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From the furthest reaches of the universe, to the inside of a cardboard box, assorted characters play deadly games with their victims while others play practical jokes on angels or dirty tricks on aliens. Some have good intentions, others are scoundrels and a few are truly evil – but all of them are EXTRAORDINARY.
146 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 12, 2017
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Dawn Knox
49 books21 followersDawn Knox, also published as D.N. Knox, has been a finalist in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards for 2017 and 2020, Readers' Favorite Book Awards 2018 and Independent Author Network Book of the Year Award 2018. She has been writing for several years and has had success with various horror, sci-fi, quirky and romantic stories. Her first published children’s story was DAFFODIL AND THE THIN PLACE.
In 2016, she published THE GREAT WAR - 100 STORIES OF 100 WORDS, HONOURING THOSE WHO LIVED AND DIED 100 YEARS AGO, her tribute to the people who endured World War One.
Her latest book is 'THE MACAROON CHRONICLES', published by Chapeltown Books, a quirky, anthropomorphic romp in the fictitious Isle of Macaroon.
She has had a number of historical romances published, many set not far from where she lives in Essex, as well as various My Weekly Pocket Novels.
Dawn has also written two plays about the First World War, which have been performed in England, Germany and France.
In 2016, she published THE GREAT WAR - 100 STORIES OF 100 WORDS, HONOURING THOSE WHO LIVED AND DIED 100 YEARS AGO, her tribute to the people who endured World War One.
Her latest book is 'THE MACAROON CHRONICLES', published by Chapeltown Books, a quirky, anthropomorphic romp in the fictitious Isle of Macaroon.
She has had a number of historical romances published, many set not far from where she lives in Essex, as well as various My Weekly Pocket Novels.
Dawn has also written two plays about the First World War, which have been performed in England, Germany and France.
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November 5, 2017
Dawn Knox writes war stories, horror, speculative fiction, romance, and this is the third book she has published.
It is a collection of stories, varying from the simple to the complex. It encompasses a whole range of speculative and science fiction, and also horror.
I found these stories intriguing from the beginning and the set-up in each one culminated in a startling ending.
‘Earthrights’ has witty puns on the character’s names: Bohnan the Carbairian who wants a holiday home in the Drosophila Galaxy convinces another being to buy Earth off him by offering an attractive bonus.
A longer science fiction story is ‘To Sleep – Perchance to Live’ detailing a tragic event involving mutation and bacteria on a space station where all the crew suspect each other.
The horror stories include ‘The Game’ where the main character has to garrotte someone, and ‘Hell of a Time’ where Matthew Norris dies and is sent to hell to confront his fears. In ‘Leave it to Lester’ a man has regular brain servicing to make him docile, but decides to hatch a gruesome plan to escape. ‘The Way of the Obtectus’ also involves a gruesome metamorphosis, but has an optimistic ending.
‘The Four Riders of the Apopalycse Apocalypse’ is a skit on a biblical story. A prankster in heaven plays a joke on another angel involving a bogus job that attracts cyclists via a fish and chip shop postal address.
Amongst the magic speculative stories, ‘In Need of a Fairy Godmother’ asks the reader to decide on the philanthropy of this particular fairy godmother. ‘Solid as Rock-Mate’ sees unemployed Martin discovering a magic pebble with unexpected consequences. Henry‘s optimistic attitude to life in ‘Henry’s Box’ leads him to a magic encounter with a box in an old warehouse.
Finally in ‘Most precious’ a high priestess‘s magical decanter of sacred water is found by an archaeologist who wants to keep the find for himself.
In conclusion, this book is a revelation to magic worlds on earth and on different planets. The writer has a talented and inventive mind. Though I do not normally read horror/speculative fiction, I did find this book very entertaining, and would recommend its purchase to readers of these genres.
I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review.
It is a collection of stories, varying from the simple to the complex. It encompasses a whole range of speculative and science fiction, and also horror.
I found these stories intriguing from the beginning and the set-up in each one culminated in a startling ending.
‘Earthrights’ has witty puns on the character’s names: Bohnan the Carbairian who wants a holiday home in the Drosophila Galaxy convinces another being to buy Earth off him by offering an attractive bonus.
A longer science fiction story is ‘To Sleep – Perchance to Live’ detailing a tragic event involving mutation and bacteria on a space station where all the crew suspect each other.
The horror stories include ‘The Game’ where the main character has to garrotte someone, and ‘Hell of a Time’ where Matthew Norris dies and is sent to hell to confront his fears. In ‘Leave it to Lester’ a man has regular brain servicing to make him docile, but decides to hatch a gruesome plan to escape. ‘The Way of the Obtectus’ also involves a gruesome metamorphosis, but has an optimistic ending.
‘The Four Riders of the
Amongst the magic speculative stories, ‘In Need of a Fairy Godmother’ asks the reader to decide on the philanthropy of this particular fairy godmother. ‘Solid as Rock-Mate’ sees unemployed Martin discovering a magic pebble with unexpected consequences. Henry‘s optimistic attitude to life in ‘Henry’s Box’ leads him to a magic encounter with a box in an old warehouse.
Finally in ‘Most precious’ a high priestess‘s magical decanter of sacred water is found by an archaeologist who wants to keep the find for himself.
In conclusion, this book is a revelation to magic worlds on earth and on different planets. The writer has a talented and inventive mind. Though I do not normally read horror/speculative fiction, I did find this book very entertaining, and would recommend its purchase to readers of these genres.
I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review.
April 27, 2021
What a huge range of emotions this writer can invoke, from the reluctant admiration of a con man to horror, with a twist. Each story draws you in, however fantastical the surroundings, and I had to take a moment after each one to appreciate the way it had neatly caught me with an ending I hadn't expected.
We need more clever storytellers like this. I hope there is another book planned.
We need more clever storytellers like this. I hope there is another book planned.
October 27, 2017
A wonderful mix of sci-fi and fantasy short stories. I was very impressed. A must read collection. Look forward to read more by this author.
August 31, 2020
Fabulous stories. They live up to their name. They truly are extraordinary. They surprise and delight.
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