Heoric League Project: Valley of the Damned

And early work from Canyons of Steel, as John Walker takes his team and joins agents from the FBI, CIA, Interpol, the RCMP, MI5, and the Mossad to take down a group affiliated with the old Nazi Party of World War II, a group of powerful mages known as the Weavers, and an ancient elven vampire.

Science fiction, fantasy, and super heroes collide as Walker enters the Valley of the Damned.

Valley of the Damned

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The other writing work

I’m also still in the editing process for Rocket Fox: Flight of the Nighthawk.  It was a series I wrote and finished (not fully, but the first part, yes).  So, I thought I’d share a reminder of some of the things created for Rocket Fox.

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And, of course, the original work in it’s entirety in pdf format.

The Full Series – Rocket Fox – Flight of the Nighthawk

 

Tortuga’s Revenge

The crew of the Tortuga’s Revenge

I just posted the short story which featured the Tortuga’s Revenge.  The Revenge is a ship of elven women who sail the high seas in search of adventure and glory.  Along the way, they find themselves in battles with pirates, privateers, and against the human navies that would try to stop them.  They have been dubbed sea witches because of their elven heritage, their ability to use the arcane and the knack for appearing out of nowhere.

The Revenge is co-captained by Aarushi, a Mohawk elf, and Clarice Carsdinale, an Irish Celtic elf.  They have been granted a boon by the dragon riders of the Mu’Hareen, and two dragons will fight by their side.  Galidra with her rider Fatma sail with the Revenge, and most recently Inas with her dragon Porticus have joined their fight.  Both dragon riders are of Arabic ancestry.  Brunhilda, a Nordician elf, is the first mate.  The Revenge is also backed by the sovereign of the seven seas, a Sea Elf who has given her elite army to aid them when called upon.

I still have to flesh out the other members, but from the story, two of the elves mentioned who were casting a fire ball and an ice ball I envision as being of Chinese ancestry and Pakistani ancestry.  The question may arise ‘why the elves have to have human like ancestries’.  It’s something I’ve talked about in the past, elves come from human stories, and human cultures.  And elves appear in most every culture on Earth.

For now, those are the main members of the Revenge that I’ve named.  I’ll probably flesh things out a bit more in the future.

Here’s some of the inspirational music that cooked up the story.

And finally…

Black Mask & Pale Rider: Short Stories

These stories are collected shorts of glimpses at the life on Shani and Pania’s homeworld.  Some of the stories will star Shani and Pania, many will focus on the other characters of the realm.

• The Broach
• Verit’s Big Day
• How I Wish I Were In Sherbrooke Now
• Tortuga’s Revenge

 

Six Gun & Sorcery: Tortuga’s Revenge

A story from the world of Black Mask & Pale Rider, set 200 years before the American Civil War.  The aunt of Pania Alow and the aunt of Shani Wennemein co-captain a ship, a galleon dubbed the Tortuga’s Revenge.  One of the most feared on the high seas.  Download the pdf to read more.

Tortuga’s Revenge

 

The Heroic League: Nobody Guns For My Family

A tale from the Heroic League.  Starring John T. Walker, Malcolm Montgomery Watt, Marianne Wollcott, Sister Eventide, and the Mannequin.  Click the link for pdf download.

Nobody Guns For My Family

 

The Heroic League

More downloadable pdf stories.

Okay, just two, but still…

Each of these is a link to a pdf.  Just give it a click and download to your computer to read at your leisure in your pdf reader.

A lesson in life | Cayons of Steel | Flag on my Backpack Pt1 | Flag on my Backpack Pt2

Flag on my Backpack Pt3 | Lawman in a lawless land

The new ones are Flag on my Backpack Pt3 and Lawman in a lawless land.  The former is a part of Canadienne’s story, with the later being a part of the Canyons of Steel story.  Please note, all of these are in a very first draft setting.

Related articles

• Heroic League: Canadienne Bio (taholtorf.wordpress.com)
• Slight redesign (taholtorf.wordpress.com)
• Heroic League: Canad-ARMED bio (taholtorf.wordpress.com)

 

Rocket Fox: The Series So Far

I haven’t promoted this in a while.  The entire series of Rocket Fox to date, including the Appendix that has detailed descriptions of the world these characters live in, and the original series that started it all, Rocket Fox: The Barrow’s Revenge.  These are all in handy PDF Files that you can download and read on whatever device you wish.

EDIT: Rocket Fox: The Barrow’s Revenge is NOT in PDF Format and leads back to my orignial posts where each part is posted as a blog post.  There are previous and next links at the end of each part, however.  The story also contains elements of the universe of Rocket Fox that no longer exist.  For example, the original work was set in one star system, now there are many different star systems and it involves a sector of space.  As well, Pau Theta II used to be a moon of Vulpinia Prime.  Now it’s the second planet in the Vulpine Star System.  Still, it is the original work and it’s an interesting look at how things changed.

