Anomaly

by Alan Draven

The Orion, a recon ship with a crew of six, is sent to rescue the members of an expedition whose ship has crashed on an uncharted ice planet called Glacia. Before too long, this quick grab-and-go mission turns to tragedy. They encounter a malevolent being that is both merciless and enigmatic. In the vastness of space, it’s a mysterious journey filled with danger and cosmic wonder. Will the two ships’ combined crews make it out alive?

45 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 26, 2025

About the author

Alan Draven was born the same year KISS unleashed their debut LP. He lives in beautiful Québec City with his lovely girlfriend. He’s been penning dark tales for nearly twenty years. His first novel, Bitternest, was published in 2007. Since then he’s written half a dozen novels mainly in the horror genre as well as a superhero novel, Heroes of the North: October Dawn in 2013, and a thriller titled Oblique in 2018 under the pseudonym Neal Vandar. He’s also edited two anthologies, Sinister Landscapes in 2008 and Creeping Shadows in 2009. In 2022, his final novel in the Bitternest series was published, Once Upon a Time in Bitternest. Amok the Powerful is his first foray into Sword & Sorcery fiction. You can visit him 24 hours a day on his blog bitternest.blogspot.com or on Twitter/X @alandraven