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From Boy to Man and Back Again

by Bruce T. Forbes

BOOK 1 of my Narnia "fan fiction" novels; takes place in the months leading up to the beginning of the Hundred-Year Winter. It tells how and why the Tree of Protection died and how the witch Jadis came to power....

Camilla: Warrior of Narnia

by Bruce T. Forbes

BOOK 3 of my Narnia 'fan fiction' novels. Taking place in the time of Princess SwanWhite, a 10-year-old girl facing surgery for major burns is taken to Narnia to learn real heroism. She and Princess SwanWhite...

Second Chance

by Bruce T. Forbes

BOOK 4 of my Narnia 'fan-fiction' novels, this is dedicated with deepest respect to my fellow brothers and sisters in the Armed Forces of whatever country they serve. PARENTAL NOTE: This story is about a grown-up...

The Power of Hymns

by Bruce T. Forbes

Music and song have a power like no other. Hymns, to me, are the most powerful of all music. This is a compilation of my own writings on the subject coupled with addresses and quotes from others. If you enjoy...

Faerie Prince of Temple Square

by Bruce T. Forbes

When you visit Salt Lake City's historical Temple Square at Christmastime and see millions of lights in the trees and bushes, have you ever asked yourself: Are they lights or are they – Faeries? If I find...

Night Bird Canyon - a Story of Friends and Fiends

by Bruce T. Forbes

CORRECTIONS MADE April 2012 ... Subtitled 'A Vampire Among the Mormons', this classical Gothic horror story takes place in Northern Utah's Cache Valley in the early years of the Depression. It's not about Mormons...

Percy Jackson - All Grown Up

by Bruce T. Forbes

Three short "fan fiction" stories written after "The Last Olympian" and before the "Heroes of Olympus" series was even announced. They are my take on what happened to our Hero after the books and are based on...

The Old Kind

by Claire Farrell

A Short Sci-Fi tale. Lila has been hiding underground her whole life, constantly aware of the threat of an alien race who have enslaved most of the human race. When her clan finally trap one of the Raffians,...

Pilgrim's Progress: People & Place Concordance

by Bruce T. Forbes

Updated Sept. 2010 ... In all my years of reading this classic John Bunyan book, I've never yet found a people & place concordanance ... so, here's my first draft of one. If you enjoy this, please come and discuss...

DAY TRIPS to NARNIA

by Bruce T. Forbes

Story added September 2011 ... A collection of 'fan fiction' short stories based on C. S. Lewis' world of Narnia. Although written for fun, most are moralistic in nature - but I think you will enjoy them anyway....

Harry Potter - Three Short Stories

by Bruce T. Forbes

Three short "fan fiction" stories that take place before, during, and at the end of the books we've all read how-many times. First a story about Professor McGonagall, then one about Charley Weasley and dragons,...

Pilgrim's Progress: Latter-day Sequels

by Bruce T. Forbes

April 2011: Short Story Added ... One book and several short stories inspired by Bunyan's classic volume. The book is the story of four of Christian and Chrstiana's grandsons on their pilgrimage, looking through...

“Ye Who Are Weary – Come Home": a 'Mormon' Werewolf

by Bruce T. Forbes

THIS IS NOT A CHILDREN'S STORY. Although the wording is tactful, there are startling images. There are two paths to take with a werewolf story – the first path is spilled over with blood and carnage, while...

Black Silk

by Jan Gordon

Victoria Hudson is 29 and lives in the kind of small town where everyone knows everyone else. She has two great loves in her life -- her cat, Mister, and reading books from her used bookstore. She doesn't see...

DEAD(ish)

by Naomi Kramer

Linda’s had a bad day. First her boyfriend killed her. Then she woke up, still on this boring plane of existence, and with an odd obsession about her missing body. Mike won’t tell her what he did with her...

Faith, Grace, & Works: a Chord in the Hymn of Salvation

by Bruce T. Forbes

Christians have debated for centuries whether they are saved by Faith, by Grace, or by Works. This author beleives each of these princples plays a role and seeks to show the role each plays in a Christian's...

The Last Assignment

by Ivan B

They are highly trained operatives. They have been specially prepared for any mission. They are kept under tight reign. But there is this special assignment, could it be their last?

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes #9

by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his famous detective and illustrated by Sidney Paget. These are the first of the Sherlock Holmes short...

No Vampire - a series of disturbing interviews

by Graham Parke

As you probably know, an extraordinary event shook the literary world very recently. This micro novella explorers the event in-depth, and attempts to explain how it happened.

The Singularity

by Mike Deering

It's the end of the world as you know it. The exponential advancement of digital technologies of nanotechnology, molecular biotechnology and artificial general intelligence changes everything over-night.