non-fiction.

Moved to Barberton, Ohio last year -- still writing away!

Credits:

Return Of Jeremy Munroe (short illustrated story)

Assistant edits for Krossfire

Word of Honor (first published prose work)

Formerly co-writer and scripter of the Pelican

Ashes 2 Ashes (Writer and Creator)

Thralls of Fate starting with Threat Under The Moon

Chronicles of Islandor (Part One published.)

Smashwords Interview

When did you first start writing?
I was 21, and I had gotten into fan-fiction which spurred my desire to be an author.
What's the story behind your latest book?
Xander Lorde is about corruption, sex, and murder. With some pop culture dashed in :)
Read more of this interview.

Where to find Michael Edwards online

Series

Stalhouse
Josef Stalhouse is a black knight, a mercenary ranking in the kingdom of Xavier that lies in the country of Cegresh. Enter a story of a man of unwavering duty and loyalty to the king and country. That will do anything to protect it.
Stalhouse
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Stalhouse Ch 2
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Stalhouse Ch 3
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Stalhouse Ch 4
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Stalhouse Ch 5
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Stalhouse Ch 6
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The Legend of Hikaru Takeda
These are the stories of the legendary Samurai of Snowfelt, Hikaru Takeda.
Unsettled Scores
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Realization
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Liberation
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Chronicles of Islandor
Read the stories of the people that live on the continent of Islandor.
Thralls of Fate
Under the Thralls of Fate, Pat O' Conner and Hikaru Takeda will uncover sins of the past and how it links them together.
Love under the Moon
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Under the Rising Sun
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Under the Setting Sun
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Bring Me Under
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Perception
Genre fiction through a microscope with the back ground of a war happening across an entire multiverse. Matthew Corvid is a foot soldier for an authoritarian empire waging war against other Earths. Matthew begins to question that concept that only war can spur change.
Perception
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Scarlet Tie
The life and story of Terrell Gibbs, a vigilante in Cleveland Ohio. Terrell tries to balance his life as a closeted gay man in a world recovering from a great disaster. The question is, can he balance his heroics with the problems brought by his personal life.

