Science Fiction

Science Fiction deals with alternate realities.

It includes speculative or futuristic concepts, such as space travel, aliens, and parallel universes.

  • Veni Vidi Vici

    A SECURITY DIRECTORATE SHORT STORY. SCIENCE FICTION. Second Lieutenant Cora Meadows is alone when an unfamiliar alarm tone goes off. Does she have what it takes to deal with whatever it is?

  • The Space-Time Paradox

    HAYWARD HALL SHORT STORY. FANTASY. It was Morag Clementine’s first day at Hayward Hall, and so far, she was impressed. The previous housekeeper’s sudden departure was concerning. But more concerning; where exactly was her employer?

  • The Psychic Detective

    A WILKINSON NATIONAL DETECTIVE AGENCY SHORT STORY. MYSTERY. Derek Ericsson can’t get over his son’s death. Private Investigator Shirley Weaving, assisted by her late Great Uncle, sees things others can’t. With more to the child’s death that anyone else can see, Derek needs her more than most.

  • Special Relativity in Space

    HAYWARD HALL SHORT STORY. SCIENCE FICTION. Humans have spread across the universe. Super-sized cargo ships ply the space lanes. Space Mariner third class Kumahl Levi detects a biohazard. Can he get her safely back home?

  • Ship in a Bottle

    SCIENCE FICTION. SHORT STORY. Edith took the easy money. Now she’s alone on an empty ship in deep space. With no idea whether she can get home. Or how.

  • Payton’s Run

    SECURITY DIRECTORATE SHORT STORY. SCIENCE FICTION. Payton likes her elegant, intimidating uniform. Respects the authority it gives her. Is determined to pass her physical final without harming it. Her career is on the line. Her life too. Because there are no second chances in the Directorate.

  • Never Going to be a Hero

    SCIENCE FICTION. SHORT STORY. Mephisto station sits on the intersection of a dozen intergalactic trade routes. Field medic Vee runs a repair shop. Does good deeds. Tries to escape attention. Until her past catches up with her. And won’t take no for an answer.

  • Minty and the Monster

    A SECURITY DIRECTORATE SHORT STORY. SCIENCE FICTION. New graduate Second Lieutenant Minty Hollister is in charge of the inaugural Security Directorate Distinguished Service Awards. More than her future’s at stake.

  • Love in the Security Directorate

    A SECURITY DIRECTORATE SHORT STORY. SCIENCE FICTION. Can there be love in the Security Directorate where your birth, education, marriage and death are controlled by a ruthless fascist dictatorship?

  • Love in the Past Tense

    HAYWARD HALL SHORT STORY. FANTASY. Melbourne, 2021. Morag Clementine. Typical twenty-first century woman. Hayward Hall’s new houskeeper. Melbourne, 1904. Henry Fox. Typical nineteeth century man. Recently inherited Hayward Hall. Can they find a future together?

  • Life in the Security Directorate

    A SECURITY DIRECTORATE SHORT STORY. SCIENCE FICTION. In a ruthless fascist dictatorship, a eugenics programme ensures people are born with genetic superpowers. All Eve needs is a black Earl Grey tea with a thin slice of lemon. And when she needs something, she always gets it. One way or another.

  • Honoris Virilis Respectu

    SECURITY DIRECTORATE SHORT STORY. SCIENCE FICTION. With his assistant hospitalised, and her replacement so inept, Major General John Simm thinks it can’t be coincidence. Can he get to the bottom of it?

  • Onslaught at New Mir

    SCIENCE FICTION. SHORT STORY. Warrant Officer Vivian Ashe. Busy Adjutant getting stuff done on New Mir Station. Old friend Admiral Queenie Baley. Ferrying diplomats on the FFC Argonaut. In a past versus future clash of cultures who will be the last woman standing.

  • Calling it a Day

    SECURITY DIRECTORATE. SHORT STORY. SCIENCE FICTION. Hard-arsed detective Captain Maeryn Prothero is on the case. Battling her fragmented memories. Can she save herself before the Security Directorate does?

  • Success at the Academy

    A SECURITY DIRECTORATE DYSTOPIAN SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORY From birth to death, citizens face grueling physical and mental testing. Lieutenant Jemima Hunt runs candidate 124 through his paces. And finds the over life and death is not always clear cut.

  • Pursuit of Power

    A SECURITY DIRECTORATE DYSTOPIAN SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORY Captain Tara Cline forced to work with nemesis Captain Max Wade. Can she solve the crime before he does?

