Books

Bright Skies, Long Shadows

2023

Bright Skies, Long Shadows is a collection of poems about love, loss, family, trauma, life after divorce, death, chaos and, ultimately, hope, as experienced through the lens of someone living with bipolar disorder. (more)

Wandering Stars: Best of the Zodiac Series

Deadset Press, 2022

Wandering Stars is an anthology of speculative fiction tales inspired by the mythology and imagery of the twelve Zodiac signs. This collection features twenty-four of the best stories from Australian Speculative Fiction’s Zodiac series, with two tales for each sign. Featuring Marcus’s story, “Lord of the Deep”. (more)

Harbingers: Short Stories Inspired by the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Monnath Books, 2019

Harbingers is an anthology of stories inspired by the mythical and terrible Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, set across different times and locations, spanning centuries and countries and genres. Harbingers foretells the end times and warns of the apocalypse in very different, ominous ways. Features Marcus’s novelette, “A Feast for the Low.” (more)

Tides of War (Drowned Earth)

Deadset Press, 2019

Six years after an asteroid impact flooded the world, Maria discovers a conspiracy of the elite and wealthy to keep themselves safe while everybody else fights desperately to survive. She and an alliance of communities soon wage war against the secret lotus cities in a bid to even the playing field for all those left behind.

Marcus’s debut novella, Tides of War is an action-packed post-apocalyptic tale, part of Deadset Press’s Drowned Earth shared universe. (more)

Full Metal Horror 2: A Bloodstained Anthology

Zombie Pirate Publishing, 2019

FULL METAL HORROR 2: A Bloodstained Anthology is full of bloody tales of horror and gore, featuring twenty-two authors from all over the world, dripping visceral stories for every horror enthusiast. Features Marcus’s story, “Transfusion.” (more)

Through Death’s Door: A Short Story Anthology

Monnath Books, 2019

Since humankind began, the certainty of death has made us ponder on the uncertainty of the unknown—the afterlife, spirituality, reincarnation and religion—all in an effort to explain our reason for existing. Featuring twenty-six stories from authors around the world, you’re invited to take a walk Through Death’s Door where you can explore haunted places, meet with murderers, and even revisit the legend that was David Bowie himself. Feature’s Marcus’s story, “The Considerate Man Suicides.”

World War Four

Zombie Pirate Publishing, 2019

Einstein said: “I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.”
Turns out he was wrong…

WORLD WAR FOUR: A Science Fiction Anthology features twenty explosive short stories from authors all around the galaxy. Features Marcus’s story, “The Lazarus Protocol.”

Beginnings: Australian Speculative Fiction Anthology Vol. 1

Deadset Press, 2018

16 stories. 16 Australian authors. One theme. Beginnings.

Esmerelda is trapped in a nightmare, unable to wake and escape from the darkness. A simple bus trip turns into a fight for survival. Alone in a strange place with no memories of who she is or how she got there, Alora’s world changes forever. Beginnings is a collection of speculative fiction stories by up-and-coming Australian authors all exploring beginnings across the spectrum. Feature’s Marcus’s story, “A Spark of Youth.”