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Vulpinia Prime.  A utopian paradise on the edge of the Lupine Sector of Space.  The third planet of the Vulpine Star System, her inhabitants take to heart their age old adage that they are meant to protect the sector from any and all threats.  For many, it is an honour to be chosen to attend the many Academies of science, engineering, mathematics and even the famed military colleges that dot the planet.  Rarely has there been a serious threat which the Royal Vulpine Armada has had need to deal with.  But Article 16 of the Space Exploration Charter is there for a reason.  And for many of the cadets at the Chattingham Academy, they are soon going to find out why.

Rocket Fox – Chapter One | Rocket Fox – Chapter Two | Rocket Fox – Chapter Three

Rocket Fox – Chapter Four | Rocket Fox – Chapter Five | Rocket Fox – Chapter Six

Rocket Fox – Chapter Seven | Rocket Fox – Chapter Eight | Rocket Fox – Chapter Nine

Rocket Fox – Chapter Ten | Rocket Fox – Chapter Eleven | Rocket Fox – Chapter Twelve

Rocket Fox – Chapter Thirteen | Rocket Fox – Chapter Fourteen | Rocket Fox – Chapter Fifteen

Rocket Fox – Chapter Sixteen | Rocket Fox – Chapter Seventeen | Rocket Fox – Chapter Eighteen

The Full Series – Rocket Fox – Flight of the Nighthawk

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Prologue One | Prologue Two

Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four | Part Five | Part Six

Part Seven | Part Eight | Part Nine | Part Ten | Part Eleven | Part Twelve

Part Thirteen | Part Fourteen | Part Fifteen | Part Sixteen | Part Seventeen

Part Eighteen | Part Nineteen | Part Twenty | Part Twenty-one

Part Twenty-two | Part Twenty-three | Part Twenty-four | Part Twenty-five

Part Twenty-six | Part Twenty-seven | Part Twenty-eight | Part Twenty-nine

Part Thirty | Part Thirty-one | Part Thirty-two | Part Thirty-three

Part Thirty-four | Part Thirty-five | Part Thirty-six | Part Thirty-seven

Part Thirty-eight | Part Thirty-nine | Part Forty | Part Forty-one

Rocket Fox – Appendix One | Rocket Fox – Appendix Two | Rocket Fox – Appendix Three

Rocket Fox – Appendix Four | Rocket Fox – Appendix Five

 

Rocket Fox – The Series

The first series is now complete.   After a couple of years of writing, plotting, world building, and setting up several different stories (even Swift Fox is one of those stories), the entire thing is available for download.

Rocket Fox: Flight of the Nighthawk

Vulpinia Prime.  A utopian paradise on the edge of the Lupine Sector of Space.  The third planet of the Vulpine Star System, her inhabitants take to heart their age old adage that they are meant to protect the sector from any and all threats.  For many, it is an honour to be chosen at the many Academies of science, engineering, mathematics and even the famed military colleges that dot the planet.  Rarely has there been a serious threat which the Royal Vulpine Armada has had need to deal with.  But Article 16 of the Space Exploration Charter is there for a reason.  And for many of the cadets at the Chattingham Academy, they are soon going to find out why.

Rocket Fox – Chapter One | Rocket Fox – Chapter Two | Rocket Fox – Chapter Three

Rocket Fox – Chapter Four | Rocket Fox – Chapter Five | Rocket Fox – Chapter Six

Rocket Fox – Chapter Seven | Rocket Fox – Chapter Eight | Rocket Fox – Chapter Nine

Rocket Fox – Chapter Ten | Rocket Fox – Chapter Eleven | Rocket Fox – Chapter Twelve

Rocket Fox – Chapter Thirteen | Rocket Fox – Chapter Fourteen | Rocket Fox – Chapter Fifteen

Rocket Fox – Chapter Sixteen | Rocket Fox – Chapter Seventeen | Rocket Fox – Chapter Eighteen

The Full Series – Rocket Fox – Flight of the Nighthawk

 

Rocket Fox – Chapter Eighteen

The Final Chapter!

The crew has boarded.

The mission is clear.

The Nighthawk prepares to launch.

Rocket Fox – Chapter Eighteen

To be continued in Pau Theta II

 

Rocket Fox – Chapter Fifteen

One last gathering for family and friends in a sociable atmosphere before the newly formed crew of the Nighthawk must undertake their mission.  Will this be the formation of a new, formidable force to help protect the Vulpine Star System, or is this just the calm before the storm?

Rocket Fox – Chapter Fifteen

Click the link to download the latest in the series.