J Simon: 241 books

A short book of poetry - the first by Simon J Sebastian. Poems included: Lost love: Mable is an ordinary name for an extraordinary girl, Oil and water, the mixing: It’s not that they don’t mix. It’s just that they don’t mix. My dog: He’s fairly large and quite ugly,...

When a lonely man raises a truly alien plant species from a seedling, strange things happen, and his life takes a sinister turn. The second in the Alien Science Fiction series by Simon J. Cooper, this story journeys into the darker reaches of the mind. Opening: The bright orange...

*The premise: That if 5 authors start with the same sentence, they will all write vastly different stories. The results: A series! After the success of The First Sentence, we upped the degree of difficulty. These romantic novellas run the gamut of genres but all are inspired by the same SECOND sentence. * Catch...

Prepare for extreme horror. You have in your hands the first volume in our award-winning series. This unique collection of ten stories features a range of international talent: award-winning authors, masters of horror, rising stars, and fresh new voices in the genre. Take care as you reach into these...

Growing up in bucolic Falstone, Picon, Maggie Edmondson looked up at an endless night sky and knew that no matter what happened, the Colonial Fleet was out there. Protecting her. Visits to the aging warship Galactica reinforce her association of the Fleet with a sense of safety and security. Six...

The fourth in the Modern Irish Fantasy series by award winning writer, Simon J. Cooper. First paragraph: Barnesmore bog was a remote spot and only visited by an old boy like me. When I had a fall a year ago and bust my leg, they said my days up here were finished. Sure, they would have...

The third in the Modern Irish Fantasy series by award winning writer, Simon J. Cooper. First paragraph: The silver needle pivoted on the heart line of the man's hand, wagging like a dog's tail but always roughly pointing at the red front door of 16 Kincora Court. Baxter shoved it back...

Across the country and around the world, people avidly engage in the cultural practice of hunting. Children are taken on rite-of-passage hunting trips, where relationships are cemented and legacies are passed on from one generation to another. Meals are prepared from hunted game, often consisting...

The first in the Modern Irish Fantasy series by award winning writer, Simon J. Cooper, this story of murder and mind control takes you to the dark side of an alternate Ireland, where things aren't always what they seem. First paragraph: Letterkenny General’s morgue smelled like the...

A vampire must have blood to survive, even if that vampire is an alien shipwrecked on Earth after a secret landing to harvest human blood. But surviving on human blood comes at a high cost, both for this vampire, and her victims. Third in the Alien Science Fiction series by Simon J. Cooper,...

The fifth in the Modern Irish Fantasy series by award winning writer, Simon J. Cooper. First paragraph: The hospital appointment card floated into the bin like a mini Concorde. The envelope it came in had URGENT written in red letters front and back. I scrunched that into a ball and...

The first five Modern Irish Fantasy stories collected in one volume. Over 25,000 words, about equal to 100 pages paperback reading. All set in present day Ireland, from the tranquil Donegal hills to the Belfast back streets, these stories have a dark edge, with monsters, mind-control and flesh...

When Professor Cree Caarlso receives a desperate call from an old friend, he finds himself the only one who can help. No Cry For Help is a whodunit set on an alien world where a humanoid species have developed from a dolphin like ancestor. This is the first story in the Alien Science Fiction...

When new technology discovered genuine monsters, both mythological and never before imagined, Ireland, like every other country, enforced strict codes of conduct for monsters. It was follow the rules or die. But still, there were rogues who refused to register themselves and were never discovered....