  • The Histories of Hayward Hall

    HISTORICAL. COLLECTION. FANTASY. Meet Morag Clementine. The new housekeeper at historic Hayward Hall. Her practical and capable attitude keeps her out of trouble. Her no-nonsense, get it done approach. Just as well, because Hayward Hall needs someone like her.

  • Security Directorate Dossiers volume 2

    BOOK TWO IN THE SECURITY DIRECTORATE SERIES. SCIENCE FICTION. COLLECTION. Controlled and indoctrinated by the Security Directorate from birth, the elite enforcement arm unwaveringly supports the regime. This is five of their stories.

  • Security Directorate Dossiers volume 1

     BOOK ONE IN THE SECURITY DIRECTORATE SERIES. SCIENCE FICTION. COLLECTION. Controlled and indoctrinated by the Security Directorate from birth, the elite enforcement arm unwaveringly supports the regime. This is five of their stories.

  • Common or Garden Variety Heroes

    HEROES. COLLECTION. GENRE-SPANNING. Do you have what it takes to be a hero? Whether that’s running into a burning building, standing up for what you know is right, or saving a princess it’s going to take everything you’ve got and more besides. Join them if you dare.

  • Christmas Travesties

    CHRISTMAS. COLLECTION. GENRE-SPANNING. Bitter and Sweet. Dark, nutty or plain. If Christmas under the hot Australian sun isn’t twisted enough, these stories turn it up a notch or ten. Like box of chocolates, there’s something for everyone.

  • Success at the Academy (PAPERBACK)

    PAPERBACK. A SECURITY DIRECTORATE DYSTOPIAN SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORY From birth to death, citizens face grueling physical and mental testing. Lieutenant Jemima Hunt runs candidate 124 through his paces. And finds the over life and death is not always clear cut.

  • Pursuit of Power (PAPERBACK)

    PAPERBACK. A SECURITY DIRECTORATE DYSTOPIAN SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORY Captain Tara Cline forced to work with nemesis Captain Max Wade. Can she solve the crime before he does?

  • Pursuit of Power (eBOOK)

    EBOOK. A SECURITY DIRECTORATE DYSTOPIAN SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORY Captain Tara Cline forced to work with nemesis Captain Max Wade. Can she solve the crime before he does?

  • The Space-Time Paradox (PAPERBACK)

    HAYWARD HALL SHORT STORY. PAPERBACK. FANTASY. It was Morag Clementine’s first day at Hayward Hall, and so far, she was impressed. The previous housekeeper’s sudden departure was concerning. But more concerning; where exactly was her employer?

  • Calling it a Day (eBOOK)

    SECURITY DIRECTORATE. EBOOK. SHORT STORY. SCIENCE FICTION.Hard-arsed detective Captain Maeryn Prothero is on the case. Battling her fragmented memories. Can she save herself before the Security Directorate does?

  • Calling it a Day (PAPERBACK

    SECURITY DIRECTORATE. PAPERBACK. SHORT STORY. SCIENCE FICTION. Hard-arsed detective Captain Maeryn Prothero is on the case. Battling her fragmented memories. Can she save herself before the Security Directorate does?

  • Payton’s Run (PAPERBACK)

    SECURITY DIRECTORATE SHORT STORY. SCIENCE FICTION. PAPERBACK. Payton likes her elegant, intimidating uniform. Respects the authority it gives her. Is determined to pass her physical final without harming it. Her career is on the line. Her life too. Because there are no second chances in the Directorate.

  • Love in the Security Directorate (PAPERBACK)

    A SECURITY DIRECTORATE SHORT STORY. SCIENCE FICTION. PAPERBACK. Can there be love in the Security Directorate where your birth, education, marriage and death are controlled by a ruthless fascist dictatorship?

  • Ship in a Bottle (PAPERBACK)

    SCIENCE FICTION. SHORT STORY. PAPERBACK. Edith took the easy money. Now she’s alone on an empty ship in deep space. With no idea whether she can get home. Or how.

  • Onslaught at New Mir (PAPERBACK)

    SCIENCE FICTION. SHORT STORY. PAPERBACK. Warrant Officer Vivian Ashe. Busy Adjutant getting stuff done on New Mir Station. Old friend Admiral Queenie Baley. Ferrying diplomats on the FFC Argonaut. In a past versus future clash of cultures who will be the last woman standing.

  • Never Going to be a Hero (PAPERBACK)

    SCIENCE FICTION. SHORT STORY. PAPERBACK. Mephisto station sits on the intersection of a dozen intergalactic trade routes. Field medic Vee runs a repair shop. Does good deeds. Tries to escape attention. Until her past catches up with her. And won’t take no for an answer.