Books

Fright
Price: Free! Words: 1,110. Language: English. Published: March 23, 2024 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Horror
A haunting tale of what bumps in the night. A ordinary Joe is attacked by something primal.
Survive
Price: Free! Words: 2,220. Language: English. Published: March 8, 2024 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
Climate change has created a new world and two people bare witness to it.
Big Ben
Price: Free! Words: 1,620. Language: English. Published: January 14, 2024 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » General, Fiction » Adventure » Action
An act of revenge leads to a fatal result for two rural brothers
Cowards Way
Price: Free! Words: 2,290. Language: English. Published: October 23, 2023 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
Our favorite coward continues looting dungeons and escaping danger!
Coward of the Dungeon
Price: Free! Words: 1,750. Language: English. Published: August 29, 2023 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Adventure » Action
Burke is a cowardly thief who lives in the Prosh Frontier Dungeon Town. On the latest dungeon raid his companions abandon him. So Burke must navigate the dangers of the dungeon himself while seeking treasure.
Harvester of the Dead
You set the price! Words: 13,570. Language: English. Published: August 10, 2023 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
Carmen Lee has earned a great opportunity to have his ultimate desires achieved. All he has to do is clear 100 floors of the tower. With his unique necromancer skill, can he change his fate? Inspired by SOLO LEVELING. Harvester of the Dead
Painful Reminder
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,590. Language: English. Published: April 23, 2023 . Categories: Fiction » Horror » Undead, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
Even with vampires, the hardships of life leave us with painful reminders of loss.
The Traveling Sword
You set the price! Words: 1,550. Language: English. Published: March 23, 2023 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Adventure » General
A former soldier is reminded of his past in a small village and realizes that price of war will follow him until his ending days.
Life in the Oea
Price: Free! Words: 1,880. Language: English. Published: February 18, 2023 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
Franklin Louis describes his new life in a multi-dimensional military that raids other Earths for their resources.
The Peaceful Ride
Price: Free! Words: 1,470. Language: English. Published: February 10, 2023 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
A western story in the vein of the classic series Wagon Train.
Cold
Price: Free! Words: 1,100. Language: English. Published: January 9, 2023 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
A son returns to the homestead of his grandparents to fetch his grandma for an upcoming wedding.
Father
Price: Free! Words: 1,080. Language: English. Published: December 14, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
A son's thoughts of his childhood and his father during the Reagan/Bush years.
Guilty Conscience
Price: Free! Words: 1,440. Language: English. Published: November 29, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
A guilty conscience and a drug addiction drives a man to self destruct and suicide.
Stalhouse the Long Night
Price: Free! Words: 2,490. Language: English. Published: November 13, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
The last adventure of Josef Stalhouse. A sister's revenge.
The Mark of Excellence
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,630. Language: English. Published: October 18, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Drama
Imagine having everything you ever wanted in reach because your luck is so great it warps the fabric of reality. That's what has happened to Thomas Brophy.
Stalhouse Ch 6
Series: Stalhouse. Price: Free! Words: 2,110. Language: English. Published: September 21, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Adventure » Men’s adventure
Forced to surrender, Josef learns valuable information about the Tesch and how to end the plague of the Lich
Stalhouse Ch 5
Series: Stalhouse. Price: Free! Words: 2,300. Language: English. Published: August 29, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Adventure » Action
The bleak outlook of their chances, Josef Stalhouse makes choices that he cannot take back. He also discovers the Dwarven origin of the fort the elves once held.
Stalhouse Ch 4
Series: Stalhouse. You set the price! Words: 2,710. Language: English. Published: August 8, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Adventure » Action
Besieged by the Tesch, suffering heavy losses, and encountering the strange. Josef Stalhouse continues to struggle in his duty to serve his king.
Stalhouse Ch 3
Series: Stalhouse. You set the price! Words: 2,260. Language: English. Published: July 9, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » Action
Stalhouse gains reinforcements from the Tesch and King Brock. But the enemy appears several steps ahead of him and in the shadows political intrigue forces him to make a haunting decisions
Stalhouse Ch 2
Series: Stalhouse. You set the price! Words: 2,880. Language: English. Published: June 27, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » Action
Joef Stalhouse's story continues as the threat of Max'Zan endangers the Tesch elves and the Kingdom of Cegresh.
My Destiny
You set the price! Words: 90. Language: English. Published: June 14, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Flash fiction
Setting my goals into words to live by. Self-Help flash fiction!
Sandbagged
You set the price! Words: 910. Language: English. Published: June 8, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Flash fiction
A story about self sabotage and obsession with perfection.
Journey of Many Lifetimes Pt 3
You set the price! Words: 1,650. Language: English. Published: March 9, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
The wind mage Asar Aslan is a free spirit that will learn a fatal lesson about survival and the limits of pacifism.
The Journey of Many Lifetimes Pt 2
You set the price! Words: 1,790. Language: English. Published: February 13, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
Keb uses the element of water as his magic, when local villagers push him too far. A series of unfortunate events occur.
Payback, Bitch
You set the price! Words: 1,860. Language: English. Published: January 26, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
Harriet Harker stalks her ex-girlfriend Mandy Stoz, intending to force a reconciliation, but what happens is nothing she expected.
The Journey of Many Lifetimes Part One
Price: Free! Words: 1,860. Language: English. Published: January 12, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
The great cycle is a journey of many lifetimes involving individuals with great magical power fighting the forces of evil. This story features the death of a healer and the battle of a fire mage!
Hikaru Takeda in Ghost Trials Pt 3
Series: The Legend of Hikaru Takeda. You set the price! Words: 1,720. Language: English. Published: December 21, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Adventure » Action
After the events of her possession, Hikaru Takeda races to finish the Ghost Trials and save her beloved who is gravely injured.
Chronicles of Islandor Celeste Pt 2
