A confession…whenever I’m in a bookstore, I go to the Science Fiction/Fantasy section. I browse through the authors, soak up the vibe, look at old favourites and potential purchases. But without fail, I end up in front of the “F” section, somewhere between Raymond Feist and Jaspar Fforde.
I stand there for a long moment, and I stare at the spot.
“One day”, I tell myself, “my books will be on this shelf. Right here, in this spot.”
Every time, without fail, I stand there like a great big dork reciting this mantra. I say this without hubris or entitlement, and I certainly don’t whip myself over the not-quite-there invisible books. These words are said only with this: the absolute certainty that, if I work hard enough and never ever give up, it’s gonna happen.
Doctor Felix Koehler oversees the vaccination program in Dadaab, Kenya. When the world’s largest refugee camp is plagued with cholera outbreaks, Koehler discovers a murderous conspiracy. Corrupt CIA agents plan to destabilise the African Union by distributing a live virus to certain ethnic groups.
His amateur investigation is noted by those on the take, and hired guns come for him. Koehler is rescued by Hank Strait, a US Marshal investigating the corrupt company men. With no backup and hundreds of people hunting them, the pair must cross Kenya, and try to bring the truth to the world…but will they save lives, or doom millions?
Anomaly has just gone live over at Barnes and Noble. Consider this bad boy officially launched!
The world is lost to the walking dead, and humanity limps on behind high walls. Two nations squabble over what is left of the United States. The survivors of Gravesend just got drafted into a civil war, and Tamsyn finds herself saddled with the responsibility of command. Can she survive the war for this brutal new America…and does she dare to unleash the ultimate weapon? Is victory worth the horrible price?
Cover art for After the World #5 has just been released on the Black House Comics website, including some other exciting titles about to hit the stands. Keep an eye out for “Terra Magazine”, Australia’s answer to 2000AD. Amongst other awesomeness, this includes my fantasy serial Tusk:
Scaryminds has just released a review for After the World issue #4 (Black House Comics). The stories get quite a bit of positive ink, and of my novella Corpus Christi the reviewer says:
“Hold onto your knickers kids, Jason Fischer delivers his long awaited sequel to After the World: Gravesend…Fischer once again knocks one out of the ball park and for sure I’m now sweating on another chapter in this series.”
Feet to trample,
Trunk to crush,
Men become Man-slaves,
Or die in the dust.
Look how they tremble,
And bow to the tusk!
fragment of elephant script, age unknown.
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Clad in iron, proud and decadent, the elephants rule. The lords of ancient Tusk grind the world beneath their feet. Humanity is in chains. A calf is born, and a slave will rise…
The first chapter of Tusk can be read in issue #1 of Terra Magazine, appearing soon at a newsagent near you. More information can be found here: http://www.terramagazine.com.au/
(Picture comes courtesy of the talented Rhys James)
