Charles Deran Wright

Santa Claus is not who you think he is. Nor were the old ones, Ra, Osiris, Set, Zeus, Apollo, Aphrodite, Odin, Loki, Thor... None of them were what they seemed to be. They were old then, and they are older now, still walking among us. Harper Baxter discovers their existence quite by accident, a normal teenage adventure at the mall propelling her into the midst of world shattering events, and her life will never be the same. There is only one thing all of these beings can agree upon. You had better not cross Santa Claus.

Locked in a duel to the death, across time and the Southwest, two powerful warlocks are trapped in a cycle of violence and hate, while the humans and creatures around them struggle to survive.

The art of Deran Wright, a traditional American sculptor with a career spanning 40+ years.

Howie Bernsen is a shy, intelligent boy who lives on an interplanetary merchant ship out on the fringe. Misunderstood with few or no friends, he spends his days talking to a computer and exploring the ship. His life is changed forever when he stumbles across a strange object in a ventilation duct... and is thrust into a high stakes game of interstellar political intrigue, where there will be nasty surprises in store for everyone...

Kennings Hook carries on the family business... as a covert agent of the mysterious 'Company'. But his retired parents are always too ready to come to his aid, whether he needs it or not