  • Love in the Past Tense (PAPERBACK)

    HAYWARD HALL SHORT STORY. FANTASY. PAPERBACK. Melbourne, 2021. Morag Clementine. Typical twenty-first century woman. Hayward Hall’s new houskeeper. Melbourne, 1904. Henry Fox. Typical nineteeth century man. Recently inherited Hayward Hall. Can they find a future together?

  • Devil You Don’t Know (eBOOK)

    ROMANTASY. SHORT STORY. eBOOK. Zelda Smith. Ordinary girl. Falls asleep in a quiet room. Three Scott Fitzeralds. One wakes her with a kiss. One sees her barefoot in a hotel lobby. One stares longlingly. All hoping for the one and only Zelda.

  • Veni Vidi Vici (eBOOK)

    A SECURITY DIRECTORATE SHORT STORY. SCIENCE FICTION. eBOOK. Second Lieutenant Cora Meadows is alone when an unfamiliar alarm tone goes off. Does she have what it takes to deal with whatever it is?

  • Veni Vidi Vici (PAPERBACK)

    A SECURITY DIRECTORATE SHORT STORY. SCIENCE FICTION. PAPERBACK. Second Lieutenant Cora Meadows is alone when an unfamiliar alarm tone goes off. Does she have what it takes to deal with whatever it is?

  • Life in the Security Directorate (PAPERBACK)

    A SECURITY DIRECTORATE SHORT STORY. SCIENCE FICTION. PAPERBACK. In a ruthless fascist dictatorship, a eugenics programme ensures people are born with genetic superpowers. All Eve needs is a black Earl Grey tea with a thin slice of lemon. And when she needs something, she always gets it. One way or another.

  • Security Directorate Dossiers volume 2 (HARDBACK)

    SECURITY DIRECTORATE. HARDBACK. BOOK TWO IN THE SECURITY DIRECTORATE SCIENCE FICTION SERIES Controlled and indoctrinated by the Security Directorate from birth, the elite enforcement arm unwaveringly supports the regime. This is five of their stories.

  • Unavoidable Fates (PAPERBACK)

    FATES. PAPERBACK. COLLECTION. FANTASY. Do you believe in fate or free will? In a world not so different from our own, even the Fates question their places in the universe. In this collection of fantastical Fate stories, you’ll see where fate can take you.

  • Honoris Virilis Respectu (PAPERBACK)

    SECURITY DIRECTORATE SHORT STORY. SCIENCE FICTION. PAPERBACK With his assistant hospitalised, and her replacement so inept, Major General John Simm thinks it can’t be coincidence. Can he get to the bottom of it?

  • Common or Garden Variety Heroes (PAPERBACK)

    HEROES. PAPERBACK. COLLECTION. GENRE-SPANNING. Do you have what it takes to be a hero? Whether that’s running into a burning building, standing up for what you know is right, or saving a princess it’s going to take everything you’ve got and more besides. Join them if you dare.

  • Common or Garden Variety Heroes (HARDBACK)

    HEROES. HARDBACK. COLLECTION. GENRE-SPANNING. Do you have what it takes to be a hero? Whether that’s running into a burning building, standing up for what you know is right, or saving a princess it’s going to take everything you’ve got and more besides. Join them if you dare.

  • Honoris Virilis Respectu (eBOOK)

    SECURITY DIRECTORATE SHORT STORY. SCIENCE FICTION. EBOOK With his assistant hospitalised, and her replacement so inept, Major General John Simm thinks it can’t be coincidence. Can he get to the bottom of it?

  • Christmas Travesties (PAPERBACK)

    CHRISTMAS. PAPERBACK. COLLECTION. GENRE-SPANNING. Bitter and Sweet. Dark, nutty or plain. If Christmas under the hot Australian sun isn’t twisted enough, these stories turn it up a notch or ten. Like box of chocolates, there’s something for everyone.

  • Special Relativity in Space (PAPERBACK)

    HAYWARD HALL SHORT STORY. PAPERBACK. SCIENCE FICTION. Humans have spread across the universe. Super-sized cargo ships ply the space lanes. Space Mariner third class Kumahl Levi detects a biohazard. Can he get her safely back home?

  • Mystery of the Master Suite (eBOOK)

    A HAYWARD HALL SHORT STORY. FANTASY. eBOOK. Morag Fox is missing on her wedding day; the police assume she’s run away. Fifteen year old Amelia Fox isn’t so sure. Kidnapped more likely. As the family retraces Morag’s steps, it becomes clear fact might be more puzzling than fiction.

