Michael Kingswood: 41 books

A scientific expedition to deep space makes a discovery that will re-shape what we believe about life in the universe. As long as it doesn't kill them first. The Blob On The Rock is a 5,000 word science fiction short story.

Gareth and his sworn man, Hatherle, delve into the lair of a Necromancer who has been terrorizing the surrounding territory, seeking the reward on his head. But trips, traps, puzzles, and the dead themselves serve as the Necromancer’s guards, making this the most dangerous mission Gareth has ever taken on.

A sword-for-hire quests to defeat an evil Necromancer. A young girl discovers that music has a magic of its own. An FBI interrogator discovers a chilling conspiracy. A shipwreck unleashes a supernatural monster onto the inhabitants of a tropical island. A washed-up electrician...

The people live on the island, and the gods protect it. The Beast waits on the beach, eager to ensnare the unwary. When outsiders come and disrupt that balance, Yili must find a way to protect his family, and his village, from the consequences. But sometimes, the greatest terrors...

Few things in life give Lilly more pleasure than playing her clarinet and making beautiful music. She never dreamed music might have a magic of its own, or that her band recital might become a battleground between good and evil. A Note Of Magic is a 12,000 fantasy novelette.

A year-long shift in the middle of the interstellar void can get pretty boring. For the Fourth shift crew of the starliner Pericles, enroute to Earth from one of the colony worlds, the passage could best be called routine. Until the forward sensors detect an unknown and unexpected object ahead....

Lucien Bandemyr, Crown Prince of the Qorathi Empite, looked forward to adventure, excitement, and glory from his first campaign outside of the Empire's star systems. Instead he found frustration, and a betrayal that could bring the Empire to its knees.

George looks for his press contact, to blow the whistle on ethical issues at work. Karen looks for her girlfriend, to patch things up after a fight. When a mistake puts them together, their evening becomes much more interesting than either of them anticipated. Red Orchid is a romantic short story, about 3800 words long.

Intelligence told the High Command that the Mar Tabban, arch enemies of the Citizens' Army, had moved into the territory garrisoned by Larian's Regiment.  In response, the Regimental Commander sent the B company scouts, Larian's unit, out to investigate.  On his first operational assignment, Larian...

An assassin and his partner embark on the biggest job of their careers. The payment if they succeed is enough to set them up for life, potentially allowing the assassin to get out of the business and finally live a normal life. But even succeeding in a high profile job like this carries its own danger. This is a short story, about 3,000 words long.

Piter's honeymoon was off to a splendid start. He and his bride had a fancy bridal suite on a luxury spaceliner, and had their own private view of the most beautiful aurora in the known galaxy. Then it all went to hell. Narrowly escaping the spaceliner's destruction in a cargo shuttle,...

A client's cryptic story leads Private Investigators Ronald Harper and Kathleen Davidson to evidence of multiple murders. When the client disappears, however, the local cops' suspicion turns their way, and they are left alone to figure out who is behind it all. The Suspect's Wife is a 9,200 word short mystery.

Eighty-two light years away on Alcor Five, great flying beasts called Reptus Volans, which closely resemble the dragons of European legend, sit at the top of the food chain. They are so dangerous and exist in such great numbers that the Colonial Allocation Committee forbad colonization of Alcor Five...