Category Archives: Original Fiction

V. Castro – Excerpts From Las Posadas & Hairspray and Switchblades

Hello and welcome to Track of Words, where today I have something a little different – kindly provided by horror author V. Castro, I’m delighted to present a pair of excerpts giving you a taste of what to expect from two of her stories. The first one is very much appropriate to the time at which I’m publishing this, being a Christmas (horror) story, while the second gives a glimpse of a family of jaguar shapeshifters – how cool is that? With a great-sounding IP fiction novel recently released – Aliens: Vasquez, exploring the character of badass Marine Jenette Vasquez – and a whole host of fantastic horror stories available, from short stories to full-length novels, if you’re after some Latinx horror then V. Castro has got you covered!

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Showtime – Original Fiction by J.S. Collyer

Hello and welcome to this original short story here on Track of Words – Showtime, kindly contributed by the fantastic J.C. Collyer. Author of the Orbit trilogy and several excellent Black Library short stories (in particular, look out for In the Name of Victory in the Inferno! Presents: The Emperor’s Finest anthology), I’m a real fan of J.S. Collyer’s writing, so I couldn’t be happier to be publishing one of her original short stories. This is a deceptively dark science fiction story, set in a circus, with no creepy clowns but a decidedly sinister ringmistress and a very, very dangerous act. Enjoy!

“There is no audience like a Metropiline audience. They’re the best. And deserve the best.”

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The First King of All the Earth – Original Fiction by Edoardo Albert

Hello and welcome to this exclusive piece of original fiction here on Track of Words – The First King of All the Earth, very kindly provided by the wonderful Edoardo Albert. Author of the historical fiction trilogy The Northumbrian Thrones, Black Library novels Silent Hunters and Kasrkin, and non-fiction titles Warrior: A Life of War in Anglo-Saxon Britain and The Perfect Sword: Forging the Dark Ages (with Paul Gething), Edoardo is a fantastic writer, and I’m a big fan, so it’s a real delight to be able to publish an original story of his. The First King of All the Earth leans a little more into the historical side of things than straight SFF, but I can definitely see a little fantasy in there too, and I really loved reading it. I hope you will do too!

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Original Fiction: Valkyrie by Danie Ware

Hello and welcome to this very special post on Track of Words, where I’m delighted to publish a fantastic piece of original fiction from a wonderful author – Valkyrie by Danie Ware. A bleak tale of the Viking invasion of England, it’s a powerful story that hearkens back to the oral tradition of storytelling – try reading it out loud for full effect!

“In the names of Frey and of Freya,” he said, “tell me where the creature lies.”

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