Showing results by publisher "Author's Republic" in Literature & Fiction

Within the Multiverse sits a fantastic magical realm. This is the world of Magus Elgar. When you’re traveling though the magical world of Hearth, magic is as dangerous as it is exciting. It’s important to have a great magus to guide your way. It’s a shame he’s as clueless as any of us. With luck, he might finally have a student that lives through the lessons.

Approximately one year after Trump was inaugurated and it feels like 10. The horror we felt at Donald J. Trump being elected is like a sunny walk in the park compared to him actually being president. The incompetent staff, the complicit adult-children, the gang of destroyers masquerading as cabinet secretaries. These poems are our attempt to cope with it, cheaper than psychiatry, healthier than heavy drinking.

Rufus is an observer of life, his own, quadruped, and human. He loves his life and he knows his place in the world. From solving a murder to confronting a crab, from time with good friends to saving a life, Rufus is the kind of person you would like to spend some time with. If your dog biscuits suddenly go missing, Rufus will solve the mystery. If you need a new home but you don't realize it, Rufus will quietly solve the problem. He will remember you when you are gone and he will share his wisdom with you while you are making your way in the world, but he will steal your heart.

The Pet tells the story of elderly pet shop owners Mr. and Mrs. Squit and their exploits at the hands of a skunk and a rather silly robber in the run-up to Christmas. Told in entertaining rhyming couplets, The Pet is full of humor and fun and is aimed at a family audience.

Dunlop Fantasia has a passion for marketing, excellent ideas, hovercrafts, and avoiding rehab. A dark, complicated family upbringing sets him on course for early divorce, a blunder with his father's mistress, making TV shows, the heartbreaking death of a manservant, pursuit of celebrity endorsements, and winning respect for his growing advertising empire. Follow his satirical exploration of wealth, self-help advice, business success, gritty optimism, and downgrading to business class flights.

These are a few of the author's favorite chapters from the dark humor thriller by Todd Curry and Christopher Abbott. The voiceover characters in this audio version were actually performed by the authors themselves.

Sylvia Stark is a reporter determined to find a real story when she interviews Cinderella's wicked stepmother, Charlotte. Her life turns upside down when she discovers the stepmother is not wicked, the princess was spoilt and Humpty Dumpty is not an egg. After Sylvia and her camera-man, Stuart, are kidnapped by a corrupt Secret Service officer and then rescued by Humpty Dumpty, she is even more determined to find out the truth behind the fairytale.

Dear Clementina is a collection of humorous letters from Stanley, a bemused, and at times bewildered, puppy to his pal Clementina. In each missive, Stanley strives to explain and interpret the complexities of life as he encounters them during his first year, and does so with a comic insight which is reserved for the innocent observer, an insight which will be appreciated by anyone with a sense of humor, or a dog, or preferably both.

Alone in his bed, the sleeper dreams. A restless sleep. An uneasy mix of humor and horror. It is the last night of his life. Half-forgotten images and fears jostle to the surface for their final appearance.

Zapinette spends Christmas in the Big Apple! She reveals a slice of life from a perspective that is both rare and familiar. She is unique in her worldly travels, having been born in the United States, currently living in Paris, and visiting faraway lands with her beloved Unky Berky. She is all too common in her pain as the child of a broken home, her anger and hostility over her mother's new beau ("Fermin the Virmen"), her confusion over the baffling realities of the adult world, and her inner longing to find her real father.

The 1960s. A world before modern building materials. A world where man only dreamed of space exploration. A world in which everything was made from paper. The intrepid crew of the Good Ship Corrugated set off into the black in search of excitement and adventure. But what they bring back will change our world forever.

George Walther Stott was the richest and most hated man in Stottington, and his three children grew up to be almost as hated as he was. As he took his final breath, George Walther died of natural causes with a smile on his face. For even though he was passing on, he would have the last laugh. His children, those appalling mumblecrusting jizzbags who seeped forth from his former wife's formerly perfect vagina, would only inherit his massive wealth on one condition. That they solve his murder.

Imagine how bored you would be doing the same job for the last 2000 years. Simon, the Demon's next soul-delivery client, is petrified to find himself in Hell, especially as he is in the charge of the sarcastic, couldn't-care-less Demon who is on a performance improvement plan. What follows is a chaotic, irreverent trip through the afterlife, an assignment to Earth, and a student exchange program to Heaven at the bidding of Beelzebub. This is a raucous tale with a twist that you won't see coming.

This audiobook tells 15 short stories about people living at Burnside Retirement Village. Retirees buy into the community to socialize and appreciate the peace and quiet. WRONG! It's where over 55 year olds go who are bored, who enjoy a good fight, hate authority, argue like hell, question every rule and regulation, love to interfere in the lives of others and, of course, it is where those who create stories about such people live!

Simon and Emily are in love. They're also damned to hell. It's complicated, but trust me, I'll walk you through the details. Perhaps I should introduce myself: Hi, I'm your narrator, and I talk too much. However, this is a story that requires lots of words to be told, lots of tangents, and far too many expletives.

Five years ago, everyone became a time traveler. Everyone but Luke, who now lives in a world where practical jokes are up 60,000 percent, his roommate insists on having 12-self orgies in front of him, and every potential girlfriend has dumped him for stuff he hasn't done yet. Luke suddenly finds himself on the run from a government agency with the intention of slicing him up for experimentation. No wonder he hates time travelers....

Jon Gilligan is the only man with a pulse in a city of the undead. It's his job to maintain order between the factions of walking corpses and disembodied spirits. The workload has been driving him a little insane, leading him to take on the persona of a noir detective. He narrates his adventures, casting himself as a hero to all those under his watch.

Join in! Here we go again! Once more, riding from the darkness into the light with our hero cowboy Will, Navajo, and his true love Mattie.

A colourful, rhyming tale of unique Australian animals gathering together for rowdy good times.

A contemporary short story with a dash of humour set in inner Sydney. It’s raining cats and dogs, and Rick is being jabbed by the hot needle of panic. He’s running late now after dashing out to get last minute dessert for the crucial dinner party tonight. Friday night and in this fashionable inner-city suburb, it’s easier for a straight White male to win a Premier’s arts prize than it is to find a free space. But it’s okay, as a last resort Rick can park across his own driveway blocking in the boss’ car. Except that he can’t, can he?