Michael Wombat

Independent authors unite in this first volume of Indie Visible. Featuring the talents of D M Singh, Claire Colley, C.S. Woolley, Maria Gibbs, Steven M. Caddy, Laura Morgan, Rose English, Roger Gordon, Felicity Snowden, Chris Turnbull, Michael Wombat, K. S. Marsden, Rachel Cotterill, Diana Jackson, this anthology is a treasure to behold.With a mixture of exclusive short stories and extracts from other works, there is something delight every reader.Not only does Indie Visible unite some of the most exciting talent in the independent publishing world, it also strives to change the lives of children. Supporting the work of Lumos. 50% of the profits from each book sold will be donated Lumos, ensuring the vital work they do can continue, helping children and families all around the world.So pick up this book and discover why we really are indivisible.

This series is written by four authors: Miranda Kate, Michael Wombat, Victoria Pearson and Lisa Shambrook. Four heroes, four quests, one mission: save the Summer Realm Cockatrice attacks are intensifying as the fate of the Summer Realm hangs in the balance. Ulysses Rasselas, Minister of Secrets & Lies, has limited contact with his agents, but he's sure the rumours that Guardwinder Cleaveskull has been poisoned are incorrect; reliable reports tell him that the man's elaborate winged-helmet has been seen on an old airship over the Saher desert. Councillor Cooperson is causing disruption as he searches for his runaway son, who, Rasselas' spies inform him, is travelling with agent Ash. He only hopes the boy's expensive education proves valuable in locating firebird seeds. Worryingly, the agent from another world, Tricky, is seeking assistance from Khymeia's magical guild. Rasselas hopes it's not related to the 'Order of the Swarm' he's investigating. Surely, nobody intentionally opened a portal to let these creatures in? Definitely not Tricky, despite the whispers of the order's rogue mages. A talk with their ring leader in freezing Snowcrest should clarify things. And maybe he'll catch wind of agent Wren's progress while up there. She's elusive - but that's why he recruited her. Time is running out. Rasselas needs the four to complete their quests, because the prospect of the army falling, and the realm along with them, is too much to bear. If you like epic fantasy with dark themes, and action adventure with an array of unique characters, including LGBTQIA+, bad-ass women, and disabled people living their best lives, this steampunk fantasy will keep you reading into the night.

The Summer Realm is in mortal danger. Huge flying beasts have found a portal into their world and are devouring entire villages of people. And Ulysses Rasselas, Minister of Secrets and Lies, has been tasked with pulling together his agents to save it. It's an impossible mission, and all he's got to work with is a thick-headed guard, a cocky thief, a reclusive mage, and a complete unknown - a witch the Guild of Mages called in from another world. But time is running out, so he deploys his team of parrots to all four corners of the realm with instruction to obtain ingredients for a unique spell the mages insist will work. And while the thief mistakenly recruits a rookie partner, and the reclusive connects to new found family, and the witch from another world finds a lead in a soldier's bed, the guard is sent all over the realm on his airship to satisfy the wishes of a magical shopkeeper, whose bitter heartbreak insists on tit-for-tat before helping him with his quest. Their adventures take then through towns and deserts, across mountain ranges and into a prison, as they begin to understand what is at stake. Will they be able to find them before the whole realm has been ravaged?

They say you should follow your dreams. They never tell you what to do when the dreams start following you.The year is 1322. Minstrel John has enough on his plate with his wife's funeral. He could do without the naked woman who keeps forcing her way into his dreams, the angel dropping skulls in the village church, the stranger that attacks him for no reason, and the sexy, one-eyed, fire-dancer who is after only one thing - his music. Then there are the voices in his head, compelling him to investigate a mystery that just keeps on growing.Based on a true story, this is not history, this is the 14th century as experienced by those who lived there, and who saw it as the leading edge of time. As John discovers, demons and magic can be very real."Fun and funny, chilling and mesmerising, a great story that I was sad to see end.""An all-round inspiring tale, thoroughly entertaining and historically informative.""Great character development, powerful female characters and believable heroes."