Series: Chronicles of Islandor. You set the price! Words: 2,030. Language: English. Published: December 12, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
Freedom at last for Celeste. She no longer needs to fear Prince Rahib.
Stalhouse
Series: Stalhouse. You set the price! Words: 4,160. Language: English. Published: November 25, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
Josef Stalhouse is a black knight serving for the Kingdom of Brock in the country of Cegresh. During his occupation of territories in Young Timberland, his long animosity of the elves is put to the test when Aelua Urifina of Tesch village comes to parlay for the return of her people.
Hikaru Takeda Ghost Trials Pt 2
Series: The Legend of Hikaru Takeda. You set the price! Words: 2,010. Language: English. Published: November 18, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
With the return of her lover, Hikaru Takeda attempts to seal the rifts between the living world and dead. But she may find more than she bargains for when dealing with the souls from the spirit realm.
Echoes of The West
You set the price! Words: 2,160. Language: English. Published: November 4, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Western, Fiction » Horror » Undead
Buck Miller is a skinner, a hunter that kills vampires for pay. Seems like an easy job, but seeing so much death Buck goes through a dilemma. Is he monster as much as the vampires are?
Hikaru Takeda Ghost Trials Pt 1
Series: The Legend of Hikaru Takeda. You set the price! Words: 2,160. Language: English. Published: October 27, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
To have the happy life she dreams of, Hikaru Takeda must seal the breach between the ghost plane and the mortal plane with the help of her beloved, Isao.
Savage
You set the price! Words: 2,010. Language: English. Published: October 17, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
Three friends rob an armored car, not realizing the money inside belongs to the most savage gang in America. MS-13.
Liberation
Series: The Legend of Hikaru Takeda. You set the price! Words: 2,390. Language: English. Published: September 26, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
The final battle is upon Hikaru Takeda and she must muster all the strength she can to free her ancestoral home from the Oda clan!
Physiognomy
You set the price! Words: 2,440. Language: English. Published: September 18, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
Stalked by nature's reject, Kana Smith goes about her routine unaware of the danger that is at her back!
Realization
Series: The Legend of Hikaru Takeda. You set the price! Words: 1,940. Language: English. Published: September 5, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
Her clan decimated, her body tortured. The will of Hikaru Takeda will NOT be broken to the likes of her enemies!
Chronicles of Islandor: Arthur
Series: Chronicles of Islandor. You set the price! Words: 2,010. Language: English. Published: August 31, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
Giving chase of Celeste and her allies, Arthur hopes to to stay in the prince's good graces. As for Celeste and the others, what happens when they cross the border, will the witch tribe help them?
Unsettled Scores
Series: The Legend of Hikaru Takeda. You set the price! Words: 2,300. Language: English. Published: August 21, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
With the Kitsune and the demons gone from Snowfelt. The humans enter the virgin territory of turning on one another. With Hikaru Takeda and her clan stuck in the middle.
Wolfskin
Price: Free! Words: 2,060. Language: English. Published: August 11, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
Eating the flesh of an immortal wolf leads to a startling discovery for Wolf Perkins
The Way I Am
Price: Free! Words: 2,440. Language: English. Published: July 30, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Biographical
A semi-autobiographical story in the first part. Henry Leonard lives a complicated life with problems that few understand. His parents come from humble beginnings but can they help him navigate his life?
Chronicles of Islandor: Dawn
Series: Chronicles of Islandor. Price: Free! Words: 2,010. Language: English. Published: July 21, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
Murder, frustration. Celeste and her new found friends may have more trouble than they bargained for.
Scratch
Price: Free! Words: 2,960. Language: English. Published: July 9, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
A story of friendship and sacrifice. In order to become a spell caster, Star had to sacrifice something to the divine spirits. She chose love -- not realizing she would find love after making the sacrifice. Only the gentle Earth caster Oak can provide the friendship needed for Star to overcome her grief at what she cannot have.
Tight Space
Price: Free! Words: 1,610. Language: English. Published: June 30, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Supernatural
Seemingly kidnapped and locked in a coffin. Himiko does her best to survive despite losing hope of being rescued.
Arson
Price: Free! Words: 1,810. Language: English. Published: June 23, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Graphic novels & comics » Science fiction, Fiction » Adventure » Action
Kennedy J. Arthur's quest for power in a world with super powers will have dangerous consequences.
Victim
Price: Free! Words: 1,810. Language: English. Published: June 14, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » Action, Fiction » Graphic novels & comics » Superheroes
In a world where superpowers are handed out like candy, Shelby Turner must survive the chaos and has to deal with a worthless power that she barely understands. She must prove she is not a VICTIM.
The Dealer
Price: Free! Words: 2,000. Language: English. Published: June 3, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
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Derrick must deal with the corrupting influence of Meta Ability Creation, the power to create any supernatural/superhuman power.
Rahib Chronicles of Islandor
Series: Chronicles of Islandor. Price: Free! Words: 2,060. Language: English. Published: May 23, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
Prince Rahib plots to have Celeste at any cost, but her actions put events into play that will change Castle kingdom for some time.
Show Me The Meaning...Of Love, Loss, and Regret
Series: Thralls of Fate. You set the price! Words: 3,480. Language: English. Published: May 17, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
The finale to Pat O'Conner and Hikaru Takeda's story is here! Deaths abound, the demon fox is loose and the reveal of how Pat and Hikaru are linked.
Chronicles of Islandor: Anastasia
Series: Chronicles of Islandor. You set the price! Words: 1,800. Language: English. Published: May 14, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
Anastasia tells the story of her youth growing up to Celeste. How the politics of the Castle Kingdom effects everyone on the eastern shore of Islandor.
Lose It All
Series: Thralls of Fate. You set the price! Words: 1,740. Language: English. Published: May 4, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
A terrifying transformation brings the Fox demon back to life. In order to defeat it, Hikaru Takeda will have to make a difficult decision!
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