by David Kernot
Of my other stories, The Lost People, was published in AMOK Anthology, April Moon Books, Canada in Oct 2014, and A Hero’s Welcome, published by The Lovecraft eZine in 2015. These two stories, along with my self-published, The Search for Giselle, and other non-published short stories that had the names: Raven Song, Serpent’s Multiverse, Serpent of Uluru, The Lesser Path of Gods, and Centurion Gods of War, all have all contributed to this larger story.
I would also acknowledge the support of the Online Writing Workshop community, and in particular, former or long-time members, Patty Jansen, Larry Pinaire, Crash Froelich, Michael Keyton, Zvi Zacs, Liz Colter, Kit Davis, Raymond Walshe, Geo Clairval, and April Grey who have at one time or another provided sage writing advise for one or more of the stories that form the basis of this novel.
Thank you to Paul Mudie for his excellent artwork. Paul can be contacted at [email protected].
No work in this genre could exist without the imagination of and paying homage to weird fiction and horror writer H.P. Lovecraft.
And finally, thank you for reading.
About The Author
David Kernot
David Kernot is an Australian author living in the Mid North of South Australia. He writes contemporary fantasy, science fiction, and horror, and he has over sixty short story publications in a variety of anthologies in Australia, the US, Canada, and the UK, including the Year's Best Australian Fantasy & Horror, and Award Winning Australian Writing. Further details are available at www.davidkernot.com, or check his Amazon author page at: https://www.amazon.com/David-Kernot/e/B00CJJP82K
Books By This Author
Autumn Comes Slowly
In Revenants of Sophie, Kat is hearing voices and gets shot. When she wakes a young girl comes to her rescue and we learn how to hunt for criminals in the dark web. But it all falls apart, and things don't quite work out as expected. More shots are fired. People die, while some are reunited in a sad story that will pull at your heartstrings. Seven other dark stories explore the flawed side of humanity and take you on a journey through autumn as it comes slowly. Includes the Award Winning collaborative story with David Conyers: Winds of Nzambi, and the darkest award-winning fiction story yet: Harry's Dead Poodle.
The Early Years
A collection of twelve (plus one) easy to read, science fiction short stories to make you think about our place in the cosmos. The collection, from award winning author, David Kernot, traces his early science fiction published works from 2006. The collection includes his first competition winning story, Genesis, his first paid publication, The Sentinel, and culminates with his Writers Of The Future Honorable Mention: Dead Man Walking.
Panspermian Earth
Traveling down from the highly populated North Pole settlement, Alan Derringer and Lisa Moran explore the poisoned tropical equator and monitor pollution levels. But trouble strikes, and he and Lisa cut short their exploration and return home. Together, they carve out a new existence for mankind in the stars (Gaia's Legacy). Includes seven connected short stories to test your faith in what you know of the world.
Future Worlds
A collection of four novelette length stories that highlight mankind's exploration of the universe, and the struggle to live among the stars, of the hope of finding new and future worlds.
Beam Rider
Down on his luck an adventurous young man has nothing to lose by answering a call to become a Beam Rider. But he had no idea where the journey would take him, and how his beliefs would be tested. His reward is to find love in the strangest of places. Come on the journey of a lifetime with Steve Hayshot as he discovers bad guys in all the wrong places.
The Search for Giselle
After the war, a lost, beautiful woman reaches out and connects with Andrew Stone in a way he's never experienced. She's in danger. Andrew struggles against time to unlock the secrets of an ancient Arthurian device and tries to save the woman before Cthulhu dark forces take them both. Andrew gathers a military team and follows the trail out to Iraq to ancient Mesopotamia's Temple of Sin where he is grief stricken beyond words. Join him as he travels from Canada to Avebury in England, to the ancient monolith Silbury Hill and ancient burial chambers then to the ancient world of Mesopotamia in the search for Giselle.
This blended fantasy is sprinkled with military science fiction and a touch of the lovecraftian mythos, and should appeal to the dreamer who fears monsters under the bed.
