Mike: 6654 books

A flock of shiny stories! Associated with life and death, disease and luck, corvids have long captured mankind’s attention, showing up in mythology as the companions or manifestations of deities, and starring in stories from Aesop to Poe and beyond. In Corvidae birds are born of blood and...

The Aqueous Transmission by Mike Eye is an incredibly exciting tale of dark lore that explores the idea of what planet Earth would be like if it had started out being ruled by small indigenous tribes of super powerful, genetically enhanced barbarian women with penchants for powers of perversion!

Mike Bartlett's controversial 'future history play' explores the people beneath the crowns, the unwritten rules of our democracy, and the conscience of Britain's most famous family. Queen Elizabeth II is dead. After a lifetime of waiting, her son ascends the throne. A future of power. But how...

"Sin for Salvation" is an ancient cult whose members aspire to commit the ultimate sin. It preaches a hyper-sexual creed that has seduced Wall Street's high fliers. Recruits are enlisted in the world's most exclusive nightclub, featuring a sadomasochistic fantasy journey through Dante's...

King Solomon, one of the Bible's most famous figures, died as an apostate. How could a man fabled for his wisdom reach the conclusion that God was false? The Armageddon Conspiracy reveals the answer to this greatest Biblical mystery. Solomon, a man obsessed with witchcraft and magic, believed he was about to discover the key to the supreme mystery of life. Now his successors have.

The Millionaires' Death Club is the most secret club on earth. It provides exclusive access to the greatest pleasure mankind has ever known. There's just one problem: membership is fatal. Would you risk everything to enjoy a moment of divine ecstasy? Two jaded Hollywood stars have decided they want to taste the forbidden joys reserved for the gods.

A razor-sharp, acid-tongued new play by Mike Bartlett, one of the UK's most exciting and inventive young writers. Two jobs. Three candidates. This would be a really bad time to have a stain on your shirt... Bull opened at Crucible Studio Theatre, Sheffield, in February 2013 in a Sheffield...

From celebrated comic artist Mike Mignola and award-winning novelist Christopher Golden comes a work of gothic storytelling like no other. Reminiscent of the illustrated tales of old, here is a lyrical, atmospheric novel of the paranormal—and a chilling allegory for the nature of war. “Why...

Jake Church, a former soldier haunted by repeated deployments, returns to his home town of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to carve out a new life for himself, unfortunately it is not to last, as terrorist attacks follow him; Jake is then confronted with the choice to either face his mental anguish and once more defend his country, or flee from the waking nightmares which still haunt him.

In 2008 in east Charlotte, a man walks out of his house in the early evening hours and is never seen again. Then, eight years later, almost to the day, clues to his final resting place are accidentally discovered by a storm water crew working near a creek. A very bizarre suicide. Another one in the...

A largely autobiographical tale about the author's experience at a Charlotte (NC, USA) bar for the Liverpool - AS Roma semifinal Champions League match (first leg) on April 24, 2018. A certain busboy, possibly from Egypt, is in the throes of mental anguish from an unresponsive love interest. When...

In March of 2008, a TV photographer decides to go for the ultimate shot via the air shaft in a 25-story hotel in uptown Charlotte (NC, USA).  Based on a tragic real-life event. Approx. 1700 words.

On a whim, the author (Agent 33) calls up Agent 889 to ask him about his Uber driving experience in the Charlotte area. Another tale in the psecret psociety pshort pstory pseries. Approx. 1400 words. Real-life accuracy: 98% Sorry, no Mr. Malloy. Sex: None. Violence: None. Drug usage: Mentioned in passing.

Two young soldiers - an American specialist and a Romanian guard - are assigned an environmental task in southeastern Afghanistan in 2009. The area is very dangerous; Taliban attacks have recently occurred. Who will be 'the soldier'? Approx. 1900 words. Probable rating: PG-13 (13 and older). Loosely based on something a vet relayed to the author.