Various fictional works

Here can be found a few novels I wrote recently, primarily as a result of boredom on train journeys during an odious commuting period.

In immediate contradiction to the above, the only novel presented in full at the moment is "Archibald and the Killer Daffodils", a comedy about an eccentric and sadistic writer of children's fiction. The book is currently being considered for publication in the UK, at least according to my literary agent, but pessimism about finding a suitably bizarre publisher leads one to include it here.

Two other novels finished but not yet polished are "Archibald and the Steaming Polenta of Doom", a sequel to "A. and the K.D.", and "Albert's Adventure", a normal children's adventure story written for my elder son.

Other novels in development are "The Secret Life of Nick Thunderflash", "Signor Tonti and his Tontines" and "Sebastian's Adventure". The first is a Walter Mitty-ish tale of a deranged Territorial Army officer, the third is a children's book with a non-linear narrative structure that I am writing for my younger son. (The second is about what it says it is, albeit whimsically so.)

 

Archibald the the Killer Daffodils

Whole thing

Read this

Archibald + Steaming Polenta of Doom

Extracts

Read this

Albert's Adventure

Extracts

Read this

Sebastian's Adventure

Don't read this

The Secret Life of Nick Thunderflash

Micro-extract

Read this

Signor Tonti and his Tontines

Micro-extract

Read this

 

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