  • The Space-Time Paradox (eBOOK)

    HAYWARD HALL SHORT STORY. eBOOK. FANTASY. It was Morag Clementine’s first day at Hayward Hall, and so far, she was impressed. The previous housekeeper’s sudden departure was concerning. But more concerning; where exactly was her employer?

  • Christmas Travesties (HARDBACK)

    CHRISTMAS. HARDBACK. COLLECTION. GENRE-SPANNING. Bitter and Sweet. Dark, nutty or plain. If Christmas under the hot Australian sun isn’t twisted enough, these stories turn it up a notch or ten. Like box of chocolates, there’s something for everyone.

  • Minty and the Monster (PAPERBACK)

    A SECURITY DIRECTORATE SHORT STORY. SCIENCE FICTION. PAPERBACK. New graduate Second Lieutenant Minty Hollister is in charge of the inaugural Security Directorate Distinguished Service Awards. More than her future’s at stake.

  • Security Directorate Dossiers volume 2 (PAPERBACK)

    SECURITY DIRECTORATE. PAPERBACK. COLLECTION. BOOK TWO IN THE SECURITY DIRECTORATE SCIENCE FICTION SERIES Controlled and indoctrinated by the Security Directorate from birth, the elite enforcement arm unwaveringly supports the regime. This is five of their stories.

  • Minty and the Monster (eBOOK)

    A SECURITY DIRECTORATE SHORT STORY. SCIENCE FICTION. EBOOK. New graduate Second Lieutenant Minty Hollister is in charge of the inaugural Security Directorate Distinguished Service Awards. More than her future’s at stake.

  • Success at the Academy (eBOOK)

    EBOOK. A SECURITY DIRECTORATE DYSTOPIAN SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORY From birth to death, citizens face gruelling physical and mental testing. Lieutenant Jemima Hunt runs candidate 124 through his paces. And finds the over life and death is not always clear cut.

  • Security Directorate Dossiers volume 1 (HARDBACK)

    SECURITY DIRECTORATE. HARDBACK. COLLECTION. BOOK ONE IN THE SECURITY DIRECTORATE SCIENCE FICTION SERIES. Controlled and indoctrinated by the Security Directorate from birth, the elite enforcement arm unwaveringly supports the regime. This is five of their stories.

  • Security Directorate Dossiers volume 1 (PAPERBACK)

    SECURITY DIRECTORATE. PAPERBACK. COLLECTION. BOOK ONE IN THE SECURITY DIRECTORATE SCIENCE FICTION SERIES. Controlled and indoctrinated by the Security Directorate from birth, the elite enforcement arm unwaveringly supports the regime. This is five of their stories.

  • The Second Son Squad (eBOOK)

    A HEROES SHORT STORY. FANTASY. eBOOK. Abby Fisher wakes in the body of a girl masquerading as a boy at a Military Academy. She must figure out why she’s there before she can go home. But first, there’s the rebellion to deal with. Who’s side is she on; Princess or the Usurper?

  • Payton’s Run (eBOOK)

    SECURITY DIRECTORATE SHORT STORY. SCIENCE FICTION. eBOOK. Payton likes her elegant, intimidating uniform. Respects the authority it gives her. Is determined to pass her physical final without harming it. Her career is on the line. Her life too. Because there are no second chances in the Directorate.

  • Love in the Security Directorate (eBOOK)

    A SECURITY DIRECTORATE SHORT STORY. SCIENCE FICTION. PAPERBACK. Can there be love in the Security Directorate where your birth, education, marriage and death are controlled by a ruthless fascist dictatorship?

  • Unavoidable Fates (eBOOK)

    FATES. EBOOK. COLLECTION. FANTASY. Do you believe in fate or free will? In a world not so different from our own, even the Fates question their places in the universe. In this collection of fantastical Fate stories, you’ll see where fate can take you.

  • Life in the Security Directorate (eBOOK)

    A SECURITY DIRECTORATE SHORT STORY. SCIENCE FICTION. eBOOK. In a ruthless fascist dictatorship, a eugenics programme ensures people are born with genetic superpowers. All Eve needs is a black Earl Grey tea with a thin slice of lemon. And when she needs something, she always gets it. One way or another.

  • Security Directorate Dossiers volume 2 (eBook)

    SECURITY DIRECTORATE. EBOOK. COLLECTION. BOOK TWO IN THE SECURITY DIRECTORATE SCIENCE FICTION SERIES Controlled and indoctrinated by the Security Directorate from birth, the elite enforcement arm unwaveringly supports the regime. This is five of their stories.

