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The Greater Good
An assassination attempt on the Burghermeister of Werpenstad sets in motion a disastrous chain of events that threatens to engulf the entire Stad in a horrifying wave of blood and violence.
As rumours of inhuman monsters and the tell-tale signs of a bloodthirsty cult emerge, Vice-mayor Karl Kreigel is left but one option - to send for the Jaegers of the Holy Order.
When they arrive however, the Stad is plunged into a living nightmare as their brutal practices threaten to tear the city apart. Forced to tread a dangerous tightrope between cooperating with the Jaegers and reining in the worst of their excesses, Karl must also somehow attempt to uncover the roots of the sinister Cult of the Half Tail, whose tendrils appear to grow disturbingly close to home.
With events fast spiralling out of his control, Karl knows he is in a race against time not only to catch the assassin and root out the insidious cult, but also to put a stop to the insanely-dangerous Jaegers from pulling his Stad apart or else burning it to the ground...
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Stalking the Shadows
A FREE short story, taken from Part One of The Greater Good
Karl Kreigel is Vice-mayor of Werpenstad, an important trading town in Bergen, the westernmost Province of the Empire. When an assassination attempt is made against the Burghermeister, it is up to him to lead the investigation and take control of the town.
With the killer still at large and rumours flying around about man-sized rats stalking the sewers, Karl knows that whoever - or whatever - he is, it is only a matter of time before the assassin returns to strike again...
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Agilka
A Sci-fi novella
The definitive proof - we are not alone. In November 2014 the European Space Agency landed a scientific module on comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko to great acclaim. Barely two days later it was lost, power failure being cited as the reason. Eighteen years on and the much criticized return mission is due to touch down, but just why did they go back? What secrets does comet 67P hold? A novella.
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The Way of Ghee
A FREE short story.
Joshua Laden is tired of ashram life. Setting out with a group of friends, he goes in search of a mysterious Yogi living in isolation far up into the mountains. It is said that this man has achieved Enlightenment - the divine state of bliss - and not only that, he is willing to share his experience with anyone willing to make the effort to go and find him...
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About the Author
Painter, photographer, Reiki healer, traveller and horse trainer, Stephen Brown is a lover of Creativity in all its guises. His writing is varied, from fantasy, sci-fi and other novels to poetry and haiku. He tries to be both deep and thought-provoking as well as humorous and nonsensical at the same time. In no way does he see the two things as contradictory. Feel free to drop by and take a look at what he’s up to. Come on now, don’t be shy...
Website: https://www.thestephenbrown.co.uk/
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Chosen Charity
The author supports:
The Native American Rights Fund
A non-profit organisation providing legal representation to Native American tribes and villages to help untangle the maze of laws impacting their lives.
https://www.narf.org
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