Mercy Wound continues…

Chapter 3 of the second season of sci-fi/noir serial ‘Grim Khonsu’ is now available to read for free. After talking to Vande, Grim’s next point of call in his investigation into the collapse and death of the bouncer Gregor is Grim’s favourite musician, Sapphire. And he’s not sure he’s looking forward to the conversation.

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You can read chapter 3 for free over on twiain.substack.com. To ensure you receive each new chapter into your in-box as it’s released, please consider subscribing (again for free) at twiain.substack.com/subscribe.

A new season of Grim Khonsu

The second season of sci-fi/noir serial Grim Khonsu is now starting. Mercy Wound starts with Grim relaxing in his favourite club — but he’s not relaxing for long. He’s in for a dark ride this time, in a case that will take him into the Pit and put his life on the line.

So it’s business as usual.

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You can read Grim Khonsu Season Two: Mercy Wound for free over on twiain.substack.com. To ensure you receive each new chapter into your in-box as it’s released, please consider subscribing (again for free) at twiain.substack.com/subscribe.

Desert Bound is only 99c

Desert Bound, the first book in the ShadowTech series, is reduced to 99c (or your local equivalent) until 16th May.

Animated cover of Desert Bound (ShadowTech Book 1), showing two characters against a sci-fi backdrop, with smoke billowing across the lower half

They were weaponised by a company that never saw them as people. Now they’re running — and the only ones they can trust are each other.

A job in the desert city of Athelios was supposed to buy them time. Instead it’s pulling them into something they never bargained for.

Some adventures are simple. This one just looks that way.

Desert Bound is available from all major ebook retailers, many smaller ones, and TW Iain’s online store.

Fragments of Darkness is now live

My short-story collection, Fragments of Darkness, Echoes of Light, is now out.

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It began with an experiment — write a short story every couple of weeks. Keep each one under a thousand words. Experiment with style and genre.

The result is this collection. One hundred coffee-break reads. Snapshots of lives mundane and extraordinary. Travels to distant stars and into the darker realms of the mind. Stories to make you smile, stories to make you weep. Stories that set your pulse racing. Stories that open you up to new possibilities.

One hundred short tales to entertain.

It’s available in ebook from all the usual places, and should be available in paperback from Amazon. Check it out at books2read.com/FoDEoL