  • Security Directorate Dossiers volume 1 (eBook)

    SECURITY DIRECTORATE. EBOOK. COLLECTION. BOOK ONE IN THE SECURITY DIRECTORATE SCIENCE FICTION SERIES. Controlled and indoctrinated by the Security Directorate from birth, the elite enforcement arm unwaveringly supports the regime. This is five of their stories.

  • The Histories of Hayward Hall (eBOOK)

    HISTORICAL. EBOOK. COLLECTION. FANTASY. Meet Morag Clementine. The new housekeeper at historic Hayward Hall. Her practical and capable attitude keeps her out of trouble. Her no-nonsense, get it done approach. Just as well, because Hayward Hall needs someone like her.

  • Never Going to be a Hero (eBOOK)

    SCIENCE FICTION. SHORT STORY. PAPERBACK. Mephisto station sits on the intersection of a dozen intergalactic trade routes. Field medic Vee runs a repair shop. Does good deeds. Tries to escape attention. Until her past catches up with her. And won’t take no for an answer.

  • Ship in a Bottle (eBOOK)

    SCIENCE FICTION. SHORT STORY. eBOOK. Edith took the easy money. Now she’s alone on an empty ship in deep space. With no idea whether she can get home. Or how.

  • Special Relativity in Space (eBOOK)

    HAYWARD HALL SHORT STORY. eBOOK. SCIENCE FICTION. Humans have spread across the universe. Super-sized cargo ships ply the space lanes. Space Mariner third class Kumahl Levi detects a biohazard. Can he get her safely back home?

  • Onslaught at New Mir (Digital Audio)

    SCIENCE FICTION. SHORT STORY. AUDIOBOOK. Warrant Officer Vivian Ashe. Busy Adjutant getting stuff done on New Mir Station. Old friend Admiral Queenie Baley. Ferrying diplomats on the FFC Argonaut. In a past versus future clash of cultures who will be the last woman standing.

  • The Histories of Hayward Hall (HARDBACK)

    HISTORICAL. HARDBACK. COLLECTION. FANTASY. Meet Morag Clementine. The new housekeeper at historic Hayward Hall. Her practical and capable attitude keeps her out of trouble. Her no-nonsense, get it done approach. Just as well, because Hayward Hall needs someone like her.

  • The Histories of Hayward Hall (PAPERBACK)

    HISTORICAL. PAPERBACK. COLLECTION. FANTASY. Meet Morag Clementine. The new housekeeper at historic Hayward Hall. Her practical and capable attitude keeps her out of trouble. Her no-nonsense, get it done approach. Just as well, because Hayward Hall needs someone like her.

  • Onslaught at New Mir (eBook)

    SCIENCE FICTION. SHORT STORY. eBOOK. Warrant Officer Vivian Ashe. Busy Adjutant getting stuff done on New Mir Station. Old friend Admiral Queenie Baley. Ferrying diplomats on the FFC Argonaut. In a past versus future clash of cultures who will be the last woman standing.

  • Common or Garden Variety Heroes (eBOOK)

    HEROES. EBOOK. COLLECTION. GENRE-SPANNING. Do you have what it takes to be a hero? Whether that’s running into a burning building, standing up for what you know is right, or saving a princess it’s going to take everything you’ve got and more besides. Join them if you dare.

  • Blood and Bloody Profanity (eBOOK)

    A WILKINSON NATIONAL DETECTIVE AGENCY SHORT STORY. EBOOK. MYSTERY. Every detective has a case that got away, and for Phobe Swan, it’s the kidnap, ransom and ultimately murder of Lette Walker. A decade later, now a Private Investigator, she’s back on the case. Whatever the consequences.

  • The Psychic Detective (PAPERBACK)

    A WILKINSON NATIONAL DETECTIVE AGENCY SHORT STORY. MYSTERY. eBOOK. Derek Ericsson can’t get over his son’s death. Private Investigator Shirley Weaving, assisted by her late Great Uncle, sees things others can’t. With more to the child’s death that anyone else can see, Derek needs her more than most.

  • The Psychic Detective (eBOOK)

    A WILKINSON NATIONAL DETECTIVE AGENCY SHORT STORY. MYSTERY. eBOOK. Derek Ericsson can’t get over his son’s death. Private Investigator Shirley Weaving, assisted by her late Great Uncle, sees things others can’t. With more to the child’s death that anyone else can see, Derek needs her more than most.