James Austin McCormick
Books & Novellas
Here is a list of my most recent works, available in hard copy and on kindle
Dragon
ISBN: 978-1-938703-20-1
Dragon is an epic, action packed tale of adventure set amongst the political backdrop of an uneasy intergalactic cease fire. As worlds conspire against each other, Gax, an insane warlord stockpiles an arsenal of ancient technology in his attempt to rule known space. Two ill matched and reluctant heroes stand in his way; Sillow, a neurotic and cowardly Sylvan and Brok, a surly and ill tempered Herkulun warrior. After a chance meeting in a seedy, mobster owned casino the two find their fates interlinked as they are propelled into a series of hair raising adventures that takes them from wanted smugglers to agents of a peace keeping alliance. As war grows close once again Sillow and Brok realize it is they alone who must stop Gax and prevent Armageddon, a very tall order indeed for two unlikely heroes.
Sunfall
As democracy is swept away by a powerful Corporate League, a small section of society holds onto the libertarian dream, establishing an independent colony on Mars. Yet their time is running out. A solar storm called “Sunfall” is about to strike, powerful enough to wipe out every last one of them.
Their only hope is Sana, a young, idealistic scientist and creator of a terra-forming device capable of giving Mars its own protective shield. With just days until the storm hits, she teams up with a two bit smuggler named Zak, who, for the right price, agrees to get her to Mars.
The League, however, have their own sinister plans for the red planet and unleash their Raijin, a near invulnerable, hybrid super-assassin, to hunt down and kill them.
As the chase continues only Zak’s ingenuity and flying skills can keep them alive, but for how long?
The Last Synn
A mysterious Lupine race, the Krall, descend on Avlan, destroying the historical peace between two kingdoms. Only one force stands in their way, the Synn warriors. Tashir is the last to fall, dying beneath the sword of the Krall prince himself.
Yet death fails to claim the young warrior. He wakes in a far off land, thousands of miles across the sea, an undead filled with a dark magic which grants him inhuman powers.
With no recollection of what happened or the fate of his people, his thoughts return to his homeland.
The odyssey back sees him battling demons, vampyres, elementals, sorcerers and ghouls.
As he finally confronts the Krall Prince he realises they have all been victims, merely pawns of malign and otherworldly powers. Tashir, the last Synn, must now prepare for his greatest battle of all, one with an ancient god itself.
Balec
Adam Chance, a divorced, world weary PI has his life shaken up when his son goes missing in mysterious circumstances.
Yet what begins as a missing person investigation soon turns into an exploration of the supernatural as Chance finds himself lost in a world of the undead, demons and modern day sorcerers.
With the help of the mysterious Professor Zal-Al-Raad and his manservant Omar, Chance sets out to confront the shadowy figure behind it all, a dark Sorcerer who hides behind the mask of public benefactor. Recreating an ancient ceremony and using Chance’s son as a sacrifice he plans to resurrect Balec, an ancient Babylonian god, something that will give him ultimate power.
Yet as they set out for the Sorcerer’s secluded mansion they realize their enemy is more powerful than they’d imagined, protected by dark magic and a horde of un-dead.
And they only have until midnight to stop him.
Anthologies & Short Stories
Strangely Funny
ISBN-10: 098900760X I
SBN-13: 978-0989007603
This is not your typical anthology. Open these pages and discover twenty-five talented writers on a hilarious journey through the paranormal. Zombies who are finicky eaters, vampires caught between groupies and werewolves, and ghosts with awful decorating tastes await. It’ll even show you how to beat the monster in the closet.Join Joette Rozanski, Suzanne Robb, Agatha-winning author Catriona McPherson and many others as they take you from the ridiculous to the...Strangely Funny.
Ethereal Tales Special Issue
Featuring: WILLOW BY AMY J. BENESCH, RECESS BY DAN DEVINE, UNDERGROUND BY J.S.WATTS, OBADIAH’S FARTHING BY PETER... More > SIMON, A GRIMM DAY BY M.B. MANTEUFEL, HIGH LONESOME ROAD BY STEVEN LEE CLIMER, MORNING FLIGHT BY PAUL MICHAEL MOREAU, RED DUST BY MICHAEL A. KECHULA, TORCH SONGS IN PURGATORY BY CHRISTINE MORGAN, OAR-STEED BY JOSIE GOWLER, I’M SCARED OF THE DARK BY ASHBY MCGOWAN, STRANGE ENCOUNTERS, CHAPTER 7 - THE HAUNTING OF HAYWARD BY JASON FISCHER, THIS TOWN AIN’T BIG ENOUGH BY JAMES AUSTIN MCCORMICK, BLACK BEAR BY VONNIE WINSLOW CRIST, IN THE FATHER’S IMAGE BY ALAN LOEWEN. At 76 pages this is the largest special issue ever produced by Morpheus Tales Publishing. Horror and fantasy
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Deathgrip 3: It Came from the Cinema
ISBN: 0974244708
Tales of Horror inspired by the movies.
Contents: * The Undeniable Impact * The Human Kind by William Allan * Dead Funny By Susan Zoon * Sifting Through the Ashes of His Gutted Being by Sam W. Anderson * An Unwanted Pregnancy by J. Michael Major * Decoys by Tim Curran L* ast Request by L. Marie Wood * Slasher by Samuel Minier * Sundown by James McCormick and George Steele * Toxic Shock by Carl Hose * Path of Pins by Steven E. Wedel * Sunk By Naval Gunfire by E. E. Knight * Auteur in Flames by Brent Zirnheld * Sloughing Jodi by Eric Grizzle * Biological by Kevin James Miller * Four to the Floor by Daniel Kaysen
Jupiter SF: Issue 24
Features fiction from David Conyers, Gustavo Bondoni, Andrew Knighton, A.J. Kirby, James McCormick and Gareth D Jones. Cover artwork by S Cerulean..